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Test Code FIBR Fibrinogen

Performing Laboratory

Hunterdon Medical Center Laboratory

Useful For

Fibrinogen, an acute phase-reactive protein, is converted to fibrin by the action of thrombin. It may be elevated in infection, pregnancy, thrombolytic therapy and Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation (DIC).

Special Instructions

Note: Specimen must be filled to ETCHED line located on the Blue top tube in order to acheive a ratio of 9 parts blood to 1 part anticoagulant.

Specimen Required

Container/Tube: Blue Top (Na Citrate)

Specimen Volume: Must be filled to Etched line located on tube

Specimen Type

Citrated Plasma

Specimen Transport Temperature

Ambient temperature

Specimen Stability

Ambient temperature. Deliver ≤4 hours.

Reject Specimen Due To

1. Hemolysis

2. Clotted

3. Tube not properly filled, underfilled or overfilled.

Day(s) Test Set up

Monday through Sunday

Available STAT

Reference Values

Normal range: 200 - 393 mg/dL

Methodology

Turbidimetric

CPT Code

85384

Loinc Code

3255-7