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Unit Code 28380:
Parathyroid Hormone (PTH), with Minerals, Serum

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Specimen Required

Draw blood in a plain, red-top tube(s) or a serum gel tube(s) from

a fasting patient (12 hour). Spin down and send 1 mL of serum frozen in

plastic vial.

Transport Temperature

Frozen\Refrig <24 hours\Ambient <6 hours OK

Reject Due To

Specimens Other Than:                 Serum

Anticoagulants Other Than:           NA

Hemolysis:                                          Yes

Thawing:                                              Cold <24 hours OK, Ambient <6 hours OK

Lipemia:                                               No

Day(s) and Time(s) Test Performed

Monday through Friday; 5 a.m.-12 a.m., Saturday; 6 a.m.-6 p.m.

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