Specimen Requirements
Title
PLATELET ANTIBODY (INDIRECT)
Specimen Requirement
DRAW BLOOD IN A PLAIN RED-TOP TUBE. SPIN, SEPARATE AND SEND 3mL SERUM FROZEN IN A SCREW-CAPPED PLASTIC VIAL. SPECIMENS SHOULD BE FROZEN AS SOON AS POSSIBLE AFTER COLLECTION.
CRITICAL FROZEN
Methodology
Stability
FROZEN
Reference Range
By Report*
Turnaround
3-5 days MONDAY-FRIDAY
Clinical Use
Detect the presence of an unbound antibody that may facilitate the uptake and destruction of platelets. This test may be used to supplement platelet bound antibodies but should not be used alone.
Test Code
PLASI