1 gold
serum
2 mL
1 mL
Calcium, Ionized (Serum)
Hemolysis; opened gel-barrier tube; gel-barrier not completely sealing the clot; plasma specimen; gross lipemia
AMBIENT
Sun-Sat
Same day
NOVA Biomedical, Ion-Selective Electrode
Core
IHC
“Ionized Ca++
Ionized Calcium
Calcium, Ionized”
Test
avoid lipemia & hemolysis
“Do not remove stopper prior to testing
Do not split or aliquot
Centrifuge as soon as possible after clotting
If transport or testing will be delayed, collect in Gold (SST) and centrifuge as soon as possible after clotting. Do not split or aliquot”
mg/dL
82330
57333
