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Triglyceride, Body Fluid
MessageTest performed at York Hospital Laboratory.
Test Code
BFTRIG
CPT Codes
84478
Preferred Specimen
0.5 mL fluid submitted in a no additive (red-top) tube
Other Acceptable Specimens
0.5 mL fluid submitted in a plastic leakproof container
0.5 mL fluid submitted in a lithium heparin (green-top) tube
0.5 mL fluid submitted in a lithium heparin (green-top) tube
Instructions
Acceptable body fluids include: synovial, pleural, peritoneal, pericardial, and drainage. Please specify body site for drainage fluids.
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 3 days
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 6 months
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 6 months
Methodology
Colorimetric
Setup Schedule
Daily
Report Available
Next Day
Reference Range
None established
Clinical Significance
Peritoneal fluid triglyceride determination can distinguish cirrhotic versus malignant ascites. Triglyceride analysis on fluids is useful in differentiating transudates from exudates.
