Specimen Stability (for laboratory use only)
Collection Container
Lavender top (K2-EDTA)
Service Code:
LBC01244
Collection Instructions:
Preferred: lavender top (K2-EDTA)
Acceptable: pink top (K2-EDTA)
1. Draw sufficient blood into lavender top tube.
2. Gently invert the tube 8 - 10 times.
3. Send specimen to the laboratory immediately.
Acceptable: pink top (K2-EDTA)
1. Draw sufficient blood into lavender top tube.
2. Gently invert the tube 8 - 10 times.
3. Send specimen to the laboratory immediately.
Unacceptable Conditions:
Clotted
Less than 1 mL
Haemolysed
Less than 1 mL
Haemolysed
Specimen Stability:
Ambient
Best performed on freshly drawn specimens
Refrigerate
Frozen
Add on Test:
No add test
Reflex Tests:
N.A.
Performance
Turn Around Time:
1 hour
Days Test Performed:
Testing Laboratory:
Woodlands Hospital Laboratory Medicine and Pathology, Blood Transfusion Service
Clinical & Interpretative
Description:
Methodology:
Immune agglutination
Reference Interval:
N.A.
Critical Values:
N.A.
