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General Information

Specimen Collection Guide

Order of Specimen Collection

Stat Testing

RRH Labs Critical Value List

Anatomic Pathology:

Aspiration Biopsy

Cytopathology

Surgical Pathology

Clinical Pathology:

Clifton Springs Hospital

Elmgrove Laboratory

Newark-Wayne Hospital

RGH Laboratory

RGH Lab at Linden Oaks

UMMC Hospital

Unity Hospital

RRH Lab Directors Approval

 

Mayo Clinic Laboratories

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.