Arginine Vasopressin Hormone AVH
Method(s) | Quantitative Radioimmunoassay |
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Specimen Required | |
Collect | Three 3 mL lavender (EDTA) or one pink (K2EDTA) top tube(s). |
Transport | 6 mL plasma, frozen. (Min: 2.5 mL) |
Remarks | CRITICAL FROZEN. Separate samples must be submitted when multiple tests are ordered. Separate plasma from cells or within 2 hours of collection and freeze ASAP. |
Stability | After separation from cells: Ambient: 2 hours; Refrigerated: Unacceptable; Frozen: 1 month |
Unacceptable Conditions | Nonfrozen samples. |
Schedule | Mon, Wed, Fri |
Billing Code | 5010277 |
CPTCode | 84588 |
Preferred Specimen Collection Device(s) | |
Reference Interval | |
0.0 - 6.9 pg/mL |