Blue Na Citrate Frozen Plasma

Platelet Poor Plasma: Centrifuge light blue-top tube 15 minutes at approximately 1500g within 60 minutes of collection. Using a plastic pipette, remove plasma, taking care to avoid the WBC/platelet buffy layer and place into a plastic vial. Centrifuge a second time and transfer platelet-poor plasma into a new plastic vial. Plasma must be free of platelets (<10,000/mcl). Freeze immediately and ship on dry ice. Place in specimen bag with "Frozen Specimen" label applied and transport frozen.

Minimum Volume: 0.5 mLs

EDTA plasma • Received room temperature • Received refrigerated • Received thawed

CRITICAL FROZEN.

Room temperature: Unacceptable
Refrigerated: Unacceptable
Frozen -20 ° C: 21 days
Frozen -70 ° C: 6 months

5 Days

CRITICAL FROZEN. Separate specimens must be submitted when multiple tests are ordered.

Immunoassay (IA)

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