The University of Iowa (UIHC)
Department of Pathology
LABORATORY SERVICES HANDBOOK

Reticulated Platelet Count
Order Code: RETPLT
Order Form: A-1a Miscellaneous Request or IPR Req 		  Commercial "Mail-out" Laboratory
6240 RCP
356-3527 
Specimen
 
Whole Blood
Collection Medium:
Yellow top tube (ACD solution A) 


Alternate
Collection Media:


Lavender top tube (EDTA)


Minimum:


10 ml yellow top tube


Analytic Time:


2 weeks


Reference Range:


1.0 - 4.5 %


Comments:


Sample is only stable 24 hours.  Collect Monday - Thursday only.


Methodology:


Flow Cytometry


CPT Code:


88184




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Updated: 05/24/2007

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