Fibrinogen Degradation Products (FDP)

Test Code
10143


CPT Codes
85362<br /> Limited Access Code

Preferred Specimen
1 mL platelet-poor plasma collected from 3.2% sodium citrate (light blue-top) tube


Minimum Volume
0.5 mL


Instructions
Draw blood in a light blue-top tube containing 3.2% sodium citrate, mix gently by inverting 3-4 times. Centrifuge 15 minutes at 1500 g. Using a plastic pipette, remove plasma, taking care to avoid WBC/platelet(buffy) layer and place into a plastic vial. Centrifuge a second time and transfer platelet-poor plasma into a new plastic vial. Freeze immediately and ship on dry ice.


Transport Container
Plastic vial


Transport Temperature
Frozen


Specimen Stability
Room temperature: Unacceptable
Refrigerated: Unacceptable
Frozen: 30 days


Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Hemolysis • Clotted


Methodology
Latex Agglutination

Setup Schedule
Set up: Mon-Sat; Report available: 1-3 days


Reference Range
See Laboratory Report




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