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Fibrinogen, Plasma
Test CodeFIB - NOCO
CPT Codes
85384
Preferred Specimen
1.0 mL plasma from Blue Top (3.2% Na Citrate)
Minimum Volume
Full blue top tube or 1.0 mL plasma frozen
Instructions
Light blue capped tubes (3.2% buffered sodium citrate) used for coagulation testing must be allowed to fill completely (after filling a small air space will normally be present). Short filled tubes will be rejected. Centrifuge within 24 hours of collection. If testing isn’t completed within 24 hours, transfer plasma to plastic tube using a plastic transfer pipette. Freeze specimen < 20°C.
Specimen Stability
| · Unopened Collection Tube < 24hours |
| · Opened Collection Tube < 4 hour, |
| · Frozen plasma 2 weeks at -20° to -50°C |
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
| · clotted specimens |
| · underfilled or overfilled tube |
| · collection in 3.8% Citrate |
| · specimens collected in expired tubes |
| · serum samples |
| · specimen past stability |
| · thawed frozen samples |
| · Hemolyzed, icteric, or lipemic sample |
Setup Schedule
Monday through Sunday; Continuously
Report Available
Same day
Reference Range
200-465 mg/dL
Critical value (automatic call-back): <51 mg/dL
Critical value (automatic call-back): <51 mg/dL
Clinical Significance
When unexplained bleeding or abnormal clotting occurs, it may be of clinical importance to quantitate fibrinogen. Fibrinogen is also a useful marker in the evaluation of several disease states including Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation, liver disease and inflammatory diseases.
Performing Laboratory
Banner Fort Collins Medical Center Laboratory
North Colorado Medical Center Laboratory
