1.0 mL Serum in a SST Gold Top Tube and
3.0 mL Whole Blood in a Lavender Top Tube - EDTA
SST: 1.0 mL Serum from a Red Top Tube in a Plastic Vial
For CRP - 1.0 mL Plasma in a PST Mint Green Top Tube - Li Heparin
ESR Whole Blood Lavendar:
Must be tested within 4 hours of collection, if testing delayed longer than this Refrigerate
Do not Freeze
Lavender:
Mix tube by inversion 5 times
Do not centrifuge
Specimens must not be clotted. Overfilling or underfilling may allow blood to clot.
See Individual Tests
85025, 85652, 86038, 86140, 86431 (Reflexes 85007, 85008, 86039)