Result Test Name
FOLATE RBC
Laboratory
QUEST LAB
Result Test Code
123012749
Laboratory Test Name
FOLATE RBC (Quest)
Reportable Test Name
-
Result LOINC
2283-0
Collection Container
Purple Top - EDTA
Units
-
Collection Requirements
Collect in a EDTA (lavender top tube) WRAP TUBE IN ALUMINUM FOIL TO PROTECT FROM LIGHT.
Container Temp
Room Temperature (1)
Container Volume
1.000
Test Info
-
Shipping Instructions
TUBES SENT AT ROOM TEMPERATURE WILL HAVE FOLATE AND HEMATOCRIT TESTING PERFORMED. WRAP TUBE IN ALUMINUM FOIL TO PROTECT FROM LIGHT. INSTRUCTIONS: BOTH THE HCT AND FOLATE WILL BE PERFORMED ON THIS TUBE. IF SAMPLE IS SENT FROZEN A DEFAULT HEMATOCRIT WILL BE USED FOR CALCULATION OF THE RBC FOLATE. DO NOT FREEZE AS THIS WILL AFFECT THE HCT.