1 x 5 mL gold top SST tube
Minimum Blood Volume for Patients less than 45 kg (100 lb) Including Neonates and Pediatrics
10 hour fasting specimen preferred.
Separate from clot within 1 hour.
PSC: Centrifuge, pour off, and transport serum on ice to DSC. RRL & extra-regional: Centrifuge, pour off, and freeze serum prior to transport to DSC.
RECORD time of collection on requisition.
