ACTIVATED PROTEIN C RESISTANCE
Specimen Required
Methodology
Stability
Reference Range
Performed
| Draw blood in a light blue 3.2% sodium citrate tube. See appendices for coagulation test collection instructions. Send 1.5 mL platelet-poor plasma (1.0 mL minimum) frozen in a screw-capped plastic vial. CRITICAL FROZEN. |
Methodology
| Clotting |
Stability
| Room Temperature: 4 hours; Refrigerated: 4 hours; Frozen: 14 days |
Reference Range
| 2.0 or greater |
Performed
| Monday, Wednesday, Friday |
| 5-7 days | |||||
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