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EPIC ORDER CODE LAB47 AMMONIA

Important Note

MUST BE COLLECTED ON ICE AND CENTRIFUGED IMMEDIATELY

TEST SHOULD BE ANALYZED WITHIN 60 MINUTES

 

Additional Codes

SQ: AMMON

Specimen

EDTA (PURPLE TOP) ONLY

PLACE IMMEDIATELY ON ICE AND CENTRIFUGE, TESTING MUST BE PERFORMED WITHIN 60  MINUTES OF COLLECTION.  IF TESTING CAN'T BE COMPLETED WITHIN 60 MINUTES FREEZE THE SEPARATED PLASMA IMMEDIATELY.

SPECIMEN STABILITY

ROOM TEMPERATURE: 30 MINUTES

REFRIGERATED: 60 MINUTES

FROZEN: 3 DAYS

 

REFERENCE RANGES

NORMAL RANGES:

FEMALE: 11-51

MALE: 16-60

 

CRITICAL VALUE: 

FEMALE: >200