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Test Code AMMONIA Ammonia, Plasma

Important Note

Specimen must be collected on ice and must be delivered to the Laboratory within 20 minutes.  If testing is delayed, remove plasma from cells within 20 minutes of collection.  Plasma is stable for 3 hours refrigerated once separated from the cells.  

Infectious

Additional Codes

MEDITECH MNEMONIC:

AMMONIA

Specimen Requirements

Preferred Specimen:  

1.0mL Lithium Heparin Plasma

 

Acceptable Specimen:

1.0mL EDTA Plasma

 

Minimum Volume:

0.5mL Plasma (EDTA or Lithium Heparin)

 

Setup Schedule: 

Sun-Sat

Transport Temperature/Stability

Transport Container:

Transport Tube

 

Preferred Transport Temperature:

On ice for whole blood, or refrigerated for centrifuged speicmens

 

Specimen Stability:

Ambient: Unacceptable

Refrigerated:  3 hours if centrifuged within 20 minutes of collection

Frozen:  Unacceptable

 

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