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Test Code LD Lactate Dehydrogenase (LD)

Important Note

**Specimens for LD testing should ONLY be kept at room temperature.  LD testing cannot be added on to a previous specimen that has been sent to refrigerated storage.

Infectious

Additional Codes

MEDITECH MNEMONIC:

LD

Specimen Requirements

Preferred Specimen:

1mL serum from a gel tube

 

Acceptable Specimen:

1mL serum from a non-gel tube

 

Minimum Volume:

0.5mL serum from a gel or non-gel tube (volume does not include repeat or reflexed testing)

Transport Temperature/Stability

Transport Container:

Transport Tube

 

Preferred Transport Temperature:

AMBIENT ONLY

 

Specimen Stability (after centrifugation):

Ambient:  undefined

Refrigerated:  REJECT

Frozen:  REJECT

 

Setup Schedule:

SUN-SAT

Performing Laboratory

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