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PFA COLLAGEN-EPINEPHRINE
MessagePFA-DO NOT USE BUTTERFLY NEEDLES TO COLLECT. Sample must reach main FHH campus with in 3 hours. Meditech users must order it as STAT.
Test Code
PFAEPI
Alias/See Also
PFA
PLATELET AGGREGATION STUDIES
PLATELET FUNCTION
PFA-100
PLATELET AGGREGATION STUDIES
PLATELET FUNCTION
PFA-100
CPT Codes
85576
Preferred Specimen
Optimun: 3 NaCitrate tubes and one EDTA tube. Minimum: 2 NaCitrate tubes and one EDTA tube
Three
and one 
Three
and one Minimum Volume
15.1
Instructions
Collect 3 NaCitrate tubes and one EDTA tube. Label with full patient last and first name, date of birth, date and time of collection. Use a 20 or 21 gauge straight needle to collect.
Transport Temperature
Room Temperature
Specimen Stability
Room Temperature: 4 hours; Refrigerated: Not acceptable; Frozen: Not acceptable.
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
>4 hours from collection
Refrigerated
Hemolyzed
Spun down specimen tubes.
Refrigerated
Hemolyzed
Spun down specimen tubes.
Last Updated: October 31, 2024
