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Protein, Total, Synovial Fluid (4404X)

Test Code
28860P


Preferred Specimen
Synovial Fluid collected in Sterile Cup


Minimum Volume
0.5 mL


Instructions
Avoid hemolysis


Transport Temperature
Frozen (Okay to thaw) 


Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 7 days
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 28 days


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


Methodology
Spectrophotometry (SP)

Setup Schedule
Set up: Mon-Sat; Report available: 1-2 days


Reference Range
1.0-3.0 g/dL


Clinical Significance
An elevated total protein level in synovial fluid confirms the presence of an inflammatory process.




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