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Iron, Plasma or Serum
Test Code2074
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
After separation from cells: Ambient: 4 days; Refrigerated: 3 weeks; Frozen: 3 months
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Specimens containing EDTA, sodium/fluoride, oxalate, or sodium citrate. Grossly hemolyzed specimens. Specimens should not be collected from patients receiving deferoxamine until six hours after last dose.
Methodology
Spectrophotometry
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.
