Fatty Acids, Free FAFREE
| Method(s) | Quantitative Spectrophotometry | ||||||||||
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| Specimen Required | |||||||||||
| Collect | 5 mL gold (SST) top tube. Collect on ice. |
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| Transport | Transfer 1 mL serum (Min: 0.2 mL) |
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| Remarks | CRITICAL FROZEN: Separate specimens must be submitted when multiple tests are ordered. |
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| Stability | After separation from cells: Ambient: Unacceptable; Refrigerated: 4 hours; Frozen: 1 month |
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| Unacceptable Conditions | Specimens collected in EDTA, heparin, sodium fluoride/potassium oxalate, sodium citrate, or ammonium oxalate. Non-frozen specimens. |
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| Schedule | Daily | ||||||||||
| Billing Code | 5011874 | ||||||||||
| CPTCode | 82725 | ||||||||||
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