Specimen Requirements
Title
Citric Acid, Serum
Specimen Requirement
Collect SST/2.0 mL serum, after 30 minutes of clotting promptly centrifuge and send refrigerated.
Alternate sample: Lavender EDTA or sodium heparin. Plasma must be poured off before sending if alternate sample is drawn.
Methodology
Enzymatic • Spectrophotometry (SP)
Stability
Room temp: 8 hours, Refrigerated: 17 days, Frozen: 17 days
Reference Range
By Report *
Turnaround
2-9 days set up Tuesday a.m.
Clinical Use
Test Code
CITA