Specimen Stability (for laboratory use only)
Collection Container
Light green top (lithium heparin, PST)
Collection Instructions:
Fasting specimen (10 – 12 hrs) required.
1. Draw sufficient blood into light green top tube.
2. Gently invert the tube 8 - 10 times.
3. Send specimen to the laboratory immediately.
1. Draw sufficient blood into light green top tube.
2. Gently invert the tube 8 - 10 times.
3. Send specimen to the laboratory immediately.
Unacceptable Conditions:
Haemolysed
Specimen Stability:
Ambient
Not centrifuged: 2 hours
Refrigerate
Frozen
Performance
Turn Around Time:
1 day
Days Test Performed:
Testing Laboratory:
Khoo Teck Puat Hospital (KTPH), Laboratory Medicine
Clinical & Interpretative
Description:
Methodology:
Electrochemiluminescence Immunoassay
Reference Interval:
See laboratory report
Critical Values:
N.A.
