Specimen Information

Obtain specimen using standard phlebotomy techniques.

No special patient preparation is necessary.

Pink top tube preferred, however, a plain red top is also acceptable.

Serum gel tubes are not acceptable for testing.

Specimems must be labeled with the patient's full legal name (no nick-names), date of birth, date and time of collection, and an identifier of the collector (initials or employee ID number).

Reject Due To:

- Hemolysis

- Specimen unlabeled or mislabeled