Specimen Requirements

Title

Activated Protein C Resistance

Specimen Requirement

Collect light blue, centrifuge, pipette 1.5 mL plasma to a screw top transport tube, indicate sample type on tube and send on dry ice.

Critical frozen.

Methodology

Clotting

Stability

Room temp: 4 hours, Refrigerated: Unacceptable, Frozen: 3 months

Reference Range

By Report *

Turnaround

3-6 days, Performed: Monday-Saturday

Clinical Use

Test Code

APCRW