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Albumin, Serum / Plasma
| Item | Value | ||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Approval req'd? | No | ||||||||
| Available Stat? | Yes | ||||||||
| Test code | ALB | ||||||||
| Test group | Albumin | ||||||||
| Performed by | Parnassus & Mt. Zion Chemistry | ||||||||
| In House Availability | Test available 24 hours per day 7 days per week | ||||||||
| Method | Spectrophotometric (bromcresol purple) | ||||||||
| Container type | Gold top or Light Green top | ||||||||
| Amount to Collect | 1 mL blood Click here for Microdetermination info | ||||||||
| Sample type | Serum, or plasma | ||||||||
| Preferred volume | 0.5 mL serum or plasma | ||||||||
| Min. Volume | 0.2 mL serum or plasma Click here for Microdetermination info | ||||||||
| Units | g/dL | ||||||||
| Normal range |
Note: 1. Normal range for infants 0-7 day old adopted from "Pediatric Reference Ranges", 6th edition, AACC Press, 2007, method 4 Bromcresol purple (BCP) 2. Normal range for children 8 days to less than 18 years old adopted from Beckman Coulter's "Pediatric Reference Range Guidelines for Synchron Systems" Bulletin 9345 3. Normal range for adults was determined by testing 271 male and female healthy blood donors at UCSF. |
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| Stability | Room temperature 8 hours, refrigerated 2 days, frozen at -20C 1 week | ||||||||
| Turn around times | STAT 1 hour, Routine 4 hours | ||||||||
| Additional information | Also part of Protein Electrophoresis. | ||||||||
| CPT coding | 82040 | ||||||||
| LOINC code | 1751-7 | ||||||||
| Last Updated | 3/12/2013 8:36:02 AM | ||||||||
| Entry Number | 16 | ||||||||
| Lab Procedure Link | Click here for Procedure |
If you have additional questions regarding this test, please call: 415-353-1667