97130:VERY LONG CHAIN FATTY ACIDS
Author PeaceHealth Laboratories
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| Alias Names: |
VLC Screen |
| Methodology: |
Capillary Gas Chromatography / Mass Spectroscopy of Pentafluorebenzyl / Bromide Fatty Acid Esters |
| Edit Date: |
2/26/2007 |
| Performed: |
Monday-Friday |
| Released: |
10 days after setup at PeaceHealth Laboratories’ reference lab. |
| CPT Code: |
82726-90 |
| Specimen Collection Details |
| Collection: |
One 4 mL lavender top tube (EDTA). Also acceptable: One 4 mL green top tube (heparin) or one 5 mL red top tube. |
| Handling: |
Centrifuge and separate plasma or serum from cells and pour into a plastic vial. Refrigerate. |
| Stability: |
14 days ambient, 14 days refrigerated, or 2 months frozen. |
| Standard Volume: |
1 mL plasma or serum. |
| Minimum Volume: |
0.7 mL plasma or serum. |
| Transport: |
Refrigerated. |
