VITAMIN A
Name: VITAMIN A
Mnemonic: VITA
Container: PLASTIC SCREW-CAP VIAL PROTECTED FROM LIGHT
Handling: PATIENT PREPARATION: OVERNIGHT FASTING IS PREFERRED.
2 ML SERUM
INSTRUCTIONS:
SEND SERUM IN AN AMBER TUBE. IF AMBER TUBE IS NOT
AVAILABLE, WRAP TUBE IN ALUMINUM FOIL TO PROTECT FROM LIGHT., 0.7 ML, REFRIGERATED (COLD PACKS)
Methodology: HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY (HPLC)
LABORATORY DEVELOPED TEST (LDT)
THIS TEST WAS DEVELOPED AND ITS PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS
HAVE BEEN DETERMINED BY QUEST DIAGNOSTICS NICHOLS INSTITUTE,
SAN JUAN CAPISTRANO. PERFORMANCE CHARACTERISTICS REFER
Referred Lab: Quest
CPT: 84590
Department: Send-Out
Units: mcg/dL
Note: Set-Up: MON - FRI PM
REPORT: WED - SUN AM