Abbreviation: HIT
Specimen Type: Plasma - Frozen
Storage Temperature: Frozen
Tubes / Containers: Sodium citrate (blue top) tube
Instrument / Location: RPS
Host Code: YHIT
LOINC: 57761-9
Volume: Two - 5 mL sodium citrate tubes or Two - 3 mL sodium citrate tubes
Minimum Volume: Two - 0.5 mL aliquots, frozen, platelet poor citrated plasma minimum. DO NOT PUT ALL PLASMA IN ONE TUBE
Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts
PSPC Testing Schedule: Performed M, W, F if recv'd at RPS by 1300, test will be reported by 1600 day of testing
Additional Information: Patient should be off heparin treatment. Specimens contaminated with heparin will cause erroneous results.