Specimen Requirements

Title

PORPHYRINS,TOTAL,PLASMA WITH REFLEX TO FRACTIONATION

Specimen Requirement

Patient Preparation: Patient should abstain from alcohol for 24 hours.

Draw blood in a green sodium or lithium tube. Spin, separate and send 3.0 mL plasma (2.0 mL minimum) frozen in an amber screw-capped plastic vial. Indicate on transport vial  “plasma”.

PROTECT FROM LIGHT/CRITICAL FROZEN

Methodology

Stability

Frozen 7 days

Reference Range

By Report*

Turnaround

4-7 days Performed Mon-Fri

Clinical Use

Test Code

PPOR