LAB3046
GLYCOLS
UCH Clinical Laboratory - Toxicology
One 7.0 mL red top no gel, serum (clot activator).
Minimum volume: 1 mL serum.
SST or PST gel separator tubes; grey top (fluoride) tubes; insufficient volume; sample not properly identified; incorrect container.
Internal: Deliver to lab within one hour of collection.
Offsite: Allow to clot for 30 minutes after collection. Centrifuge within one hour of collection. Place at least 1 mL serum/plasma in a tightly sealed aliquot container with minimal dead space and transport to lab at 2-8 degrees C (refrigerated or on ice).
Daily
Prior to centrifugation: Ambient, 1 hour
Tightly capped serum aliquot: Ambient, 1 week; Refrigerated (2-8 degrees C), 1 week; Frozen (-20 degrees C), 1 month.
Daily
Gas chromatography (GC).
Same day
LAB3046
GLYCOLS
Ethylene Glycol: <3 mg/dL
Propylene Glycol: <10 mg/dL
82693
| Collection |
LAB3046
GLYCOLS
UCH Clinical Laboratory - Toxicology
One 7.0 mL red top no gel, serum (clot activator).
Minimum volume: 1 mL serum.
SST or PST gel separator tubes; grey top (fluoride) tubes; insufficient volume; sample not properly identified; incorrect container.
Internal: Deliver to lab within one hour of collection.
Offsite: Allow to clot for 30 minutes after collection. Centrifuge within one hour of collection. Place at least 1 mL serum/plasma in a tightly sealed aliquot container with minimal dead space and transport to lab at 2-8 degrees C (refrigerated or on ice).
Daily
Prior to centrifugation: Ambient, 1 hour
Tightly capped serum aliquot: Ambient, 1 week; Refrigerated (2-8 degrees C), 1 week; Frozen (-20 degrees C), 1 month.
| Ordering |
Daily
Gas chromatography (GC).
Same day
LAB3046
GLYCOLS
| Result Interpretation |
Ethylene Glycol: <3 mg/dL
Propylene Glycol: <10 mg/dL
| Administrative |
82693
