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Aminocaproic Acid, Serum/Plasma
Test Code6025
Preferred Specimen
1 mL serum collected in a red-top tube (no gel)
Minimum Volume
0.225 mL
Other Acceptable Specimens
Plasma collected in: EDTA (lavender-top) tube or EDTA (pink-top) tube
Instructions
Promptly centrifuge and separate serum or plasma into a transport tube
Transport Container
Transport tube
Transport Temperature
Room temperature
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 30 days
Refrigerated: 30 days
Frozen: 2 years
Refrigerated: 30 days
Frozen: 2 years
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Serum separator tube (SST) • PST
Methodology
High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)
Clinical Significance
Useful in enhancing hemostasis when fibrinolysis contributes to bleeding. Drug action is accomplished by the inhibidor of both plasminogen activators and plasmin activity.
