Chemistry Department

ALT (SGPT)

Specimen

• plasma or serum

Container

• Plasma separator tube or serum separator tube

Collection Instructions

• Allow serum tube to clot completely at room temperature. Separate serum or plasma from cells within 2 hours of collection. Transfer 1 mL serum or plasma to an ARUP standard transport tube. (Min: 0.2 mL)

Storage Instructions

• Refrigerate

Aliases

• ALT

• GPT

• Transaminase, SGPT

• Serum glutamic-pyruvic transaminase

• Alanine transaminase

• AST/ALT ratio

• SGPT

Amylase

Specimen

• serum or plasma

Container

• Plasma separator tube or serum separator tube

Collection Instructions

• Allow serum tube to clot completely at room temperature. Separate serum or plasma from cells within 2 hours of collection. Transfer 1 mL serum or plasma to an ARUP standard transport tube. (Min: 0.5 mL)

Storage Instructions

• Refrigerate

Aliases

• AMY

• serum amylase

ANA w/reflex

Specimen

• serum

Container

• serum separator tube (SST) or red top

Collection Instructions

• Separate serum from cells ASAP or within 2 hours of collection. Then transfer available serum to a standard transport tube

Storage Instructions

• Refrigerated/frozen

Aliases

• ANAPAT

• ANA Pattern with titer 

AST (SGOT)

Specimen

• serum or plasma

Container

• Plasma separator tube or serum separator tube

Collection Instructions

• Allow serum tube to clot completely at room temperature. Separate serum or plasma from cells within 2 hours of collection. Transfer 1 mL serum or plasma to an ARUP standard transport tube. (Min: 0.2 mL)

Storage Instructions

• Refrigerate

Aliases

• SGOT

• AST

• serum AST

• Plasma AST

• GOT

• Transaminase, SGOT

• Serum glutamic-oxaloacetic transaminase

• Aspartate transaminase

• AST/ALT ratio

Bilirubin, Total

Specimen

• serum or plasma

Container

• Plasma separator tube or serum separator tube

Collection Instructions

• Protect from light during collection, storage, and shipment. Allow serum tube to clot completely at room temperature. Separate serum or plasma from cells within 2 hours of collection. Transfer 1 mL serum or plasma to an ARUP amber transport tube. (Min: 0.2 mL)

Storage Instructions

• Refrigerate

Aliases

• bilirubin blood test

• conjugated and total bilirubin

• direct and indirect bilirubin

• Serum bilirubin

• Total bilirubin

B-Type Natriuretic Peptide (BTNP)

Specimen

• plasma

Container

• Lavender (EDTA) or pink (K2EDTA).

Collection Instructions

• Separate plasma from cells within 2 hours of collection. Transfer 2 mL plasma to an ARUP Standard Transport Tube and freeze within 4 hours of collection. (Min: 0.5 mL)

Storage Instructions

• Frozen

Aliases

• BNP

• BNP (Brain Natriuretic Peptide)

• Brain Natriuretic Peptide

• Brain Type Natriuretic Peptide

• Natriuretic Peptide

BUN

Specimen

• serum or plasma

Container

• Plasma separator tube or serum separator tube

Collection Instructions

• Allow specimen to clot completely at room temperature. Separate serum or plasma from cells ASAP or within 2 hours of collection. Transfer 1 mL serum or plasma to an ARUP Standard Transport Tube. (Min: 0.2 mL)

Storage Instructions

• Refrigerate

Aliases

• BUN

• urea nitrogen clearance

• Blood Urea Nitrogen

CEA

Specimen

• serum or plasma

Container

• Serum separator tube, plasma separator tube, green (lithium heparin), lavender (K2 or K3 EDTA), or pink (K2 EDTA)

Collection Instructions

• Allow specimen to clot completely at room temperature. Separate serum from cells ASAP or within 2 hours of collection. Transfer 1 mL serum to an ARUP Standard Transport Tube. (Min: 0.6 mL)

Storage Instructions

• Refrigerated. Also acceptable: Frozen.

