Serum in red top or serum separator tube, lavender top.
Specimen
1.0 mL serum and 1.0 mL EDTA whole blood.
Test Description
Superchem with SDMA, CBC, Total T4, and Free T4 by ED.
The most comprehensive chemistry panel with SDMA (CSA010), a Complete Blood Count (CBC), and thyroid panel (T4 and FT4 ED).
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.