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CALCIUM SERUM
Test CodeNMCP CA, SERUM
Alias/See Also
ca
Preferred Specimen
Serum or Plasma
Minimum Volume
2ml
Instructions
"Attention medical Providers:
1. If your patient had a radiology procedure where the HYPAQUE RADIOGRAPHIC CONTRAST AGENT was used, then the CALCIUM RESULT MAY BE INACCURATE because blood containing this media cannot be tested.
2. If your patient has been medicated with the ANTIPARASITIC DRUG: SURAMIN, then it has been reported that the CALCIUM RESULTS may present a negative 10% at a SURAMIN CONCENTRATION OF 300 MICROGRAMS PER ml.
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1. If your patient had a radiology procedure where the HYPAQUE RADIOGRAPHIC CONTRAST AGENT was used, then the CALCIUM RESULT MAY BE INACCURATE because blood containing this media cannot be tested.
2. If your patient has been medicated with the ANTIPARASITIC DRUG: SURAMIN, then it has been reported that the CALCIUM RESULTS may present a negative 10% at a SURAMIN CONCENTRATION OF 300 MICROGRAMS PER ml.
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Transport Container
Red–top tube, SST, or green PST (Li Heparin
Transport Temperature
Room Temperature
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Grossly Hemolyzed Specimen
