Vitamin K QVITAK
Method(s) | Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry |
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Specimen Required | |
Collect | One 5 mL lavender (EDTA) top tube. Protected from light. Also acceptable: Frozen plasma collected in: green (sodium heparin) top tube, protected from light green (lithium heparin) top tube, protected from light Frozen serum - protected from light |
Transport | 1 mL plasma frozen (Min: 0.5 mL). * Collection Instructions *
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Remarks | Patient Preparation
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Stability | Ambient: 24 hours Refrigerated: 24 hours Frozen: 90 days |
Unacceptable Conditions |
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Schedule | Tue |
CPTCode | 84597 |
Notes | Performing Laboratory-Quest Diagnostics-Chantilly VA |
Preferred Specimen Collection Device(s) | |
Reference Interval | |
130-1500 pg/mL |