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Test Code NTBNP NT-pro BNP,  Serum/Plasma   Newark

Specimen Volume

1.0 mL

Preferred Specimen

Serum Separator Tube (Gold)

Lithium-heparin (GGT) tube also acceptable

Specimen Handling Instructions

Samples are stable for:        

3 days at 20-25° C

6 days at 2-8° C

Transport

Routine courier pick-up

Department

Chemistry

Methodology

Electrochemiluminescence immunoassay (ECLIA)

Stat Turn-around Time

1 Hour

Routine Turn-around Time

1 Day

Reference Ranges

Reference Range:  <125 pg/mL for patients <75 years of age and <450 pg/mL for those ≥75 years of age.