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


von Willebrand Multimeric
Order Code: VWMUL
Order Form: A-1a Miscellaneous Request or IPR Req
  Commercial "Mail-out" Laboratory
6240 RCP
356-3527
Specimen
Plasma
Collection Medium:
Light Blue top tube (Na Citrate)
Minimum:
Full draw required for Na Citrate tubes
Delivery Instructions:
Deliver to laboratory immediately after collection.
Analytic Time:
1 week
Reference Range:
An interpretive report is provided.
Comments:
Scheduled through Hematology Consult Service.  Test will be processed 
in Hemostasis/Thrombosis (Core Laboratory). Once sample is processed 
the testing will be sent to a reference laboratory for analysis.

Separate samples must be submitted when multiple tests are ordered.
Methodology:
Agarose gel electrophoresis/infrared dye-labeled antibody
detection
CPT Code:
85247
 
See also:
Von Willebrand Antigen Assay, Plasma
Von Willebrand Factor Assay (FVIIIR:RCF), Plasma
 
See Additional Information:
Specimens Requiring Immediate Delivery

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Updated: 05/31/2007

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