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Test Code FIB Fibrinogen, Quantitative, Blood

Methodology

ACL TOP 500 Turbidimetric

Performing Laboratory

Sky Lakes Medical Center-Coagulation

Specimen Requirements

Specimen must arrive in laboratory within 4 hours of draw. Specimen Type: Blood Container/Tube: Light-blue top (3.2% sodium citrate) Specimen Volume: 90% full tube Collection Instructions:1. Patient should not receive heparin within 1 hour of draw. 2. When using butterfly, draw a discard tube prior to sodium citrate tube. 3. Tube must remain stoppered. 4. Clotted or hemolyzed blood or an insufficient specimen is not acceptable.

Specimen Transport Temperature

Ambient

Reference Values

150-400 mg/dL Critical values (automatic call-back) 90 mg/dL or 775 mg/dL

Day(s) Test Set Up

Monday through Sunday Available STAT

Test Classification and CPT Coding

85384

Test Order Code

LAB314