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

Serotonin Release Assay
Order Code: SRA
Order Form: A-1a Miscellaneous Request or IPR Req 		  Commercial "Mail-out" Laboratory
6240 RCP
356-3527 
Specimen
 
Serum
Collection Medium:
Red top tube 


Minimum:


Preferred minimum:  5 mL serum
Absolute minimum:  4 mL serum


Delivery Instructions:


Submit specimen to laboratory as soon as possible after collection.


Analytic Time:


1 week


Reference Range:


By report


Comments:


Choose one of the following to be tested:
 1) Heparin dependent platelet antibody to Lovenox, Enoxaparin
 2) Heparin dependent platelet antibody to Porcine (unfractionated
    heparin)

Patient should be off heparin for at least 24 hours.


Methodology:


Serotonin Release Assay


CPT Code:


86022(x2)




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Updated: 05/24/2007

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