Inpatient and Outpatient Orderable

Viscosity, Serum

Synonyms

  • LAB765
  • VISCOSITY, SERUM

Cerner Name

Viscosity-Serum

Clinical Info

Evaluate hyperviscosity syndrome associated with monoclonal gammopathy states (myeloma, macroglobulinemia of Waldenström, and other dysproteinemias), including occasional cases of rheumatoid arthritis, SLE, systemic lupus erythematosus, hyperfibrinogenemia
 

Specimen Sources

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

Specimen Types

Blood

Container

Gold Top Tube

Collection Instructions

Container/Tube:  Plain, red-top tube(s) ro Gold Top Tube(s)
Specimen:  1 mL serum (0.8 mL min)
Transport Temperature:  Refrigerated
Stability: 14 Days Refrigerated
Rejection: Hemolysis; fibrin clots; quantity not sufficient for analysis
.

Specimen Volume

1 mL serum (0.8 mL min)

Transport Instructions

Refrigerated

Specimen Stability

14 Days Refrigerated
Rejection: Hemolysis; fibrin clots; quantity not sufficient for analysis
.

Methodology

Viscometry

Days Performed

Performing Laboratory

LabCorp

CPT

85810
 
LOINC Code: 3128-6
 
 

PDM

5951820

Only Orderable at Locations:

Orderable Everywhere

Results
Component Name Base Name Common Name External Name
VISCOSITY, SERUM LABVISC VISCOSITY, SERUM Viscosity, Serum

Result Interpretation

0 to 5 years: Not established
6 to 50 years: 1.4−2.0 relative to saline
 >50 years: 1.4−2.1 relative to saline
Values >2.7 may indicate paraproteinemia is present.
 
TAT: 3 -6 Days
 
This test was developed, and its performance characteristics determined, by LabCorp. It has not been cleared or approved by the Food and Drug Administration.

Forms
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