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88905:GLUCOSE-6-PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE | |||||||||
Alias Names: | G6PD / G-6-PD | ||||||||
Methodology: | Enzymatic | ||||||||
Edit Date: | 8/6/2009 | ||||||||
Performed: | Daily | ||||||||
Released: | 24-48 hours after setup at PeaceHealth Laboratories’ reference lab. | ||||||||
CPT Code: | 82955-90 | ||||||||
Specimen Collection Details | |||||||||
Collection: | One 4 mL lavender top tube (EDTA). Also acceptable: One 8.5 mL yellow top tube (ACD Solution A), or one 4 mL green top tube (heparin). | ||||||||
Handling: | Submit refrigerated whole blood. Do not freeze. | ||||||||
Stability: | 8 hours ambient, 7 days refrigerated. Unstable frozen. | ||||||||
Standard Volume: | 3 mL whole blood. | ||||||||
Minimum Volume: | 1.5 mL whole blood. | ||||||||
Transport: | Refrigerated. | ||||||||
Comments: | Enzyme is most stable in acid citrate dextrose (ACD). Patients who have recently received transfusions have normal donor cells that may mask G-6-PD deficient erythrocytes. |
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Rejection Criteria: | Frozen or hemolyzed specimen. |
Referene Range: | |||||||||||||||||||
7.0-20.5 U/g Hb | |||||||||||||||||||