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EPIC ORDER CODE LAB131 AST

Important Note

HEMOLYZED SPECIMENS SHOULD NOT BE USED.

SEPARATE SERUM OR PLASMA FROM RED CELLS WITHIN 2 HOURS OF COLLECTION.

Additional Codes

SQ: AST

Specimen

Preferred: light green top (plasma)

Acceptable: Red, Dark green, SST (serum or plasma)

STORAGE

ROOM TEMPERATURE: 3 DAYS

REFRIGERATED: 7 DAYS

FROZEN: >7 days at ( -60 to -80 C)

REFERENCE RANGES:

NORMAL RANGES

MALES: 10-50 U/L

FEMALES: 10-35 U/L