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Test Name:
Vitamin K1
- SBMF No:
44551 - Performance Lab Name:
ARUP Laboratories - Test Mnemonic:
VIT-K - ABN:
Not required - CPT Code:
84597 - LOINC Code:
9622-2 - Ref Lab Test No:
0099225 - Also Known As:
K1 Vitamin - Spec Type:
Serum - Spec Container:
Gold top (SST) or red top (serum) tube - Alt Spec Type:
Plasma - Alt Spec Container:
Lavender top (EDTA) tube - Pref Vol:
2.0 mL - Min Vol:
1.2 mL - Fasting:
Yes - Patient Prep:
Patient should fast overnight for 12 hours and should not consume alcohol for 24 hours prior to blood draw - Spec Collect:
Routine venipuncture
Protect from light - Spec Process:
Serum sample tubes, clot 30 minutes
Promptly centrifuge 15 minutes
Immediately transfer serum or plasma to light-protected (amber) plastic tube and freeze - Spec Store Transport:
Frozen
Protect from light - Spec Stability:
After separation from cells:
Room temperature (20-30°C): Unacceptable
1 month refrigerated (2-8°C)
6 months Frozen (-20°C) – Do not use frost-free units that undergo repeated freeze/thaw cycles - Spec Reject:
Any specimen other than serum or EDTA plasma
Hemolyzed sample - Spec Remarks:
Separate samples must be submitted when multiple tests are ordered
Protect from light within one hour of collection and during storage and shipment - Methodology:
Quantitative High Performance Liquid Chromatography (HPLC) - Clinical Significance:
Refer to:
- Reference Range:
0.10-2.20 ng/mL - Day Run:
Sun, Tue-Sat - Time Reported:
3-7 days - Test Type:
CHEMISTRY
