12510:DIABETES WELLNESSPANEL WITHOUT URINE
Author PeaceHealth Laboratories
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| Methodology: |
Chemiluminescence (CL) / Potentiometry / Colorimetry / Enzymatic Rate |
| Edit Date: |
9/7/2010 |
| Components: |
Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT) / Albumin / Alkaline Phosphatase / Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST) / Bilirutin, Total / Calcium / carbon Dioxide (CO2 / Chloride (Cl) / Creatinine / Globulin / Glucose / Potassium (K) / Protein, Total / Sodium (Na) / Urea Nitrogen (BUN) |
| Performed: |
Daily |
| Released: |
Same day as tested |
| CPT Code: |
80053 / 80061 / 83036 |
| Specimen Collection Details |
| Collection: |
One 7.5 mL serum separator tube (SST). Also acceptable: One 4 mL green top tube (heparin) or one 4.5 light green plasma separator tube (PST). Patient should fast 8-12 hours. Non-fasting specimen is acceptable. Do not draw from a limb receiving an intravenous infusion. Patient should avoid exercising forearm before collection, which can cause an elevation i potassium level. |
| Handling: |
Allow to clot, centrifuge SST or PST within 2 hours of collection and transport in original tube. Refrigerate. Centrifuge green top tube within 2 hours of collection and separate plasma into a plastic tube for transport. Refrigerate. |
| Stability: |
6 days refrigerated. |
| Standard Volume: |
2 mL serum or plasma |
| Minimum Volume: |
1 mL serum or plasma |
| Transport: |
Refrigerated. |
| Rejection Criteria: |
Gross hemolysis; specimen left in contact with cells more than 3 hours; tubes other than those specified. Frozen specimen should be thawed only once. |