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

Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide (VIP)
Order Code: VIP
Order Form: A-1a Miscellaneous Request or IPR Req 		  Commercial "Mail-out" Laboratory
6240 RCP
356-3527 
Specimen
 
Plasma
Collection Medium:
Pink top tube (EDTA sprayed) 


Minimum:


Adult minimum: 3 mL plasma
Pediatric minimum: 1.1 mL plasma


Delivery Instructions:


Mix well and place on wet ice.  Keep on ice and deliver to
laboratory immediately.


Analytic Time:


1 week


Reference Range:


< 50 pg/ml


Comments:


Mix two 5 mls (or one 10 ml) EDTA specimens well.


Methodology:


Extraction, Radioimmunoassay


CPT Code:


84586


 


See Additional Information:
Specimens Requiring Immediate Delivery




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Updated: 05/31/2007

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