Specimen Requirements

Submit only 1 of the following specimens:

Plasma

Container/Tube: Mint-top (lithium heparin) tube-Heparinized 

Specimen Volume: 1 mL of plasma

Collection Instructions: Remove plasma from cells within 2 hours of draw.

Note: 

1. Overnight fasting is preferred but not required to avoid excess turbidity due to lipemia.
2. Specimen should be drawn 2 or more weeks after resolution of any acute inflammatory disease.
3. Indicate plasma.
4. Label specimen appropriately (plasma).

Serum

Container/Tube: Serum gel tube

Specimen Volume: 1 mL of serum

Collection Instructions: Remove serum from cells within 2 hours of draw.

Note: 

1. Overnight fasting is preferred but not required to avoid excess turbidity due to lipemia.

2. Specimen should be drawn 2 or more weeks after resolution of any acute inflammatory disease.

3. Indicate serum.

4. Label specimen appropriately (serum).