Aliases

• Carcinoembryonic Antigen

• CEA

• CEA Assay

• CEA Levels

• CEA, Serum

• Embryonic Carcinoma Antigen

CK

Specimen

• serum or plasma

Container

• Plasma separator tube or serum separator tube

Collection Instructions

• Allow serum tube to clot completely at room temperature. Separate serum or plasma from cells ASAP. Transfer 1 mL serum or plasma to an ARUP Standard Transport Tube. (Min: 0.5 mL)

Storage Instructions

• Refrigerate

Aliases

• CK

• CK concentation

• CK level

• CPK

• Creatine Phosphokinase

• phospho-creatine kinase

• Total CK

Creatinine, Serum

Specimen

• serum

Container

• Plasma separator tube or serum separator tube.

Collection Instructions

• Allow serum tube to clot completely at room temperature. Separate serum or plasma from cells within 2 hours of collection. Transfer 1 mL serum or plasma to an ARUP standard transport tube. (Min: 0.2 mL)

Storage Instructions

• Refrigerate

Aliases

• Blood Creatinine

• Creat

• Serum Creatinine

CRP (Inflammatory)

Specimen

• serum or plasma

Container

• Serum separator tube. Also acceptable: Plasma separator tube, or Green (lithium heparin)

Collection Instructions

• Allow serum tube to clot completely at room temperature. Separate serum or plasma from cells within 2 hours of collection. Transfer 1 mL serum to an ARUP Standard Transport Tube. (Min: 0.3 mL)

Storage Instructions

• Refrigerated

Aliases

• C-Reactive Protein

• C-Reactive Protein, S

• CRP

• CRP, S

• CRP, Serum

• Protein, C-Reactive

Why this test?

• Preferred test to detect acute phase inflammation (eg, autoimmune diseases, connective tissue disease, rheumatoid arthritis, infection, or sepsis)

CRP, high sensitivity (Cardiac)

Specimen

• serum or plasma

Container

• Serum separator tube. Also acceptable: Plasma separator tube, pink (K₂EDTA), or green (lithium heparin).

Collection Instructions

• Allow specimen to clot completely at room temperature. Separate serum or plasma from cells ASAP or within 2 hours of collection. Transfer 1 mL serum or plasma to an ARUP Standard Transport Tube. (Min: 0.3 mL)

Storage Instructions

• Refrigerate

Aliases

• HSCRP

• High-sensitivity CRP

• C-Reactive Protein, Sensitive

• Cardio C-Reactive Protein

• CRP Cardiac

• CRP, High Sensitivity

• High Sensitivity, CRP

• Ultra-sensitive CRP

• CRP High Sensitivity

• C Reactive Protein, Cardiac

• C Reactive Protein, High Sensitivity

• C-Reactive Prot, High Sens, Serum

• C-Reactive Protein, Cardio

Ferritin

Specimen

• serum or plasma

Container

• Serum separator tube. Also acceptable: Plasma separator tube, lavender (K₂EDTA or K₃EDTA), pink (K₂EDTA), or green (lithium heparin)

Collection Instructions

• Allow specimen to clot completely at room temperature. Separate serum or plasma from cells ASAP or within 2 hours of collection. Transfer 1 mL serum or plasma to an ARUP Standard Transport Tube. (Min: 0.5 mL)

Storage Instructions

• Frozen

Aliases

• Ferritin, Serum

• Serum Ferritin

Why this test?

• Aid in the diagnosis of iron deficiency anemia and iron overload. Monitor iron status.

Folate

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GGT

Specimen

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Glucose, FASTING

Specimen

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Hgb A1C

Specimen

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Insulin Random

Specimen

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Insulin Fasting

Specimen

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Iron & TIBC

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LDH

Specimen

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LDL, Direct

Specimen

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Lipase

Specimen

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Magnesium

Specimen

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Potassium

Specimen

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Pregnancy, Quantitative hCG (serum)

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Pregnancy, Qualitative BhCG (serum)

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PSA Free and Total

Specimen

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PSA Annual Screen (Z12.5)

Specimen

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PSA, Total

Specimen

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PSA, Free

Specimen

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Uric Acid

Specimen

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Vitamin B12

Specimen

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Vitamin D, 25-OH

Specimen

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