Factor VIII, Activity FAC8
Method(s) | Clot Detection |
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Specimen Required | |
Collect | One adequately filled 3.0 mL light blue (sodium citrate) top tube. |
Transport | **TIME SENSITIVE** For specimens that cannot be shipped to the laboratory to arrive within 4 hours of collection, see Collection and Processing of Coagulation Specimens information (link below). |
Remarks | Draw blood into light blue (citrate) top tube filled to the proper level (1 part anticoagulant to 9 parts blood). Invert tube 3-4 times to avoid clotting. |
Stability | Ambient; Refrigerated: 4 hours; Frozen: 2 weeks. |
Unacceptable Conditions | Specimens that are clotted, hemolyzed, collected in the wrong tube, less than 90% filled, exceed stability limits or non-frozen plasma are unacceptable for testing. |
Schedule | Thur |
Billing Code | 4010108 |
CPTCode | 85240 |
Notes | Anticoagulant therapy may interfere with results. |
Preferred Specimen Collection Device(s) | |
Reference Interval | |
46-166 % |