NAPROXEN, SERUM/PLASMA
Specimen Required
Alternate Specimen
Rejection Criteria
Methodology
Stability
Reference Range
Performed
| Draw blood in a plain red-top tube. Centrifuge, separate serum from cells and send 1.0 mL (0.4 mL minimum) refrigerated in a screw-capped plastic vial. |
Alternate Specimen
| Plasma: Lavender EDTA |
Rejection Criteria
| SST, PST |
Methodology
| High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) |
Stability
| Room temperature: 16 days; Refrigerated: 16 days; Frozen: 9 months |
Reference Range
| By report |
Performed
| Tuesday, Thursday |
| 5-8 days | |||||
| NAP | |||||
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