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Test Code Billings Clinic: 8634 Prealbumin (PAB), Serum

Performing Laboratory

Billings Clinic Laboratory: Chemistry

Useful For

Assessing nutritional status, especially in monitoring the response to nutritional support in the acutely ill patient

Methodology

Immunoturbidimetric

Specimen Requirements

Serum should be physically separated from cells as soon as possible with a maximum limit of two hours from the time of collection.

 

  • Draw blood in a red-top gel tube(s).
  • Spin down
  • Send 0.5 mL of serum refrigerated.

Storage/Stability

Specimen Type Temperature Time
Serum Refrigerated (Preferred) 2 days
  Ambient 8 hours

 

Reject Due To

  • Specimens received frozen
  • Gross lipemia

Reference Values

20.0 - 40.0 mg/dL

Day(s) Test Set Up

Daily

Test Classification and CPT Coding

84134 - Prealbumin

LOINC Code Information

Reporting Name LOINC Code
Prealbumin 14338-8