58200:C-REACTIVE PROTEIN (CRP)
Author PeaceHealth Laboratories
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| Alias Names: |
CRP |
| Methodology: |
Turbidimetric |
| Edit Date: |
9/25/2008 |
| Performed: |
Daily |
| Released: |
Same day |
| CPT Code: |
86140 |
| Specimen Collection Details |
| Collection: |
One 7.5 mL serum separator tube (SST). Also acceptable: One 4.5 mL light green top plasma separator tube (PST) or one 4 mL lavender top tube (EDTA). |
| Handling: |
Allow to clot, centrifuge and separate serum or plasma from cells within 2 hours. Refrigerate. Freeze if specimen cannot be tested within 8 days. Allow no more than one freeze/thaw cycle. |
| Stability: |
8 days refrigerated, or 3 months at -25° C if frozen within 24 hours of collection. |
| Standard Volume: |
1 mL serum or plasma. |
| Minimum Volume: |
0.5 mL serum or plasma. |
| Transport: |
Refrigerated, or frozen on dry ice. |
| Comments: |
Measurement of C-reactive protein aids in evaluation of myocardial infarction, stress, trauma, infection, inflammation, surgery, and neoplastic proliferation. |
| Rejection Criteria: |
Specimen frozen and thawed more than once. |