40466:GROWTH HORMONE STIMULATION, 3 SPECIMENS
Author PeaceHealth Laboratories
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| Methodology: |
Chemiluminescence (CL) |
| Edit Date: |
4/18/2010 |
| Performed: |
Daily |
| Released: |
Same day as tested |
| CPT Code: |
83003 x3 |
| Specimen Collection Details |
| Collection: |
One 7.5 mL serum separator tube (SST) for each specimen. Also acceptable: One 5 mL red top tube. Fasting morning specimen is recommended. Capillary specimens should be obtained with Terumo T-MG Capiject tubes and separated immediately. Frozen specimen preferred, but refrigerated specimen is acceptable if testing can be assayed within 8 hours. If multiple tests are ordered, send a separate specimen for this test. Label each with date and time drawn. |
| Handling: |
Allow to clot, centrifuge and separate serum from cells immediately. Freeze. Allow no more than one freeze/thaw cycle. |
| Stability: |
8 hours refrigerated at 2-8° C or 2 months frozen at -20° C |
| Standard Volume: |
0.5 mL serum for each specimen. |
| Minimum Volume: |
100 µL serum for each specimen. |
| Transport: |
Refrigerated if received in laboratory within 8 hours of collection, or frozen on dry ice. |
| Comments: |
See also: Growth Hormone (40460), Growth Hormone Stimulation, 2 Specimens (40465), or Growth Hormone Stimulation, 4 Specimens (40467). |
| Rejection Criteria: |
Specimen frozen and thawed more than once; refrigerated specimen received in laboratory more than 8 hours after collection. |