Centralized Core Laboratory - Cleveland Clinic Laboratories :
Send Out
Tube Type:
Red top (no anticoagulant) tube
Alternate Tube Type:
EDTA-Lavender
Collection Volume:
2.5 mL
Cause for Rejection:
Use of serum separator tube
Availability:
Sent to reference lab
Methodology:
Quantitative Liquid Chromatography - Tandem Mass Spectrometry
Special Instructions:
Do not use serum separator tubes. Separate serum from cells within 2 hours.
For Outpatients, send specimen by courier STAT to hospital lab.
Additional Info:
No range for children is available
Therapeutic range: 5.0-20.0 ng/mL
Test ID/Workstation :
HALOP
Tube Type:
Red top (no anticoagulant) tube
Collection Volume:
2.5 mL
Cause for Rejection:
Use of serum separator tube
Availability:
Sent to reference lab
Methodology:
Quantitative Liquid Chromatography - Tandem Mass Spectrometry
Special Instructions:
Do not use serum separator tubes. Separate serum from cells within 2 hours.
For Outpatients, send specimen by courier STAT to hospital lab.
Additional Info:
No range for children is available
Therapeutic range: 5.0-20.0 ng/mL
