ACETONE, serum (087-0457)

ACETONE

Gas Chromatoghraphy

Special Chemistry

Routine: 24 hours.  Weekday requests after 1700 as well as weekend requests require approval of the director or pathology resident on call.

Collect: Routine venipuncture. Cleaning of puncture site should be performed with a non-alcoholic solution. Arterial, venous, or capillary whole blood properly collected in a closed system is the preferred specimen.

Storage/Transport: Centrifuge the specimen and deliver to Sample Management, Room 5.136 McCullough.

Stability: The sample is stable at room temperature (25°C) for 48 hours; refrigerated (5°C) for about two weeks. When removed from the cellular material, the serum/plasma is stable for about four weeks when stored frozen (-15°C). Tube should be completely filled and must be tightly stoppered.

Causes for Rejection: Improper specimen handling, improperly labeled specimen, and QNS specimen

If applicable, state clinical information that is required to be provided with specimen.

By report (Reports may vary based on instrumentation, patient age and gender)

84600

When ordering tests for which Medicare or Medicaid reimbursement will be sought, physicians should only order tests that are medically necessary for the diagnosis or treatment of the patient.  Components of the organ or disease panels may be ordered individually.  The diagnostic information must substantiate all tests ordered and must be in the form of an ICD-9 code or its verbal equivalent.

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