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Vitamin B1 (Thiamine), Blood
Test Code121186
Alias/See Also
B(1) Vitamin, Whole Blood; Thiamine, Whole Blood
CPT Codes
84425
Preferred Specimen
Whole blood
Minimum Volume
0.5mL
Instructions
Draw blood. Do NOT separate. Protect specimen from light. To avoid delays in turnaround time when requesting multiple tests on frozen samples, PLEASE SUBMIT SEPARATE FROZEN SPECIMENS FOR EACH TEST REQUESTED.
Transport Container
Light protected transport tube
Transport Temperature
Freeze
Specimen Stability
Room temp: UNSTABLE; Refrigerate: 2 days; Frozen: 7 days
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Specimen not frozen (-20 degrees C); plasma specimen; use of anticoagulants other than EDTA; specimen not protected from light
Methodology
High-pressure liquid chromatography (HPLC) with fluorescence detector
Setup Schedule
Daily 1st and 3rd shift
