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Test Code HST High Sensitivity Troponin, Plasma   Newark

Specimen Volume

1.0 mL

Preferred Specimen

Green Gel (GGT)

Newark instrumentation requires Lithium Heparin - Green Gel (GGT)

Specimen Handling Instructions

Collect baseline specimen and send to lab.  (HSTN0)

Collect second specimen one hour from initial collection. (HST1H)

If ordered, collect third specimen 3 hours from initial collection. (HST3H)

Transport

Ambulatory orders should be collected at the Hospital Laboratory

Cutoff Time

None

Department

Chemistry

Methodology

Chemiluminescence

Stat Turn-around Time

1 Hour

Routine Turn-around Time

1 Day

Reference Ranges

Critical Result Range: 

Female – Greater than 50 pg/mL, Delta – Greater than or equal to 10 pg/mL.

Male – Greater than 75 pg/mL, Delta – Greater than or equal to 15 pg/mL.