1 gold & 1 lavender
Serum and Plasma
1.5 mL each
0.4 mLGreen, 1 mL Lav
Frozen Lithium Heparin plasma
Frozen serum
Blue (Sodium Citrate)
Gray (Sodium Fluoride/Potassium Oxalate)
Sun-Sat
Same day
Chemiluminescent Microparticle Immunoassay (CMIA)
Core
IHC
CA and PTH
Intact PTH
Parathormone
PTH and CA
PTH intact
PTH Intact Molecule with Calcium
IPTH
PTHINT
CAPTH
Test
SPECIMEN COLLECTION: 1 Green PST (Lithium Heparin) or 1 Gold (SST) or 1 Red (Serum) for Calcium testing
or
AND
1 Lavender (EDTA) for Parathyroid Hormone testing.
SPECIMEN PREPARATION: Adult-0.7 mL plasma or serum from Green adn Lav. Pediatric-0.15 mL (150 µL) plasma or serum from Green and 0.4 mL plasma from Lav. STORAGE AND TRANSPORT: EDTA plasma for PTH testing (PTHINT): transport frozen
Lithium Heparin plasma, or serum for Calcium testing (CAPTH): transport refrigerated. STABILITY: EDTA plasma for PTH testing (PTHINT):
Room temperature: 8 hours
Refrigerated: 2 days
Frozen: 2 months
Note: EDTA specimens may be stored on red blood cells not more than 2 days
Lithium Heparin plasma, or serum for Calcium testing (CAPTH):
Room temperature: 8 hours
Refrigerated: 2 days
Frozen: Do not freeze
mg/dL, pg/mL
82310, 83970
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