Laboratory Services
Fibrinogen
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Test Description |
Fibrinogen
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Synonym(s) |
Ancrod Fibrinogen, Kinetic Fibrinogen, UOW1685 |
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Test ID |
FIBCL
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General Information |
Clinical assay interference and limitations: When the fibrinogen assay is to be performed on samples collected from patients receiving thrombolytic therapy and without addition of an anticoagulant mixture containing a plasmin inhibitor in the collection tube, fibrinogen results may be underestimated. Fibrinogen assay is insensitive to fibrin degradation products (up to 130 ug/mL), hirudin (up to 3 ug/mL) and heparins (UFH and LMWH) (up to 2 IU/mL). |
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Container Type |
3 or 5 mL Blue Top (Citrate) Tube |
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Specimen Type |
Blood |
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Specimen Requirements |
Entire specimen |
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Specimen Collection / Processing Instructions |
Laboratory MUST process specimen within 6 hours of blood collection Centrifuge for 10 minutes, remove plasma & re-spin plasma for another 10 minutes. Decant & Freeze plasma (minimum 1.0 mL) @ -20°C to -80°C. Send Frozen on dry ice. |
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Department (code) |
Coagulation (COAG) |
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Methodology |
Stago STA clotting assay (Clauss fibrinogen) |
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Testing Schedule |
Daily |
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CPT Code(s) |
85384 |
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Reference Range |
150-450 mg/dL |
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STAT Orderable (Y/N) |
Yes |
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Performing Lab |
UW |
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LOINC Code(s) |
3255-7 |