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Performing Laboratory
Trinity Health Grand Haven
Specimen Requirements
Submit only 1 of the following specimens:
Preferred:
Specimen Type: Plasma
Container/Tube: Mint-green top (lithium heparin gel)
Specimen Volume: 1 mL
Collection Instruction:
1. Eating affects results. Indicate patient’s fasting status on requisition.
2. Label specimen as plasma.
3. Avoid hemolysis and lipemia.
Acceptable:
Specimen Type: Serum
Container/Tube: Serum gel or red top
Specimen Volume: 1 mL
Collection Instruction:
1. Eating affects results. Indicate patient’s fasting status on requisition.
2. Label specimen as serum.
3. Avoid hemolysis and lipemia.
Reference Values
See individual test listings.
Day(s) Test Set Up
Monday through Sunday
Methodology
| Profile Information: | |
| Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN) | Creatinine |
| Carbon Dioxide (CO2) | Glucose |
| Calcium | Potassium |
| Chloride | Sodium |
Bichromatic End point/Bichromatic Rate/Indirect Potentiometric
Specimen Transport Temperature
Ambient
Test Classification and CPT Coding
80048