Nonalcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH) Fibro Test

Patient Preparation: Fasting for at a minimum of 12 hours is requiredImmediate Specimen Processing: Both serum and plasma are required for this test. 1. Collect 1 gold SST and 1 Gray top (potassium oxalate/sodium fluoride) tube. 2. Centrifuge the Gold SST tube and transfer the serum into an amber vial within 2 hours of collection. 3. Label the specimen as "Serum. "4. Centrifuge the Grey top tube and transfer the plasma into a clear plastic vial. 5. Label the specimen as "Plasma. " Ambulatory Transport Temperature to Inova Central Lab: Refrigerated Specimen Stability: 7 days

LAB14276 NSFIB

NSFIB

Includes: This test is a patented test algorithm developed by BioPredictive. It combines 10 standard biomarkers: gamma-glutamyltransferase, total bilirubin, alpha-2-macroglobulin, apolipoprotein A1, haptoglobin, alanine aminotransferase, aspartate aminotransferase, total cholesterol, triglycerides, and fasting glucose. These markers are weighted depending on the patient' s age and sex.Patient Preparation: Fasting for at a minimum of 12 hours is required@BKRCERMSGREFRESH(2302793)@ @BKRCERMSGREFRESH(2302794)@

Processing Instructions: Serum: Centrifuge and aliquot serum into an amber vial within 2 hours of collection. Label the speicmen as "serum."Plasma: Centrifuge and aliquot plasma into a clear plastic vial. Label the specimen as "plasma."Preferred Testing Volume: 4 mL serum AND 1 mL plasma Minimum Testing Volume: 2 mL serum AND 0.25 mL plasma Transport Temperature: Refrigerated Stability: Ambient: 7 daysRefrigerated : 7 daysFrozen: 14 daysCauses for Rejection: Gross hemolysis, Gross lipemia, Gross icterus, Patients <14 years of agePerforming Lab: MayoICL or Main Lab Specimen Team Only: It is acceptable to draw the blood and then protect it from light after centrifugation as long as it' s within 4 hours of collection.

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