31790:KETONES, SERUM
Author PeaceHealth Laboratories
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| Methodology: |
Nitroprusside Reaction |
| Edit Date: |
6/11/2010 |
| Performed: |
Daily |
| Released: |
Same day as tested |
| CPT Code: |
82009 |
| Specimen Collection Details |
| Collection: |
One 7.5 mL serum separator tube (SST). Also acceptable: 4.5 mL plasma separator tube (PST). |
| Handling: |
Centrifuge and transport in original tube if possible. Keep tightly capped. If serum or plasma must be poured off, keep tightly capped after pouring off until testing can be done. |
| Standard Volume: |
2 mL serum or plasma. |
| Minimum Volume: |
0.5 mL serum or plasma. |
| Transport: |
Refrigerated. |
| Comments: |
Does not detect betahydroxybutyric acid. |
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