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| 87180:PLASMINOGEN ACTIVITY | |||||||||
| Methodology: | Chromogenic Assay | ||||||||
| Edit Date: | 2/9/2009 | ||||||||
| Performed: | Monday-Friday | ||||||||
| Released: | 24 hours after setup at PeaceHealth Laboratories’ reference lab. | ||||||||
| CPT Code: | 85420-90 | ||||||||
| Specimen Collection Details | |||||||||
| Collection: | One 4.5 mL light blue top tube (sodium citrate). Immediately place in ice bath. | ||||||||
| Handling: | Centrifuge an separate platelet-poor plasma into plastic vial. Freeze. Critical frozen. If other testing is ordered send separate specimen for this test. | ||||||||
| Stability: | 4 hours ambient, 4 hours refrigerated, or 7 days frozen. | ||||||||
| Standard Volume: | 1 mL platelet-poor plasma. | ||||||||
| Minimum Volume: | 0.8 mL platelet-poor plasma. | ||||||||
| Transport: | Critical frozen, on dry ice. | ||||||||
| Rejection Criteria: | Serum, non-frozen or hemolyzed specimen, plasma other than sodium citrate. | ||||||||
| Reference Range: | |||||||||||||||||||
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71-144%
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