Aspirin therapy effect-8164

Test info

  
Aspirin therapy effect
  
8164
  
LAB8164
  
ASP
  
Aspirin

Specimen

  
Whole blood - Aspirin therapy collection kit
  
  

Direct Venipuncture collection:

  1. Using a 21 gauge needle or larger (butterfly is acceptable), collect tubes in the following order:
    1. One (1) clear top Vacutainer tube - partial fill 3 mL draw
    2. Three (3) Lt blue Greiner tubes; these are partial fill 2 mL draw tubes. Fill exactly to the black arrow on the tube; do not over or under fill
    3. One (1) lavender top tube
  2. Gently invert each tube 5 times

Additional tubes may be collected after these tubes have been collected

Line draw collection

  1. Discard the first 5 mL of blood from the line
  2. Ensure the catheter is free of clots
  3. Immediately transfer blood in the following order:
    1. One (1) clear top vacutainer tube - partial fill 3 mL draw
    2. Three (3) lt blue Greiner tubes; these are partial fill 2 mL draw tubes. Fill exactly to the black arrow on the tube; do not over or under fill
    3. One (1) lavender top tube
  4. Gently invert each tube 5 times

Additional tubes may be collected after these tubes have been collected.

  

Do not spin; submit all tubes unspun

 

  

Aspirin Therapy and P2Y12 collection kit

  

Ambient - 4 hours
Send by STAT courier 

 

Hospital Draw - hand deliver to Lab; do not send thru Pneumatic Tube System (PTS).

 

  
  • Improper label (unlabeled or mislabeled)
  • Improper anticoagulant
  • Improperly filled tube
  • Hemolysis
  • Clotted specimen
  • Delay in transport
  • Improper storage/transport temperature

Performance

  
AHL - Coagulation/Special Coagulation: V
Available at the Central Laboratory only
  
Daily
  
Same day
  

Whole blood aggregation

Clinical and Interpretive info

  

<550 ARU (Aspirin reaction units)

Billing

  
85576

Tracking

  
10/24/2008
  
01/13/2021
  
01/12/2024