High Performance Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS)
Xarelto
Serum or Plasma
NMS Labs
Other Reference Test
Tuesday
3 Days
2-3 mL Blood
Red Top (No Additive)
Plasma collected in an EDTA (lavender-top) tube is also acceptable.
Refrigerate-OK/Frozen-OK/Ambient-OK
Room Temp: 29 Days; Refrigerated: 29 Days (Preferred); Frozen: 24 Months
Serum or plasma separator tubes (SST/PST)
2 mL Serum or Plasma
0.7 mL Serum or Plasma
Promptly centrifuge and separate serum or plasma into a plastic screw capped vial. Complete a NMS Labs requisition and submit with specimen refrigerated.
80375
07-31-17
SL