ACTIVATED PROTEIN C-RESISTANCE
Name: ACTIVATED PROTEIN C-RESISTANCE
Mnemonic: APC
Container: PLASTIC SCREW CAP VIAL
Handling: 2 ML PLASMA COLLECTED IN A TUBE WITH 3.2% SODIUM CITRATE
(LIGHT BLUE-TOP)
INSTRUCTIONS:
PLATELET POOR PLASMA: CENTRIFUGE LIGHT BLUE-TOP 15 MINUTES
AT APPROX. 1500 G WITHIN 60 MINUTES OF COLLECTION. USING A
PLASTIC PIPETTE, REMOVE PLASMA, TAKING CARE TO AVOID THE
WBC/PLATELET BUFFY LAYER AND PLACE INTO A PLASTIC VIAL.
CENTRIFUGE A SECOND TIME AND TRANSFER PLATELET-POOR PLASMA
INTO A NEW PLASTIC VIAL. PLASMA MUST BE FREE OF PLATELETS
(<10,000/MCL). FREEZE IMMEDIATELY AND SHIP ON DRY-ICE., 1 ML PLASMA, FROZEN
Reject Criteria: GROSS HEMOLYSIS; ROOM TEMP OR REFRIGERATED SPECIMENS, CLOTTED SPECIMENS, SERUM
Methodology: RVVT BASED CLOT ASSAY
Reported: 4 DAYS
Referred Lab: Quest Diagnostics
CPT: 85307
Department: Send-Out
Preferred Volume: 2ML FROZEN PLASMA
Minimum Volume: 1ML
Stability: FROZEN: 60 DAYS
Units: ratio
Reference Range: >= 2.1 RATIO
Note: Set-Up: MON - FRI
LOINC: 13590-5