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Protein C Resistance
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Test Code
81967
Alias/See Also
ACTIVATED PROTEIN C RES.
Preferred Specimen
2 mL Light Blue Top
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Minimum Volume
1 ml
Other Acceptable Specimens
No alternative specimen
Instructions
Centrifuge light blue-top tube for 15 minutes at approximately 1500 g within 60 minutes of collection. Using a plastic pipette, remove plasma, taking care to avoid the WBC/platelet buffy layer and place into a plastic vial. Centrifuge a second time and transfer platelet-poor plasma into a new plastic vial. Plasma must be free of platelets (<10,000/mcL). Freeze immediately and ship on dry ice.
Transport Container
Aliquot
Transport Temperature
Frozen
Specimen Stability
60 days
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Gross hemolysis • Received room temperature • Received refrigerated • Clotted specimen • Serum
Setup Schedule
Thurs
Report Available
1-8 days
Performing Laboratory
Quest
