Cause for Rejection:
Collected in tube other than EDTA; Sample clotted; >30 minutes not on ice.
Storage:
See Special Instructions for shipping; Storage: Room Temp: 30 minutes; Refrigerated: 2 hours; Frozen: 3 days
Special Instructions:
No finger or heel stick collections. Place specimen on ice and deliver to lab immediately. Specimen cannot be shared for any other lab test. Keep tube tightly stoppered at all times. Place immediately on ice and centrifuge. Perform analysis within 60 minutes of venipuncture or freeze separated plasma immediately. For Outpatients, test should only be drawn in outpatient locations within a Hospital (Akron or Mahoning Valley).
