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PROTEIN, TOTAL, PLEURAL FLUID
Test CodeLAB4133
Preferred Specimen
1 mL pleural fluid in a plastic screw-cap vial
Minimum Volume
0.2 mL
Instructions
Freeze and ship frozen on dry ice
Transport Container
Transport tube
Transport Temperature
Frozen
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 7 days
Refrigerated: 28 days
Frozen: 28 days
Refrigerated: 28 days
Frozen: 28 days
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Gross hemolysis
Methodology
Spectrophotometry (SP)
Setup Schedule
All shifts Daily
Report Available
2 days
Clinical Significance
An elevated pleural fluid protein level may indicate tuberculosis or parapneumonic effusion.
