Lactic Acid, Arterial

Specimen Container

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Specimen Collection Type

Arterial whole blood

Minimum Volume To Collect (Ml)

1 mL

Pediatric Volume To Collect (Ml)

1 mL

Specimen Preparation

Invert tubes immediately 8-10x

Stability

Ambient Stability: 24 hrs
Refrig Stability: 3 Days
Frozen Stability: 3 Days

Preferred Transportation Temperature

AMBIENT

Performed

Sun-Sat

Reported

Same day

Methodology

Lactic Acid to Pyruvate

Lab Department

Core

Testing Location

IHC

Synonyms

Lactate, arterial
Lactic Acid, arterial
Lactate
Lactic Acid

Misc Instructions

SPECIMEN COLLECTION: Arterial specimens should be collected using standard collection procedures for arterial blood gases.

Unit of Measurement

mmol/L

CPT Codes

83605

LOINC

2518-9
30242-2

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