Test Code:

OS181

Test Price:

Rs. 42000

Test Method:

Specimen:

6 ML WHOLE BLOOD IN 2 BLUE TOP (SODIUM CITRATE) TUBES. MIX THOROUGHLY BY INVERSION. TRANSPORT TO LAB WITHIN 4 HOURS. IF THIS IS NOT POSSIBLE, MAKE PPP WITHIN 1 HOUR OF COLLECTION AS FOLLOWS: CENTRIFUGE SAMPLE AT 3600 RPM FOR 15 MIN. & TRANSFER SUPERNATANT TO A CLEAN PLASTIC TUBE. CENTRIFUGE THIS SUPERNATANT AGAIN AT 3600 RPM FOR 15 MINS. & FINALLY TRANSFER THE SUPERNATANT (PPP) TO 2 LABELLED, CLEAN PLASTIC SCREW CAPPED VIALS.IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT PATIENT DISCONTINUES HEPARIN FOR 1 DAY AND ORAL ANTICOAGULANTS FOR 7 DAYS PRIOR TO SAMPLING AS THESE DRUGS MAY AFFECT TEST RESULTS. DISCONTINUATION SHOULD BE WITH PRIOR CONSENT FROM THE TREATING PHYSICIAN.

Stability:

ROOM TEMPERATURE : 2 HRS, REFRIGERATED : 48 HRS, FROZEN : 1 WEEKFREEZE IMMEDIATELY. SHIP FROZEN. DO NOT THAW.

Turn Around Time:

SAMPLE DAILY BY 4:00 PM REPORT ON TENTH DAY