Folic Acid

Alphabetical Test listing

Folic Acid-103

  
Folic Acid
  
103
  
82746.0
  
FOL
  
Folate
  

Fasting prior to specimen collection is preferred as recent food intake may appreciably increase the folate concentration, however, non-fasting specimens will be accepted.

Fasting for a blood test

  
Serum
  
  
1.0 mL
  
0.5 mL
  

Immediately following collection, thoroughly mix sample by gently inverting 5 times

  
  1. Allow sample to clot for a minimum of 30 minutes
  2. Spin within one (1)hour of sample collection
  

Gold serum separator (SST) tube

  
  
  1. Allow sample to clot for a minimum of 30 minutes
  2. Spin within one (1)hour of sample collection
  3. Transfer serum to a labelled as serum 

    False bottom plasma/serum transport vial/tube (AHL), labelled as serum

  
  
Refrigerated (preferred) - 48 hours
 
Ambient - 6 hours
 
Frozen - 28 days
  
  • Improper labels (unlabeled or mislabeled)
  • Hemolysis
  • Improper anticoagulant or ratio
  • Delay in transport
  • Improper storage temperature affecting results
  • Improper container
  • Leaking container resulting in compromised specimen
  • Quantity not sufficient (QNS)
  
AHL - Chemistry: C
  
Mo - Sa
  
1 - 2 days
  

Chemiluminescent Microparticle Immunoassay (CMIA) and Chemiflex

  

4.6 – 34.8 ng/mL

  
82746
  
11/30/2001
  
09/14/2023
  
01/08/2024