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Cardiac Profile 4
MessageTest performed at York Hospital Laboratory.
Test Code
CRISK4
Alias/See Also
Cardiac Risk 4
CPT Codes
80061, 84450
Includes
Cardiac Risk 1 (Cholesterol, Triglyceride, HDL, Calculated LDL, Cardiac Risk Factor, Average Relative Risk, Relative Risk)
AST
AST
Preferred Specimen
0.3 mL serum collected in a serum separator tube (SST)
Other Acceptable Specimens
0.3 mL serum collected in a no additive (red-top) tube, transferred to a plastic screw-cap vial
0.3 mL plasma collected in a lithium heparin (green-top) gel separator tube
Patient Preparation
Patient should fast 9-12 hours before specimen collection.
0.3 mL plasma collected in a lithium heparin (green-top) gel separator tube
Patient Preparation
Patient should fast 9-12 hours before specimen collection.
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 4 hours
Refrigerated: 3 days
Frozen: 3 weeks
Refrigerated: 3 days
Frozen: 3 weeks
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Hemolyzed specimen
Methodology
Spectrophotometry
Setup Schedule
Daily
Report Available
Next Day
Reference Range
See individual tests.
Clinical Significance
See individual tests for clinical use.
