Quantitative Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry
Performed:
Sun-Sat
Reported:
1-2 days
Specimen Required:
Collect: Plain red. Also acceptable: Lavender (EDTA), pink (K2EDTA or K3EDTA), green (sodium or lithium heparin), or gray (sodium fluoride/potassium oxalate).
Specimen Preparation: Separate serum or plasma from cells within 6 hours of collection. Transfer 2 mL serum to an ARUP Standard Transport Tube. (Min: 0.5 mL)
Storage/Transport Temperature: Refrigerated.
Unacceptable Conditions:Gel separator tubes or gels of any kind; drug loss is immediate and no testing will be performed.
Stability (collection to initiation of testing): After separation from cells: Ambient: 6 weeks; Refrigerated: 6 weeks; Frozen: 6 weeks