Specimen Requirements

Title

Antithrombin III Activity

Specimen Requirement

Collect full blue top tube. If this is the only tube being drawn, a plain red top throw away tube must be collected prior to the blue top. Gently invert blue top tube 6-10 times immediately after collection. Prepare 2 aliquots of plasma-centrifuge blue top tube for 15 minutes at 1500g; remove plasma to transfer tubes and freeze. Minimum of 2 cc per aliquot.

Methodology

Stability

Frozen plasma 3 weeks

Reference Range

By report*

Turnaround

24 hours

Clinical Use

Test Code

AT3M