Plasminogen Activity (LABCORP)

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LAB847: Plasminogen Activity | LABCORP EAP: 117713

LABCORP LAB: LT BLUE TOP-CITRATE (Frozen) Min Vol: 1

Specimen Type: Container: Blue-top (sodium citrate) tube Storage: FREEZE Special Instructions: Testing is performed at Esoterix Coagulation Laboratory: UY#300403 Specimen Collection: CITRATED PLASMA SAMPLES SHOULD BE COLLECTED BY DOUBLE CENTRIFUGATION. Blood should be collected in a blue-top tube containing 3.2% buffered sodium citrate.[1] Evacuated collection tubes must be filled to completion to ensure a proper blood to anticoagulant ratio.[2,3] The sample should be mixed immediately by gentle inversion at least six times to ensure adequate mixing of the anti- coagulant with the blood. A discard tube is not required prior to collection of coagulation samples except when using a winged blood collection device (i.e. ‘butterfly’), in which case a discard tube should be used.[4,5] When noncitrate tubes are collected for other tests, collect sterile and nonadditive (red-top) tubes prior to citrate (blue-top) tubes. Any tube containing an alternate anticoagulant should be collected after the blue- top tube. Gel-barrier tubes and serum tubes with clot initiators should also be collected after the citrate tubes. Centrifuge for 10 minutes and carefully remove 2/3 of the plasma using a plastic transfer pipette, being careful not to disturb the cells. Deliver to a plastic transport tube, cap, and recentifuge for 10 minutes. Use a second plastic pipette to remove plasma, staying clear of the platelets at the bottom of the tube. Transfer the plasma into a LabCorp PP transpak frozen purple tube with screw cap (LabCorp 49482). FREEZE immediately and maintain frozen until tested. To avoid delays in turnaround time when requesting multiple tests on frozen samples, please submit separate frozen specimens for each test requested. Please print and use the Volume Guide for Coagulation Testing to ensure proper draw volume. Method: The euglobulin fraction of the plasma refers to plasma proteins that precipitate at low pH and decreased ionic strength.[6] In the ELT test, plasma inhibitors of fibrin- olysis are physically removed and the reaction of fibrin- ogen, plasminogen, and plas Stability Room Temp: Not Available Refrigerated: Not Available Frozen: Not Available

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