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Lactic Acid
Test CodeLACTIC
Alias/See Also
Lactate
CPT Codes
83605
Preferred Specimen
3.0 mL whole blood in Sodium Fluoride (gray top). The tube must be half full.
2.0 mL whole blood in Lithium Heparin (green or mint top) 1.0 mL of plasma
0.6 mL of CSF
Minimum Volume
2.0 mL of whole blood in Sodium Fluoride (gray top). The tube must be half full.
0.6 mL of whole blood in Lithium Heparin (green or mint top) 0.3 mL of plasma
0.3 mL of CSF
Instructions
Specimen should be collected w/out a tourniquet and sent to the lab immediately. Patients should avoid any exercising of the hand. Gray top tube plasma should be separated from the cells within 3 hours. Heparinized blood must be analyzed within 15 minutes and sent to the laboratory on ice. Do not use the pneumatic tube system.
Transport Container
NA Fluoride (gray top preferred) or Lithium heparin (green or mint top) for blood or screw top for CSF
Transport Temperature
Sodium Fluoride: Room Temperature
Lithium Heparin: Ice Slurry
Specimen Stability
Gray top:
Unspun: 3 hours at Room Temperature
Spun:8 hours at Room Temperature:
Refrigerated: 14 days plasma removed from the cells
Frozen: 1 month
Heparinized Blood(green or mint top)
Room Temperature: 15 minutes
Ice Slurry: 30 minutes
Unspun: 3 hours at Room Temperature
Spun:8 hours at Room Temperature:
Refrigerated: 14 days plasma removed from the cells
Frozen: 1 month
Heparinized Blood(green or mint top)
Room Temperature: 15 minutes
Ice Slurry: 30 minutes
Methodology
Colorimetric
Setup Schedule
Set up on receipt.
Report Available
Inpatient turn around time: Stat 30 minutes routine one hour.
