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Keep specimen on ice, transport to testing lab within four (4) hours.
Preferred tube - fluoride/oxalate (grey topped vacuum tube)
NB: specimens collected in this tube are unsuitable for most other tests.
Acceptable tubes - Blood in a blood gas syringe, packed in ice and delivered within five minutes of collection.
Serum is NOT an acceptable sample.
Confirm presence of acidaemia before ordering lactate.
Specimens must be collected without venous stasis.
Delayed analysis will cause falsely elevated levels.
0.5 - 2.2 mmol/L
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