Prealbumin

Last Modified: 1/27/2022 7:21:21 AM


Medical Necessity Documentation:  
Client Notes:  
Patient Preparation:  
Specimen Requirements:

1.0 mL Serum in a SST Gold Top Tube
Collection Instructions:  
Minimum Volume: 0.2 mL
Transport & Storage: Temperature/Stability: 7 days Ambient
14 days Refrigerated
120 Frozen

24 hours on cells
Rejection Criteria: Gross hemolysis; Gross lipemia
Reference Range: >18.0-35.7 mg/dl
Critical Ranges:  
Test Comments:  
Methodology: Nephelometry
Clinical Significance: Prealbumin is decreased in protein-calorie malnutrition, liver disease, and acute inflammation. It may be used as an indicator of nutritional requirements and response to therapy during total parenteral nutrition and as a biochemical marker of nutritional adequacy in premature infants
Documentation:  
Custom Panel: No

PRODUCTION SCHEDULE

Days Performed: Sunday, Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday, Saturday
Sites Performed: Parkview Randallia Hospital, Parkview Regional Medical Center
PHL Test Code: PALB
EPIC Test Code: LAB115
Send Out Test Code: 4847
Alternate Test Names: Transthyretin
Included Tests:  
CPT Coding: 84134

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