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Prealbumin

Test Code
4847


CPT Codes
84134

Preferred Specimen
1 mL serum


Minimum Volume
0.5 mL


Transport Temperature

Room temperature



Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 7 days
Refrigerated: 14 days
Frozen: 4 months


Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Gross hemolysis • Grossly lipemic


Methodology
Immunoturbidimetric Assay

Setup Schedule
Set up: Mon-Sat; Report available: Next day


Clinical Significance
Prealbumin is decreased in protein-calorie malnutrition, liver disease, and acute inflammation. It may be used as an indicator of nutritional requirements and response to therapy during total parenteral nutrition and as a biochemical marker of nutritional adequacy in premature infants.




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