Serum in red top or serum separator tube, lavender top.
Specimen
1.0 mL serum and 1.0 mL EDTA whole blood.
Test Description
Vet screen with SDMA, T4, CBC, and Free T4 by ED.
A comprehensive chemistry profile with SDMA (CSA025), a Complete Blood Count (CBC), and thyroid profile (T4 and a 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.