Formic acid, serum/plasma-994

Test info

  
Formic acid, serum/plasma
  
994
  
LAB994
  
MSO
  
Formate
  

Exposure monitoring

Specimen

  
Serum
  
  
2.0 mL
  
0.7 mL
  
  1. Allow sample to clot
  2. Spin
  3. Transfer serum to a Transfer vial/tube with cap - 12mL (LabCorp), labelled as serum, within two (2) hours of sample collection
  
Plasma
  

Dk green heparin (Li or Na), no gel

 

Grey-top (sodium fluoride) or (potassium oxalate) 

  

Immediately following collection, mix sample thoroughly by gently inverting 8 - 10 times, to prevent clotting

  
  1. Spin
  2. Transfer plasma to a Transfer vial/tube with cap - 12mL (LabCorp), labelled as the appropriate plasma type, within two (2) hours of sample collection
  
Refrigerated (preferred) - 7 days

Ambient - 30 days

Frozen - 15 months
  
  • Gel-barrier tube

Performance

  
National Medical Services (2134SP) via LabCorp (825767): R-NX
  
We
  
7 days
  

Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS)

Clinical and Interpretive info

  

Normal plasma formic acid range is 1 - 9 µg/mL (in pregnant women, 0.5 - 44 µg/mL)

Billing

  
83921
  
Result 2292-1

Tracking

  
05/29/2019
  
01/08/2021
  
08/18/2022