Inpatient and Outpatient Orderable

Porphyrins, Fractionated, Plasma Build info

Synonyms

  • PORPHYRINS FRACTIONATED PLASMA
  • PORPPLASMA
  • UROPORPHYRIN
  • COPROPORPHYRIN
  • LAB10595

Procedure Name

PORPHYRINS FRACTIONATED PLASMA

Procedure Master Number

LAB10595

Procedure ID

111694

Clinical Info

Porphyria is a group of distinct disorders characterized by the abnormal accumulation of porphyrins or porphyrin precursors. Porphyrin fractionation of plasma is useful in diagnosing certain types of porphyrias and excluding porphyrias in patients with chronic renal failure suspected of having a porphyria.

Specimen Sources

 Blood, Arterial Blood, Capillary Blood, Central Line Blood, Venous

Specimen Types

 Blood

Container

Green Top Tube

Collection Instructions

Container/Tube: Green Sodium Heparin tube ( Lavender is also accepted)
Specimen: 2 mL plasma ( 0.4 mL min) Protected from light
Transport Temperature: Frozen
Stability: 8 Hours Room Temperature
8 Hours Refrigerated
90 Days Frozen


Note: Protect specimen from light.

Specimen Volume

2 mL plasma ( 0.4 mL min) Protected from light

Transport Instructions

Frozen

Specimen Stability

8 Hours Room Temperature
8 Hours Refrigerated
90 Days Frozen


Note: Protect specimen from light.

Methodology

High-Pressure Liquid Chromatography (HPLC)

Days Performed

Tuesday and Thursday
TAT 6 - 7 days

Performing Laboratory

Quest Diagnostics' Nichols Institute, Inc. - Chantilly

CPT

82542

PDM

 5915261

Only Orderable at Locations:

 Orderable Everywhere

Results
Component Name Base Name Common Name External Name
UROPORPHYRIN PLASMA UROPORPPLAS UROPORPHYRIN PLAS Uroporphryin
HEPTACARBOXYPORPHYRIN PLASMA HEPTCARBPLAS HEPTACARB PLAS Heptacarboxyporphryin
HEXACARBOXYPORPHYRIN PLASMA HEXCARBPLAS HEXACARB PLAS Hexacarboxyporphryin
PENTACARBOXYPORHPYRIN PLASMA PENTCARBPLAS PENTACARB PLAS Pentacarboxyporhpryin
COPROPORPHYRIN PLASMA COPROPLAS COPROPORPHYRIN PLASMA Corproporphryin
PROTOPORPHYRIN PLASMA PROTOPLAS PROTOPORP PLAS Protoporphryin
TOTAL PORPHYRINS TOTLPORP TOTAL PORPHY Total Porphryins
PORPHYRINS PLASMA INTERPRETATION PORPPLASINT PORPHY PLAS INT Porphryins Interpretation

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