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Order Code LABHSTROPREF High Sensitivity Troponin I with 2 hour Reflex, plasma

Important Note

Tube must be centrifuged (spun) within 2 hours of collection

Additional Codes

 

Single Troponin Order 0 and 2 hour Reflex Troponin
LAB4180 LABHSTROPREF

 

Useful For

Diagnosing and monitoring acute mycardial infarction and other acute coronary syndromes

Specimen Requirements

Specimen Type: Lithium heparin plasma

Collection Container/Tube: Green-top (lithium heparin) gel tube

Specimen Volume: 2 mL

Pediatric (minimum) volume: 1 mL

Specimen Stability

Specimen Type Temperature Stability             
Plasma  Ambient 8 hours
  Refrigerated (preferred) 24 hours
  Frozen at -20 or colder 40 days

Reference Values

Females: 4-51.4 pg/mL  

Males: 4-76.2 pg/mL

Gender Neutral:  4-60.4 pg.mL

The 99th percentile URL for High Sensitivity Troponin I

Females: 51.4 pg/mL  

Males: 76.2 pg/mL

Gender Neutral: 60.4 pg/mL

 

Day(s) Test Set Up

Monday through Sunday

Performing Laboratory

Ridgeview Medical Center Laboratory

Two Twelve Medical Center Laboratory

Ridgeview Sibley Medical Center Laboratory

Ridgeview Le Sueur Medical Center Laboratory

Methodology

Chemiluminescence

Test Classification and CPT Coding

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