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Lactate Dehydrogenase, Serum or Plasma
Test Code2060
Alias/See Also
LD, Serum or Plasma; LDH
Preferred Specimen
One 4 mL plasma separator tube or serum separator tube.
Minimum Volume
1 mL plasma or serum at 2-8°C. (Min: 0.2 mL) Submit specimen in an ARUP Standard Transport Tube.
Transport Temperature
1 mL plasma or serum at 2-8°C. (Min: 0.2 mL) Submit specimen in an ARUP Standard Transport Tube.
Specimen Stability
Ambient: 1 week; Refrigerated: 4 days; Frozen: 6 weeksUUHSC only: Ambient: 2 days; Refrigerated: Unacceptable; Frozen: Unacceptable
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Hemolyzed specimens. Specimens collected in EDTA, potassium oxalate, or sodium fluoride.
Methodology
Enzymatic
Setup Schedule
Sun-Sat
Report Available
Within 24 hours
Limitations
Allow serum to clot completely at room temperature. Separate serum or plasma from cells ASAP.
