One 10 mL gold (SST) top tube.

Transfer 3 mL serum (Min: 1 mL).

* Collection Instructions *

Specify age and sex on test request form.

Red-top tube (no gel):

• Allow blood to clot at room temperature.
• Centrifuge to separate the serum from the cells and immediately pour serum into a plastic transport tube.

Serum separator tube:

• Allow blood to clot at room temperature, centrifuge, and remove serum from the gel immediately (not to exceed 48 hours) by pouring serum into a plastic transport tube.

Administration of STRENSIQ may interfere in certain assay sand may falsely elevate values. For patients receiving STRENSIQ, consideration should be given to using alternate methods.

* Collection Instructions *

• Specify age and sex on test request form.

Administration of STRENSIQ may interfere in certain assays and may falsely elevate values. For patients receiving STRENSIQ, consideration should be given to using alternate methods.

Ambient: 7 days

Refrigerated:R 7 days

Frozen: 28 days

• Gross hemolysis
• Grossly lipemic
• Plasma