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Protein Body Fluid*

Important Note

*This test is orderable in Cerner as Protein Body Fluid

Performing Laboratory

Rutland Regional Medical Center Laboratory

Specimen Requirements

Specimen Type: Body fluid
Container/Tube: Dark-green-top (lithium heparin)

Specimen Volume: 5 mL

Specimen Minimum Volume: 2 mL

Additional Information: Indicate specimen source. Unspun specimens are stable for 2 hours or less. If samples are spun they must be separated into an aliquot plastic tube and be properly labeled. 

Specimen Transport Temperature

Refrigerated

Day(s) Performed

Daily

Analytical Time:

1 day

Test Classification and CPT Coding

84157

Methodology

Colorimetric Absorbance

Reference Values

No established reference values