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22282 Clarification of Lipemic Serum-External Only

Clarification of Lipemic Serum-External Only
Test Code: MISC
Useful For
​Ultra-high speed centrifugation of serum sample to decrease/remove lipemic portion
Specimen Requirements
Fasting Required Specimen Type Preferred Container/Tube Acceptable Container/Tube Specimen Volume Specimen Minimum Volume
(allows for 1 repeat)		 Pediatric Minimum Volume
(no repeat)
​No ​Serum ​Red Top Tube (RTT) ​ ​2.0 mL ​ ​
Collection Processing Instructions
​Approximately 0.5 mL of clarified serum can be harvested for every 1.0 mL of lipemic serum submitted.  Specimen is cleared by high-speed centrifugation for further testing at client's laboratory.  No analysis or testing is performed at Marshfield Laboratories.
Specimen Stability Information
Specimen Type Temperature Time
Serum​ ​Refrigerate 7 days​
Performing Laboratory Information
Performing Location Day(s) Test Performed Analytical Time Methodology/Instrumentation
​Marshfield ​Monday through Friday ​1 day ​Beckman Airfuge
Reference Range Information
Performing Location Reference Range
​Marshfield ​Not applicable
Ordering Applications
Ordering Application Description
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Specimen Requirements
Fasting Required Specimen Type Preferred Container/Tube Acceptable Container/Tube Specimen Volume Specimen Minimum Volume
(allows for 1 repeat)		 Pediatric Minimum Volume
(no repeat)
​No ​Serum ​Red Top Tube (RTT) ​ ​2.0 mL ​ ​
Collection Processing
​Approximately 0.5 mL of clarified serum can be harvested for every 1.0 mL of lipemic serum submitted.  Specimen is cleared by high-speed centrifugation for further testing at client's laboratory.  No analysis or testing is performed at Marshfield Laboratories.
Specimen Stability Information
Specimen Type Temperature Time
Serum​ ​Refrigerate 7 days​
Useful For
​Ultra-high speed centrifugation of serum sample to decrease/remove lipemic portion
Reference Range Information
Performing Location Reference Range
​Marshfield ​Not applicable
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Performing Laboratory Information
Performing Location Day(s) Test Performed Analytical Time Methodology/Instrumentation
​Marshfield ​Monday through Friday ​1 day ​Beckman Airfuge
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