Serum in red top or serum separator tube, lavender top.
Specimen
0.5 mL serum and 1.0 mL EDTA whole blood.
Test Description
GHP Chem (Total Protein, Albumin, Globulin, ALT (SGPT), Alk Phos, T Bilirubin, BUN, Creatinine, Phosphorus, Glucose, Calcium, Cholesterol, Amylase) with SDMA, CBC, and T4.
A chemistry profile (without electrolytes (sodium, potassium chloride), AST, CPK, GGT, triglycerides, PSL), a Complete Blood Count (CBC), a Total T4, and SDMA (T1035) for glomerular filtration rate estimation.
Interferences: T4 evaluation can be affected in a hemolyzed or moderately lipemic sample. Lipemia can falsely decrease T4 results. Lipemia can falsely elevate TSH results.