LUPUS : LUPUS ANTICOAGULANT PANEL

CRITICAL FROZEN -- TIME SENSITIVE

This test may require a signed ABN (Advance Beneficiary Notice of noncoverage).

Synonym:
APTT MIXING STUDIES **** COAGULATION **** DVVT-LUPUS COMPREHENSIVE **** St. A's(LAB5030) **** LUPUS ANTICOAGULANT COMP PANEL **** LUPUS ANTICOAGULANT PANEL

Methodology:
Photo Optical

Performed:
Mon-Fri

Reported:
Varies

SPECIMEN REQUIRED:

Collect:
Light blue (3.2% sodium citrate).
Click to view Specimen Collection Procedures: Coagulation Collection

Transport:
If specimen will not be received within 30 minutes from draw time, double spin to achieve platelet poor plasma. Tansfer 1.5 mL of platelet poor plasma into each of two (2) Standard Tranport Tubes (i.e. 3 mL of plasma split into two tubes). Freeze prior to transport and ship on dry ice.

Unacceptable Conditions:
Specimens from patients on anticoagulant therapy.
Clotted whole blood specimens.  
Hemolyzed specimens. Sodium citrate tube < 90% filled.  
Non-frozen specimens if not received witin 30 minutes.

Stability:
Whole blood:
   Ambient: 30 minutes in original, unspun, capped tube
  
Platelet poor plasma:
   Frozen: 14 days

REFERENCE INTERVAL:

By report.

INTERPRETIVE DATA:

NOTE:

*PATIENTS SHOULD NOT BE ON ANTICOAGULANT (WARFARIN, HEPARIN, OR LMWH, ETC.) FOR 10 DAYS. ANTICOAGULANT MEDICATIONS MAY INTERFERE WITH SPECIALIZED COAGULATION TESTING. PLEASE NOTIFY THE LABORATORY OF ANY ANTICOAGULANT MEDICATIONS THE PATIENT IS RECEIVING IF SPECIALIZED COAGULATION TESTING IS REQUESTED. TESTING INCLUDES: APTT AND DVVT. IF NORMAL, NO FURTHER TESTING IS PERFORMED. IF DVVT TEST INDICATES A POSSIBLE LUPUS ANTICOAGULANT, DVVT CONFIRMATION IS PERFORMED. ADDITIONAL TESTING WHEN THE APTT IS PROLONGED WILL INCLUDE A PROTIME AND MIXING STUDIES. PLEASE INDICATE IF YOU DO NOT WANT REFLEX TESTING PERFORMED. ADDITIONAL CPT CODES MAY APPLY.*

CPT CODE(S):

85730 85613

Additional Information Required:

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