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Turnaround: 1 day
Sample Requirements: Seven 2.7mL blue top (3.2% sodium citrate) tubes at room temperature.
Storage & Shipping: Maintain specimen as whole blood at room temperature and transport to the laboratory immediately. Must be received in the Vitalant Coagulation Laboratory within 3 hours of collection. Do not chill, platelets are activated at low temperatures. DO NOT COLLECT SAMPLE BEFORE 7:00 a.m!!! Sample must be received in laboratory by 4:00 p.m.