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Protein S Panel, Total and Free
Test Name: | Protein S Panel, Total and Free | ||
Epic Order Code: | LAB760 | ||
CPT Code: | Total: | 85305 | |
Free: | 85306 | ||
Specimen(s) Type: | Plasma; Full tube required. | ||
Acceptable Container(s): | Top is light blue. | ||
Testing Schedule: | Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-3 p.m. | ||
Turn Around Time: | STAT: NA | ||
Routine: 2-7 days | |||
Collection Information: | No special patient preparation is required. Obtain specimen by standard collection procedures. If only Protein S is being collected, draw 5 mL into a red top tube, discard and then collect Protein S tube. A full tube is 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 to ensure platelet poor plasma. Remove plasma from cells, taking care to avoid the WBC/platelet buffy layer and place into a transport tube. Store and transport at 2-8° C for up to 3 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, interference by heparin or Factor VIII. | ||
Reference Range: | Total: > 59.0% | ||
Free: > 55.0% | |||
Additional Information: | Patients on coumadin or who are vitamin K deficient may have decreased levels. |