Laboratory
QUEST LAB
Result Test Code
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Laboratory Test Name
Quest CBLUE B-TYPE NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE
Reportable Test Name
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Result LOINC
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Collection Container
Purple Top - EDTA
Units
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Collection Requirements
Collect specimen in a plastic EDTA (lavender-top) tube. Centrifuge tube and separate plasma into a plastic specimen transport tube within 1 hour. Freeze plasma immediately. Note: BNP is unstable in glass containers. Use of glass tubes and glass transfer pipettes will affect accurate quantitation of BNP.
Container Temp
Frozen (2)
Container Volume
.500
Test Info
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Shipping Instructions
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