Result Test Name
FACTOR X FUNCT PLASMA
Laboratory
QUEST LAB
Result Test Code
123010241
Laboratory Test Name
FACTOR 10 ACTIVITY (Quest)
Reportable Test Name
-
Result LOINC
3218-5
Collection Container
Lt Blue Top-Citrate
Units
%
Collection Requirements
Preferred Specimen(s) 1 mL frozen platelet-poor plasma collected in 3.2% sodium citrate (light blue-top) tube Minimum Volume 0.5 mL Collection Instructions Centrifuge light blue-top tube for 15 minutes at approximately 1500 g 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 (<10000/uL). Freeze immediately and ship on dry ice.
Container Temp
Frozen (2)
Container Volume
2.700
Test Info
-
Shipping Instructions
Transport Container Transport tube Please submit a separate frozen vial for each special coagulation assay ordered. Draw blood in a light blue-top tube containing 3.2% sodium citrate mix gently by inverting 3-4 times. Centrifuge 15 minutes at 1500 g within one hour 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(s). Freeze immediately and transport on dry ice. Transport Temperature Frozen Specimen Stability Room temperature: Unacceptable Refrigerated: Unacceptable Frozen -20? C: 28 days Frozen -70? C: 1 year Set up Mon - Fri