PLASMIN F PLASMIN F

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Allscripts (AEHR) Order Name	Plasminogen Activity (plasmin F)
Sunrise Clinical Manager (SCM) Order Name	Not Orderable
EPIC Order Name	Plasminogen Activity
Clinical Info	Monitor thrombolytic therapy; evaluate ligneous tissue depositions such as conjunctivitis
Specimen Type	Blood
Specimen Volume	2 ml plasma ( 1 mL min)
Container	Blue Top
Collection Instructions	Container/Tube: Light-blue top (3.2% sodium citrate) tube Specimen: 2 ml plasma ( 1 mL min) Transport Temperature: Frozen Please send separate tube for each test requested-cannot share frozen samples Patient Preparation Ideally, the patient should not be on anticoagulant therapy. Avoid warfarin (Coumadin®) therapy for two weeks prior to the test and heparin, direct Xa, and thrombin inhibitor therapies for about three days prior to testing. Do not draw from an arm with a heparin lock or heparinized catheter.
Transport Instructions	Frozen Please send separate tube for each test requested-cannot share frozen samples
Specimen Stability
Methodology	Colorimetric
Days Performed	Monday through Sunday Turn around Time 7-10 Days
Performing Laboratories	LabCorp Burlington
CPT	85420
PDM	5500608
Result Interpretation Adult: 70 % - 150% In newborns, ranges are about 50% of adult levels and even lower concentrations occur in premature infants. Levels can become markedly increased during the second and third trimesters of pregnancy.
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