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