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44050:CERULOPLASMIN | |||||||||
Methodology: | Nephelometry (NEPH) | ||||||||
Edit Date: | 6/11/2010 | ||||||||
Performed: | Daily | ||||||||
Released: | Same day as tested | ||||||||
CPT Code: | 82390 | ||||||||
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: | 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 mL serum. | ||||||||
Transport: | Refrigerated. | ||||||||
Rejection Criteria: | Plasma; gross hemolysis. |
Reference Range: | |||||||||||||||||||
20-60 mg/dL | |||||||||||||||||||