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| 44160:HAPTOGLOBIN | |||||||||
| Methodology: | Nephelometry (NEPH) | ||||||||
| Edit Date: | 6/11/2010 | ||||||||
| Performed: | Daily | ||||||||
| Released: | Same day as tested | ||||||||
| CPT Code: | 83010 | ||||||||
| 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. Do not allow to thaw. | ||||||||
| Standard Volume: | 1 mL serum. | ||||||||
| Minimum Volume: | 0.5 mL serum. | ||||||||
| Transport: | Refrigerated. | ||||||||
| Comments: | Haptoglobin measurement may aid in the diagnosis of hemolytic diseases related to the formation of hemoglobin-haptoglobin complexes and certain kidney diseases. | ||||||||
| Rejection Criteria: | Plasma; gross hemolysis. | ||||||||
| Reference Range: | |||||||||||||||||||
| 30-200 mg/dL | |||||||||||||||||||