PLASMA RENIN ACTIVITY, LC/MS/MS
Name: PLASMA RENIN ACTIVITY, LC/MS/MS
Mnemonic: REN
Container: EDTA (LAVENDER-TOP) TUBE
Handling: 0.8 ML FROZEN PLASMA COLLECTED IN A EDTA (LAVENDER-TOP)TUBE.
INSTRUCTIONS:
AFTER COLLECTION SAMPLE CAN BE STORED AT ROOM TEMPERATURE
UP TO 24 HOURS. DO NOT REFRIGERATE THE SAMPLE. REFRIGERATION
WILL CAUSE CRYOACTIVATION TO OCCUR AND PRORENIN WILL CONVERT
TO RENIN CAUSING FALSELY HIGH RENIN ACTIVITY RESULT., 0.5 ML, FROZEN
Methodology: LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY FOLLOWED BY TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY.
LABORATORY DEVELOPED TEST (LDT)
THIS TEST WAS DEVELOPED AND ITS PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS
HAVE BEEN DETERMINED BY QUEST DIAGNOSTICS NICHOLS INSTITUTE,
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO. PERFORMANCE CHARACT
Referred Lab: Quest
Department: Send-Out
Note: Set-Up: MONDAY - FRIDAY