VASOACTIVE INTESTINAL POLYPEPTIDE (VIP), PLASMA
Marquette General Health System

General Info

Alpha Code

  VIP

MGH LIS Test No

  617

Schedule

  Monday, Wednesday

Testing Time

  3 days

Testing Lab

  Mayo Labs

QORR Test Code

  VIP

Specimen Info

Type

     

Volume

   

Temperature

  Frozen

Preservative

   

Collection Info

  Draw blood in lavender-top (EDTA) tube(s) from a fasting patient.
Spin down, keep specimen cold, and send 3.0 ml of EDTA plasma frozen
in plastic vial on dry ice.      
 
Specimen Acceptability

Methods
Radioimmunoassay (RIA)

Clinical Utilities

CPT Codes
84586

Reference Range
<75 pg/mL      

Component Information

Collection Notes

Additional Comments

 

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