HOSPITAL PATIENT - Mint Green Plasma Separator Tube
PHYSICIAN OFFICE PATIENT - Yellow Serum Separator Tube
Specimen Preparation
Mint Green Plasma Separator tube: mix well and centrifuge ASAP Yellow Serum Separator tube: mix well, allow to clot for 30 minutes, then centrifuge ASAP
Anderson Diagnostic Center Laboratory (STAT Only) Arrow Springs Laboratory Bethesda Butler Laboratory Bethesda North ATC Laboratory Bethesda North Hospital Laboratory Cheviot Cancer Institute Laboratory Good Samaritan Hospital Laboratory Good Samaritan TCI Laboratory Kenwood Laboratory (STAT Only) McCullough Hyde Hospital Laboratory Preferred Lab Partners Western Ridge Laboratory
Referral Lab Test ID
PLP ID = LAB15
Specimen Preparation
Mint Green Plasma Separator tube: mix well and centrifuge ASAP Yellow Serum Separator tube: mix well, allow to clot for 30 minutes, then centrifuge ASAP
Minimum volume 1.0 mL
Storage/Transport Temperature
Ambient
Stability (from collection to initiation)
After separation from cells:
Ambient: 8 Hours Refrigerated: 3 Days
Unacceptable Conditions
Specimens collected in EDTA, Citrate, or oxalate
Collection
Collect
HOSPITAL PATIENT - Mint Green Plasma Separator Tube
PHYSICIAN OFFICE PATIENT - Yellow Serum Separator Tube
Specimen Preparation
Mint Green Plasma Separator tube: mix well and centrifuge ASAP Yellow Serum Separator tube: mix well, allow to clot for 30 minutes, then centrifuge ASAP
Anderson Diagnostic Center Laboratory (STAT Only) Arrow Springs Laboratory Bethesda Butler Laboratory Bethesda North ATC Laboratory Bethesda North Hospital Laboratory Cheviot Cancer Institute Laboratory Good Samaritan Hospital Laboratory Good Samaritan TCI Laboratory Kenwood Laboratory (STAT Only) McCullough Hyde Hospital Laboratory Preferred Lab Partners Western Ridge Laboratory
Referral Lab Test ID
PLP ID = LAB15
Specimen Preparation
Mint Green Plasma Separator tube: mix well and centrifuge ASAP Yellow Serum Separator tube: mix well, allow to clot for 30 minutes, then centrifuge ASAP
