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IGM(B)

Message
SENDOUT/BOSTON


Test Code
IGM


Alias/See Also
IMMUNOGLOBULIN M


Preferred Specimen
SERUM: GOLD TOP TUBE


Minimum Volume
2mLs


Instructions
DRAW 1 GOLD TOP SST TUBE, LET CLOT FOR 30 MINUTES, SPIN DOWN AND SEND TO LAB.


Transport Container
ORIGINAL TUBE


Transport Temperature
REFRIGERATED


Specimen Stability
7 days at 20-25°C or 2-8°C


Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
GROSSLY HEMOLIZED AND/OR LIPEMIC


Methodology
Turbidimetric/Immunoturbidimetric

Setup Schedule
M-F


Report Available
TAT 1-2 DAYS


Reference Range
40 – 230 mg/dL


Performing Laboratory
Test performed at West Roxbury Chemistry Lab Contact: Jonathan Dryjowicz-Burek 857-203-5973

Additional Information
IgM


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