24 Hour
Sample TypeUrine
...Collection Instructions Collect urine in an acid-washed or metal-free plastic container
Sample Condition10.0 ml 24hrs urine 2-8 ?C no preservative
1 Day
Sample TypeSerum
...Collection Instructions Let clot and spin immediately with the cap on. Do not open tube. Ship the unopened gel barrier tube at room temperature. If submitting with any other assay, please submit a separate tube for this test.
Sample Condition1.0 ml Serum 2-8 ?C
10 Day
Sample TypeSerum
...Collection Instructions Separate serum after clotting. An early morning specimen is preferred.
Sample Condition1.0 ml Serum 2-8 ?C
24 Hour
Sample TypeSerum
...Collect specimen between 7-9 a.m. Indicate the collection time on the specimen container and test requisition. Note: Assay is not recommended when patient is receiving prednisone/prednisolone therapy due to cross reactivity with the antibody used in this assay
Sample Condition1.0 ml Serum 2-8 ?C
24 Hour
Sample TypeSerum
...Collect specimen between 7-9 a.m. Indicate the collection time on the specimen container and test requisition. Note: Assay is not recommended when patient is receiving prednisone/prednisolone therapy due to cross reactivity with the antibody used in this assay
Sample Condition1.0 ml Serum 2-8 ?C
10 Day
Sample TypeUrine
...Record 24-hour urine volume on test requisition and urine vial. Reference ranges do not apply to random urine samples.
Sample Condition10.0 ml of 24hrs urine Collection 2-8 ?C protected from light
10 Day
Sample TypeSerum
...Collection Instructions Specify time of day specimen was collected Patient Preparation Overnight fasting is preferred
Sample Condition2.0 ml Serum 2-8 ?C ( no gel separator)
1 Day
Sample TypeSwab
...Nasopharyngeal (NP) and mid-turbinate swabs: Collect using standard techniques. Place the swab into VTM/UTM and cap tightly. Anterior nasal swab: Insert the tip of the swab into one nostril. The swab does not need to be inserted far. Insert just until the tip of the swab is no longer visible. Rotate the swab in a circle around the entire edge of your nostril at least three times. Repeat with the second nostril. Insert swab into the 0.9% saline tube and cap tightly.
Sample ConditionFresh Nose Swab
1 Day
Sample TypeSerum
...1.0 ml Serum 2-8 ?C
Serum
...1.0 ml serum or CSF 2-8 ?C
10 Day
Sample TypeSerum
...1.0 ml Serum 2-8 ?C
10 Day
Sample TypeSerum
...2.0 ml Serum 2-8 ?C
10 Day
Sample TypeSerum
...2.0 ml Serum 2-8 ?C
1 Day
Sample TypeSerum
...1.0 ml Serum 2-8 ?C
1 Day
Sample TypeSerum
...1.0 ml Serum 2-8 ?C
10 Day
Sample TypeSerum
...Collection Instructions Centrifuge and transfer serum specimen to a transport tube. Freeze and ship frozen.
Sample Condition1.0 ml (x2) serum Frozen collected in a no additive red-top tube
10 Day
Sample TypeSerum
...2.0 ml serum Frozen
24 Hour
Sample TypeSerum
...If CK and CK Isoenzymes are ordered together, specimen must be submitted frozen
Sample Condition1.0 ml Serum 2-8 ?C
24 Hour
Sample TypeSerum
...2.0 ml serum Frozen
24 Hour
Sample TypeUrine + Serum
...Record total volume and collection duration on specimen container and test requisition. Indicate the patient's height (in feet and inches) and weight (in lbs.) on test requisition. Note: A serum creatinine level must be collected within 24 hours of the beginning or ending of the urine collection.
Sample Condition10 ml of 24h urine + 1 ml Serum
1 Day
Sample TypeSerum
...1.0 ml Serum 2-8 ?C
1 Day
Sample TypeUrine
...Collection Instructions Record total volume and collection time on specimen container and test requisition
Sample Condition10.0 ml 24hrs urine 2-8 ?C no preservative
Blood
...Frish Blood sample
1 Day
Sample TypeSerum
...1.0 ml Serum 2-8 ?C