Androstenedione LCMS (LABCORP)

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LAB518: Androstenedione
LAB8023: Endocrine Assessment Panel
LAB518A: Androstenedione
LAB8024: Endocrine Assessment Panel 2 | LABCORP EAP: 004705

LABCORP LAB: RED TOP - PLAIN (Refrigerated) Min Vol: .5

Volume: 1mL; Minimum Volume: 0.5 mL Patient should not be on any intravenous infusion that would affect the acid-base balance. Patient should be in a fasting and resting state (should not exercise).

Specimen: Plasma Volume: 1 mL Minimum Volume: 0.5 mL Container: Gray-top (sodium fluoride/potassium oxalate or sodium fluoride/sodium heparin) tube Collection: Keep gray-top tube on ice. Draw blood in gray-top tube. Mix well by gentle inversion at least six times. Return to ice bath to cool. Avoid hand-clenching and, if possible, avoid use of a tourniquet. A tourniquet with patient clenching and unclenching hand will lead to high potassium and lactic acid buildup from the hand muscles, and pH will decrease. It is best to avoid a tourniquet for electrolytes and lactic acid or to release it after blood begins to flow into the tube. If the tourniquet is released before blood is drawn, wait about a minute before drawing. Within 15 minutes of draw, separate the plasma from blood by centrifugation for 10 minutes. Immediately transfer the plasma portion of the sample to a labeled plastic transport tube. Avoid excessive forces that contribute to hemolysis.

LABCORP LAB
STAT: 5760 min
Routine: 5760 min
Extended TAT: No TAT min
Timed: 5760 min
Life or Death: 5760 min