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| 85670 | |||||||||||||
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| 4 - 7 days | |||||||||||||
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Diagnose fibrinogen deficiency, both congenital and acquired, identify both heparin contamination of samples and direct thrombin inhibitor therapy. |
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Specimen Type: Plasma Collection Container: 1 Full Light Blue Top (Sodium Citrate) |
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Blood should be collected in a blue-top tube containing 3.2% buffered sodium citrate. Evacuated collection tubes must be filled to completion to ensure a proper blood-to-anticoagulant ratio. |
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Create platelet poor plasma according to the Specimen Collection and Processing Guidelines for Coagulation Testing. |
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| Testing is contradictory for patients on anticoagulant therapy. | |||||||||||||
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Transport to the laboratory frozen. |
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| Roble Road Core Laboratory | |||||||||||||
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| Routine, 2 times per week | |||||||||||||
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