44200:KAPPA-LAMBDA QUANTITATIVE FREE LIGHT CHAINS WITH RATIO, SERUM
Author PeaceHealth Laboratories
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| Methodology: |
Nephelometry (Neph) |
| Edit Date: |
4/19/2010 |
| Components: |
Kappa Quantitative Free Light Chains / Lambda Quantitative Free Light Chains / K:L Ratio |
| Performed: |
Daily |
| Released: |
Same day as tested |
| CPT Code: |
83883 x2 |
| Specimen Collection Details |
| Collection: |
One 7.5 mL serum separator tube (SST). |
| Handling: |
Allow to clot, centrifuge and immediately separate serum from cells into a plastic vial. Refrigerate. |
| Stability: |
2 hours ambient, 14 days refrigerated, or 4 weeks frozen. Allow no more than one freeze/thaw cycle. |
| Standard Volume: |
2.0 mL serum |
| Minimum Volume: |
0.5 mL serum |
| Transport: |
Refrigerated. |
| Comments: |
For detection and monitoring the treatment of clonal disorders of the bone marrow (myeloproliferative disorders such as leukemia). |
| Rejection Criteria: |
Plasma; hemolysis or lipemia; tube other than specified. |
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Kappa Free Light Chains |
0.33-1.94 mg/dL |
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Lambda Free Light Chains |
0.57-2.63 mg/dL |
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Kappa/Lambda Free Light Chain Ratio |
0.26-1.65 |
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