Acetaminophen

Test Code
LAB43


Preferred Specimen
Green (Lithium Heparin) or serum separator tube (SST)


Instructions
Allow serum tube to clot completely at room temperature. Centrifuge within 30 minutes of collection. Transport 1 ml serum or plasma (min 0.5 mL).


Transport Temperature
Refrigerate


Specimen Stability
After separation from cell: Ambient 2 weeks; Refrigerated 2 weeks; Frozen 45 days.


Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Sodium Heparin tube


Methodology
DxC 700 AU



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