44000:ALPHA-1-ANTITRYPSIN
Author PeaceHealth Laboratories
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| Methodology: |
Nephelometry (NEPH) |
| Edit Date: |
3/10/2010 |
| Performed: |
Daily |
| Released: |
Same day as tested |
| CPT Code: |
82103 |
| Specimen Collection Details |
| Collection: |
One 7.5 mL serum separator tube (SST). Also acceptable: One 5 mL red top tube. |
| Handling: |
Allow to clot, centrifuge and separate serum from cells within 2 hours. Refrigerate. |
| Stability: |
Specimen stable 8 days refrigerated at 2-8° C, or 1 year frozen if frozen within 24 hours of collection. |
| Standard Volume: |
1 mL serum. |
| Minimum Volume: |
0.5 nmL serum. |
| Transport: |
Refrigerated, or frozen on dry ice. |
| Rejection Criteria: |
Plasma; gross hemolysis. |
