Parkview Health Laboratory: Test Directory

Patient Preparation:

Specimen Requirements:

1.0 mL Frozen Plasma from a Lavender Top Tube - EDTA in a Plastic Vial

Pediatric
500 uL Frozen Plasma from a Lavender Top Tube - EDTA in a Plastic Vial

Collection Instructions: Due to specimen required temperature this test must be drawn at the Parkview OSC Lab

Mix sample thoroughly
Centrifuge at room temp within one half hour of collection; preferably immediately after venipuncture.
Transfer the cell-free plasma to a clean tube and immediately freeze the cell-free plasma on dry ice or at -70°C.

Transport & Storage: Temperature/Stability: Frozen -70° C: 1 year
(Freeze & Transport in Dry Ice)

CRITICAL FROZEN.

Rejection Criteria: Thawed Specimen * Frozen -20° C

Reference Range: Human Male: 0-780 ng/mL
Human Female: 0-780 ng/mL

Critical Ranges:

Test Comments:

Methodology: Radioimmunoassay (RIA)

Clinical Significance: This test uses a kit/reagent designated by the manufacturer as "for research use, not for clinical use". The performance characteristics of this test have been validated by National Jewish Clinical Reference Laboratories. It has not been cleared or approved by the US Food and Drug Administration. The results are not intended to be used as the sole means for clinical diagnosis or patient management decisions. This laboratory is certified under the Clinical Laboratory Improvement Amendments of 1988 (CLIA-88) as qualified to perform high complexity clinical laboratory testing.

Documentation:

Custom Panel: No

Turn Around Time: 21 to 22 days

Days Performed: Thursday

Sites Performed: National Jewish Health

PHL Test Code: MSOT

EPIC Test Code: MISC

Send Out Test Code: C3AR

Alternate Test Names: C3a anaphylatoxin; C3a Complement; C3a des Arg Level; C3a des Arg Level by RIA; C3a Level; C3a Level By RIA; C3ades Arg Level ; C3ades Arg Level by RIA; Complement C3a; Radial Immuno Assay (C3a Level)

Included Tests:

CPT Coding: 86160

Parkview Laboratory: Test Directory

C3a Level

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