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Total Protein, Body Fluid

Performing Lab(s)

Memorial-Belleville only

Specimen Requirement (s)

Specimen Type: body fluid

Container/Tube:   sterile container

Specimen Volume:   5 mL

Specimen Minimum Volume: 2 mL

 

Collection Instructions:

  • Specify specimen type.

Lab instructions: NA

Day(s)/Shift(s) Test Set Up and Turnaround Time

Sunday through Saturday

Hours: 24 hours

 

Turnaround Time:

STAT: No

Routine: less than 8 hours from receipt

Transport and Stability

Transport temperature: Ambient to lab

CPT/LOINC Codes

84157

Interpretive Data

The specimen type is not cleared for use in this method by the FDA. Analytical characteristics have been validated by the performing laboratory. No reference range established -see interpretive comments.

Interpretive Data

Pleural and Pericardial Fluids - Ratio of fluid to serum protein ≥ 0.5 is indicative of exudate and < 0.5 of transudate.

Peritoneal - Protein ≥ 3.0 g/dL is indicative of exudates and < 3.0 g/dL of transudates.

Reference:

Tietz Textbook of Clinical Chemistry and Molecular Diagnostics, Sixth Edition. Elsevier Press. 2018. Chapter 43, Body Fluids, p. 925

Current Interpretive Data was last revised 8/13/2019.