RISTOCETIN COFACTOR
Marquette General Health System

General Info

Alpha Code

  VW

MGH LIS Test No

  329

Schedule

  Daily

Testing Time

  1 day

Testing Lab

  Marquette General Hospital

QORR Test Code

  VW

Specimen Info

Type

  1 Light-Blue Top (Citrate)  

Volume

  2.0 ml plasma

Temperature

  frozen on dry ice

Preservative

   

Collection Info

  Spin specimen with a Sure-Sep II or spindown, remove plasma, and spin plasma 
again.  Place plasma in plastic vial and freeze immediately.
      A.  Sure-Sep II or double centrifuging specimens are critical for accurate 
results as platelet 
           contamination may cause spurious results.  
 
Specimen Acceptability

Methods
Platelet aggregation measured turbidimetricly to aid in the diagnosis of Von willebrand disease.

Clinical Utilities
Quantification of Ristocetin cofactor activity in plasma.

CPT Codes
85245

Reference Range
50 - 200%

Pre-Term.......78 - 210%

Component Information

Collection Notes

Additional Comments

 

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