Test Code DDQ D-Dimer, Quantitative, Plasma
Methodology
DD HS 500 assay/Latex Microparticle Agglutination using Instrumentation Laboratories
Performing Laboratory
St. Clair Hospital Laboratory
Specimen Requirements
Specimen should be centrifuged and tested within 4 hours of draw.
Draw blood in a light blue-top (sodium citrate) tube (0.3 mL of sodium citrate plasma). Test must be completed within 4 hours.
Note: If multiple tubes are being drawn, see “Order of Draw Instructions” in “Specimen Collection, Preparation, and Transport” in “General Information.”
Reference Values
<500 ng/ml F.E.U.
Day(s) Test Set Up
Monday through Sunday