Test Code OSMOLALITY Serum Osmolality
Specimen Requirements
Container/Tube: RED/SST
Preferred: Serum
Acceptable: Serum
Specimen Volume: 1.0 mL
SPECIMEN PROCESSING and HANDLING
Separate the serum by centrifugation soon after collection.
TRANSPORT TEMPERATURE
Serum osmolality has been reported to be stable for 3 hours at room temperature, ten hours at 4 °C, and as long as three days at 4 °C. Tightly capped samples may be frozen for as long as a week or several weeks .
PERFORMING LAB
WKMC