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Pyridostigmine Serum/Plasma
Test Code5384X
Preferred Specimen
5 mL serum collected in a red-top tube (no gel)
Minimum Volume
2.2 mL
Other Acceptable Specimens
Plasma collected in an EDTA (lavender-top), EDTA (royal blue-top), sodium heparin (green-top), sodium heparin (royal blue-top), sodium fluoride (gray-top) tube
Instructions
Collect 10 mL blood. Centrifuge and immediately separate serum or plasma into a screw capped vial (allow serum to clot). Freeze and ship frozen. The use of serum separator tubes is not acceptable. Submission of a non-frozen sample or a serum separator tube will result in cancellation.
Transport Temperature
Frozen
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 6 hours
Refrigerated: 6 hours
Frozen: 21 days
Refrigerated: 6 hours
Frozen: 21 days
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Serum separator tubes (SST®) • Non-frozen samples
Methodology
GC
Setup Schedule
A.M. Sets up 1 day a week.
