Test Name: | Lupus Anticoagulant Profile |
Epic Order Code: | LAB478 |
CPT Code: | 85705 | | |
Specimen(s) Type: | Citrated plasma (4 full tubes) |
Acceptable Container(s): | 4 X Top is light blue. |
Testing Schedule: | Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. |
Turn Around Time: | STAT: NA |
| Routine: 3-5 days |
Collection Information: | No special patient preparation is required. Obtain specimen by standard collection procedures. 4 full blue top tubes are required. |
Transport Information: | Deliver to lab immediately. All specimens must be signed into the laboratory. |
Reference Clients: | If unable to deliver to the lab within 1 hour, centrifuge the specimen for 10 minutes at 3500 RPM. Remove plasma from cells, and place in separate transport tubes. Store and transport at room temperature for up to 4 hours. If testing is delayed beyond this, the sample must be stored and transported frozen at -20° C and delivered to lab within 2 weeks. |
Causes for Rejection: | Improperly labeled, incorrect container, contaminated, insufficient quantity, incorrect/delay in transport, grossly hemolyzed, clotted, under or over-filled tube. |
Reference Range: | aPTT: 23.4 - 35.1 sec. |
| APTT with PSL: 25.9 - 40.0 sec. |
| DRVVT: Negative |
| Dilute PT: Negative |
| PT INR: 9.9 - 13.2 sec. |
| INR: 0.9 - 1.2 |
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