Updated Test
Effective Date
09/29/2022
Included in Report
Updated Test
If specimen is submitted frozen, please provide hematocrit result. A hematocrit collected within
24 hours of the RBCF collection is acceptable if the patient has not received a transfusion or
experienced excessive bleeding in that 24 hour period.
Please note: Methotrexate and leucovorin may interfere with assay.
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| Deleted: | Added: Send 3.0 mL whole blood (entire sample) in the original collection tube. |
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| Deleted: | Added: 1.0 mL (mixed well) |
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| Added: Room temperature: 8 hours | |
| Added: Refrigerated: 72 hours | |
| Deleted: | Added: Frozen: 60 days |