PROSTATIC ACID PHOSPHATASE (PAP)
Name: PROSTATIC ACID PHOSPHATASE (PAP)
Mnemonic: PAP
Container: PLASTIC SCREW-CAP VIAL
Handling: 1 ML SERUM
INSTRUCTIONS:
SAMPLES MUST BE OBTAINED BEFORE RECTAL EXAMINATION,
BIOPSY, PROSTATECTOMY, OR PROSTATIC MASSAGE, SINCE
MANIPULATING THE PROSTATE GLAND MAY LEAD TO ELEVATED
PAP LEVELS PERSISTING UP TO 24-48 HOURS. SPECIMENS
MUST BE FROZEN IF RECEIVED BY THE LABORATORY GREATER
THAN 24 HOURS AFTER COLLECTION., 0.5 ML, FROZEN
Methodology: IMMUNOASSAY
Referred Lab: Quest
CPT: 84066
Department: Send-Out
Note: Set-Up: TUESDAY, FRIDAY