Lupus Panel

Specimen:

Test Code

YLUPP

Specimen Name

Lupus Panel

Collect

4-Blue Top (Na-Citrate)

Submit

6-0.5 mL aliquots (Min: 4- 0.5 mL aliquots) Plasma CRITICAL FROZEN

Special Handling

Tubes MUST be full. DO NOT overfill or underfill. Mix tube immediately after filling with blood. Gently mix tube by inverting 5 to 6 times. Vigorous mixing or shaking may cause hemolysis, which will affect the result.
DO NOT PUT ALL PLASMA IN ONE ALIQUOT TUBE

Rejection Criteria

Specimens collected in an anticoagulant other than 3.2% sodium citrate.
Under or overfilled specimens, Clotted specimens, Grossly hemolyzed, lipemic, or icteric specimens. Refrigerated or frozen whole blood specimens.

Stability

Ambient 4 hours; Refrigerated unacceptable; Frozen 1 month

Methodology

Instrumentation Laboratory ACL Top 750

Performed

Monday/Wednesday/Friday

Reported

7-10 days

CPT Codes

  • 85610
  • 85730
  • 85613 x2
  • 85520
  • 85670
  • 85732 x2

Components

Testing includes: PT, PTT, Heparin Quant Assay, Thrombin Time, Russell viper venom time (dRVVT) and Silica clotting time (SCT).

Additional Information

Possible interfering medications: Warfarin (Coumadin) Heparin, Lovenox, Low Molecular weight Heparin, Haparinoids, etc. Direct Xa Inhibitors: Rivaroxaban (Xarelto) Apixaban (Eliquis) Direct Thrombin Inhibitors: (Oral) Dabigatran (Pradaxa) and (Parental) Argatroban Hirudin or Lepirudin Bivalirudin Desirudin

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