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Title | VITAMIN C |
Specimen Requirement | <p>Patient should fast overnight, and refrain from Vitamin C intake for 24 hours.</p>
<p>Draw blood in a green lithium heparin tube. Spin, separate as soon as possible (within 2 hours) and send 1.0mL plasma frozen in an amber screw-capped plastic tube. Indicate on transport tube "plasma". Contact lab for dry ice for shipment.</p>
<p><strong>*CRITICAL FROZEN--PROTECTED FROM LIGHT*</strong></p>
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Methodology | |
Stability | Frozen 5 days |
Reference Range | By Report* |
Turnaround | 3-5 days Performed Mon, Wed, Fri |
Clinical Use | |
Test Code | VITCM |
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