Pathology

Test & Collection Guide

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Prothrombin Fragment 1 & 2

Laboratory:

Referred Test

Specimen types:

Blood

Container types:

Sodium Citrate

Collection Instructions:

Do not use 1 ml citrate tubes.

Frequency:

Monthly

Result Turnaround Time:

8 weeks

Reference Interval:

70-230 pmol/L

Laboratory Use Only

Storage Instructions:

Specimens for Prothrombin fragments 1 & 2 assays kept at room temperature, should be centrifuged and tested within 4 hours of time of collection.

If testing is not complete within 4 hours, plasma should be removed from the cells (2 X 1 mL Eppendorf tubes) and frozen at -20 C for up to 2 weeks or -70 C for up to 6 months.

A frost-free freezer should not be used.

External Laboratory:

Monash Pathology

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