Vasoactive Intestinal Polypeptide (VIP), Plasma

Synonyms

• LAB1107
• VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL PEPTIDE (VIP)

Cerner Name

Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide

Clinical Info

This test is used to measure the level of vasoactive intestinal polypeptide (VIP) in plasma.

Specimen Sources

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

Specimen Types

Blood

Container

Lavender Top Tube

Collection Instructions

Container/Tube: Lavender EDTA tube
Specimen: 2 mL EDTA Plasma using Trasylol Kit ( 0.4 mL min)
Collection:
Using a chilled 6-mL lavender-top (EDTA) tube
taken from the kit, collect a whole blood specimen. Mix the specimen several
times by inverting the EDTA collection tube. After removing the cap from the
EDTA draw tube, take one of the sterile, Beral pipettes (from under the gray
foam), and add 0.25 mL Trasylol® to the EDTA tube. Recap the EDTA tube and
invert several times to mix well. Centrifuge the EDTA tube to separate the
plasma from the cells, and immediately transfer the plasma into one of the
brown screw-cap transfer tubes provided in the kit. There should be a
"Trasylol® Added" label affixed to the brown transfer tubes. Cap and
freeze the labeled transfer tube containing the EDTA plasma with Trasylol® added.
Send to the Laboratory Frozen

Specimen Volume

2 mL EDTA Plasma in Trasylol(R) kit) ( 0.4 mL min)

Transport Instructions

Frozen

Specimen Stability

4 hours Room Temperature
6 Months Frozen

Methodology

DiaSource radioimmunoassay

Days Performed

TAT: 5-10 Days

Performing Laboratory

LabCorp

CPT

84586

PDM

5901330

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Results

Result Interpretation

Forms

• Vasoactive Intestinal Polypeptide Test Update 6-28-2024