Fatty Acid Balance (835040) (835040)

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Category:

Turnaround Time: 6 Business Days
Test Type: 1 mL Serum OR Plasma
Stability Time:

STABLE ROOM TEMP   Not Acceptable

STABLE REFRIGERATED   7 Days

STABLE FROZEN   7 Days

Overview:

Collection Details:

Patient Preparation:

8 hour fast prior to collection. Patient may drink water, black coffee or tea (no dairy or sugar). Fasting includes refraining from supplements, such as fish oil. Non-fasting samples will be rejected.

Collection Instructions:

Draw, invert 8 times, and centrifuge for 10-15 minutes at 1100-1300 RCF. Pour off the serum into a Serum Transfer Tube or pipette off the plasma into an empty aliquot tube and label as 'plasma'. Refrigerate sample.