Collect specimen at 0800 AM.
Collections allowed one hour prior and one hour after 0800 AM.
Collect
Tube type:
One 6.0 mL PST (Green) tube or
One 6.0 mL SST (Gold) tube.
Volume Requirement:
Optimum: 0.5 mL
Minimum: 0.3 mL
Specimen Preparation
Serum: The red or gold stopper tube should be allowed to clot before centifuging. Specimens should be centrifuged at minimum 2500 RPM for minimum 5 minutes. Serum should be separated from the cells promptly to an appropriately labeled tube, unless using SST tube.
Plasma: Mix anticoagulant with specimen adequately. Specimens should be centrifuged at minimum 2500 RPM for minimum 5 minutes. Remove plasma promptly from cells to an appropriately labeled tube, unless using PST tube.
Storage/Transport Temperature
Centrifuge and remove serum or plasma from the cells with 2 hours of collection.
Collect specimen at 0800 AM.
Collections allowed one hour prior and one hour after 0800 AM.
Collect
Tube type:
One 6.0 mL PST (Green) tube or
One 6.0 mL SST (Gold) tube.
Volume Requirement:
Optimum: 0.5 mL
Minimum: 0.3 mL
Specimen Preparation
Serum: The red or gold stopper tube should be allowed to clot before centifuging. Specimens should be centrifuged at minimum 2500 RPM for minimum 5 minutes. Serum should be separated from the cells promptly to an appropriately labeled tube, unless using SST tube.
Plasma: Mix anticoagulant with specimen adequately. Specimens should be centrifuged at minimum 2500 RPM for minimum 5 minutes. Remove plasma promptly from cells to an appropriately labeled tube, unless using PST tube.
Storage/Transport Temperature
Centrifuge and remove serum or plasma from the cells with 2 hours of collection.
