Patient Preparation
Specimen collection after fluorescein dye angiography should be delayed for at least 3 days. For patients on hemodialysis, specimen collection should be delayed for 2 weeks.
Specimen Preparation
Centrifuge, separate serum from cells and send 2.0 mL serum in a screw capped plastic vial.
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Rejection Criteria
Serum separator tube (SST)
Stability
Room temperature: 7 days
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 28 days