CALCIUM, IONIZED

Send to lab immediatelyFor Inova Fair Oaks Hospital ONLY - Collect full tube. Specimen must be sent within 10 minutes of collection. Do not send on iceFor Inova Fairfax Hospital - Send syringe on ice within 1 hour of collectionOr collect a full SST tube, following standard venipuncture techniques. Send specimen to lab within 4 hours. No microtainers. Do not open. Inova Central Laboratory & Ambulatory Sites - Collect one full SST. Send unopened specimen to the lab at room temperature within 24 hours. No microtainers. Do not open. Specimen cannot be shared. All Other Facilities - Send within 30 minutes at Room Temperature or within 1 hour on ice

LAB54 CAION

CAION

Processing Instructions (Lab use only): Do not spin Lithium or Sodium Heparin TubesUnspun Gold SST must be sent to testing lab within 4 hours of collectionSpecimen cannot be opened prior to testingSpecimen cannot be shared with other tests for Outpatient and Ambulatory sitesNo microtainers Minimum Testing Volume: 1mL Transport Temperature: Syringe on IceGold SST: Ambient Stability: Gold SST (do not open tube)Ambient (Not Centrifuged): 4 hoursAmbient (Centrifuged): 24 hoursRefrigerated : N/A Frozen: N/A Causes for Rejection: Clotted sample, unlabled or mislabeled specimen, grossly hemolyzed sample, line contamination, specimen exceeds stability, microtainer

15-Minutes

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