Specimen Requirements
Title
PREALBUMIN
Specimen Requirement
1 SST/1.0 mL serum. After 30 minutes of clotting, promptly centrifuge and refrigerate serum.
Methodology
Stability
Room Temperature 7 days, Refrigerated 14 days, Frozen 4 months
Reference Range
By Report*
Turnaround
2 days Setup Mon-Fri AM
Clinical Use
Assess protein nutritional status; evaluate total parenteral nutrition.
Test Code
PALBS