Viscosity, Serum
General Information
- Lab Name
- Viscosity, Serum
- Lab Code
- SRVIS
- Epic Name
- VISCOSITY, SERUM
- Components
Interpretation
- Method
Viscometry
- Reference Range
-
Female Male Age Range Age Range 0- 1.2-1.6 0- 1.2-1.6 Effective date: 10/09/2015
Ordering & Collection
- Specimen Type
- serum
- Collection
-
3 mL blood in RED TOP tube. If Clinician suspects patient has a cryoglobulin, contact Immunology Lab 206 598-6149 for special handling instruction.
- Quantity
-
Requested: 1 mL serum
Minimum: 0.7 mL serum
Processing
- Receiving Instructions
Refrigerate serum
Outside Laboratory: Centrifuge, remove serum, Aliquot 1 mL, (minimum 0.7 mL). Refrigerate serum. Sample stability up to 21 days for serum in refrigerator. Sample stability up to 14 days for serum at room temperature. Frozen samples are suboptimal but accepted.
- Misc Sendout
Performance
- Lab Department
- Immunology(IMM)
- Frequency
- Monday-Friday
- Available STAT?
- No
- Performing Location(s)
-
UW-MT Immunology
206-520-4600Clinical Lab, Room NW220,
University of Washington Medical Center,
1959 NE Pacific street, Seattle, WA 98195
Billing & Coding
- LOINC
- 3128-6
- Interfaced Order Code
- UOW494
- Interfaced Result Code
- UOW494