Cold Precipitation
Plasma
Quest Diagnostics Chantilly
Other Reference Test
Sunday-Friday
3-5 Days
(four-eight) 1.8 mL or (three-seven) 2.7 mL Blood
Light Blue (Sodium Citrate)
Plasma collected in an EDTA (lavender-top) tube is also acceptable. Overnight fasting is required. Place specimen immediately after collection in a 37 C water bath, incubator, or heat pack for 1 hour. It is very important that the specimen remain at 37 C until after separation of plasma from red cells.
Ambient-Only
Room Temp=7 Days; Refrigerated=Unacceptable; Frozen=Unacceptable
Specimens received refrigerated or frozen; Heparinized plasma; Gross lipemia; Gross hemolysis
6 mL Plasma
3 mL Plasma
Place specimen immediately after collection in a 37 C water bath, incubator, or heat pack for 1 hour. It is very important that the specimen remain at 37 C until after separation of plasma from red cells. Pre-warm bench-top centrifuge for 10 minutes before placing specimens in centrifuge.
82585
05-26-20
SL