Specimen Requirements
Title
VITAMIN K
Specimen Requirement
Patient should fast overnight for 12 hours.
Draw blood in a SST. Centrifuge, remove serum from cells within 1 hour of collection. Send 1.0 mL serum in an amber screw-capped vial. Indicate “serum/SST” on transport vial.
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Methodology
Stability
Refrigerated 1 month, Frozen 6 months
Reference Range
By Report*
Turnaround
3-7 days -- Sunday-Friday
Clinical Use
Test Code
VKW