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Calcitonin
| Item | Value | ||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Approval req'd? | No | ||||||||||
| Available Stat? | No | ||||||||||
| Test code | CATN | ||||||||||
| Test group | Calcitonin | ||||||||||
| Performed by | Quest | ||||||||||
| Sendout? | Yes | ||||||||||
| Method | Chemiluminescent Immunoassay | ||||||||||
| Patient Preparation | An 8 hour fast before specimen collection is preferred | ||||||||||
| Container type | Red top or Gold Top | ||||||||||
| Amount to Collect | 2 mL blood | ||||||||||
| Sample type | Serum | ||||||||||
| Preferred volume | 1 mL serum | ||||||||||
| Min. Volume | 0.5 mL serum | ||||||||||
| Processing notes | Freeze separated serum at -20C. Order Quest # 30742X | ||||||||||
| Ref Lab Rejection Criteria | Room temperature sample | ||||||||||
| Units | pg/mL | ||||||||||
| Normal range |
Pediatrics (Males and Females):
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| Synonyms | CT; thyrocalcitonin | ||||||||||
| Stability | Room temperature unacceptable, refrigerated 1 day, frozen at -20C 28 days. | ||||||||||
| Turn around times | Test set up Tuesday-Saturday. Turnaround time: 5-8 days | ||||||||||
| Additional information | Infant/toddler ranges obtained with the Nichols Institute Diagnostics calcitonin-IMCA (Clinical Chemistry 2004;50:1828-9) | ||||||||||
| LOINC code | 1992-7 | ||||||||||
| Last Updated | 10/2/2010 11:51:30 AM | ||||||||||
| Entry Number | 159 |
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