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FACANF (FACANF)

Message
Sent to Mayo. Patient should be fasting; cardiovascular medications, including beta-antagonists, calcium antagonists, cardiac glycosides, diuretics, and vasodilators should be withheld for 24 hours prior to collecting specimen.


Test Code
LAB2237


Alias/See Also
FACANF


CPT Codes
83880

Preferred Specimen
3 mL plasma


Instructions
Collect in prechilled (4°C) EDTA tubes. Transport immediately to the laboratory on wet ice. Allow tubes to chill 10 minutes on wet ice then separate plasma in refrigerated centrifuge; freeze immediately.


Transport Container
Lavender top on ice, collect in pre-chilled tubes


Transport Temperature
Frozen


Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Specimen received thawed at reference lab.


Reference Range
20-77 pg/mL




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