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Performing Lab(s)
Memorial-Belleville & Memorial-Shiloh
Specimen Requirement (s)
Specimen: whole blood
Type: Container/Tube: Lavender (EDTA) (preferred) or blue (sodium citrate) tube.
Specimen Volume: full tube
Specimen Minimum Volume: 1 mL of WB
Collection Instructions: NA
Lab instructions: NA
Unacceptable Conditions
- Avoid hemolysis.
- Clotted specimens
Day(s)/Shift(s) Test Set Up and Turnaround Time
Sunday through Saturday
Hours: 24 hours
Turnaround Time:
STAT: 30 minutes
Routine: less than 8 hours from receipt.
Transport and Stability
Transport temperature: Ambient to lab
Reference Values
Platelets
|
Reference Values |
Critical Low |
Critical High |
|
150 – 400 K/cumm |
≤ 50 K/cumm |
≥ 1000 K/cumm |
CPT/LOINC Codes
85049