| Specimen requirements: |
Gel Separator
Tube 5 mL or 4 mL Heparin |
| |
or: 7 mL Red
Stopper; Plain |
| |
or: 6 mL Lavender
Tube (EDTA) |
| Reference ranges: |
By Report |
| Unit of measure: |
ng/mL |
| Ideal sample: |
5 mL |
| Absolute minimum amount: |
0.3 mL serum or plasma |
| Method of collection: |
One 6 mL serum separator or green (sodium or lithium heparin).
Specimen should be collected between 6-10 a.m. |
| Transportation: |
1 mL serum or plasma at 2-8°C. (Min:
0.3 mL) Also acceptable: plasma (EDTA or heparin). Submit specimen
in an ARUP Standard Transport Tube. |
| Label instructions: |
N/A |
| Request test on form: |
"Write in" MULTI LABS
[Chem/Hem/UA/Tox/BB/Rheum] ( 151-104 ) |
| Order/entry screen(s): |
Chemistry Blood Browse Function |
| Stat frequency: |
N/A |
| Stat turn around time: |
N/A |
| Routine frequency: |
Daily |
| Must be in by: |
N/A |
| Routine turn around time: |
3-5 Days |
| For Hillcrest deliver to: |
SCRAP : Specimen Central Receiving
and
|
| |
Processing, room 2-117
|
| For Thornton deliver to: |
Chemistry : Processing Desk, 1st
floor, Hospital,
|
| |
room 1-013
|
| This test is sent to : |
ARUP - Associated
Regional & University |
| Scheduling requirements : |
N/A |
| Method: |
High Performance Liquid Chromatography / Tandem Mass Spectrometry |
| Special Instructions: |
Overnight fasting is preferred. |
| |
Results are available on a Chart Copy |
| |
Results are Quantitative |
| CyberLAB abbreviation: |
DHEA |
| CyberLAB code: |
8471 |
| Lab Processing Instructions: |
Separate serum or plasma from cells
ASAP. Stability: After separation from cells: Ambitent: 24
hours; Refrigerated: 1 week; Frozen: 6 months. Freeze after processing. |
