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Cryoglobulin, Percent Cryocrit
Test CodeLAB713
Alias/See Also
CRYCR
Includes
Daily visual inspection for cryoglobulin, and cryocrit calculation if positive
Instructions
"Collect one 10ml Red top, no-additive clot tube
Clot specimenfor one hour in 37° water bath. Separate serum in room temperature centrifuge carriers. Transport at room temperature"
Clot specimenfor one hour in 37° water bath. Separate serum in room temperature centrifuge carriers. Transport at room temperature"
Specimen Stability
Room temperature, stable 3 days; do not refrigerate or freeze
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Hemolysis; lipemia; icterus; refrigerated or frozen specimen; specimen in serum separator tube
Methodology
Visual inspection for the formation of Cryoglobulin. Cryocrit calculation, if positive. CPT: 82595
Setup Schedule
Mon-Sat (Mon AM set up only, Tue-Sat AM and PM set up)
Report Available
Within 8 days
Clinical Significance
The cryocrit is primarily intended for following a patient with previously defined and quantitated cryoglobulins. The cryocrit may consist of cryoglobulins, fibrins, or mixtures of cryoglobulins and fibrin.
