Serum in red top or serum separator tube, lavender top.
Specimen
0.5 mL serum and 1.0 mL EDTA whole blood.
Test Description
Superchem with SDMA, CBC, Total T4, Urinalysis, and Urine Protein/Creatinine Ratio.
The most comprehensive minimum database (Superchemistry with SDMA (SA010), a Complete Blood Count (CBC) and Urinalysis (UA)), a Total T4, and urine protein to creatinine ratio (T775).
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.