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Canrenone (Spironolactone Metabolite), Serum/Plasma

Test Code
5383


Preferred Specimen
1 mL serum collected in a red-top tube (no gel)


Minimum Volume
0.4 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
Refrigerated (cold packs)


Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 48 hours
Refrigerated: 30 days
Frozen: 2 years


Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Received room temperature • Polymer gel separation tube (SST or PST)


Methodology
Spectrofluorometry (SF)



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