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EPIC CODE: LAB134 Triglyceride

ADDITIONAL TEST CODE

Sunquest: TRIG

REGIONAL HOSPITAL PERFORMING

UPH Methodist Hospital
UPH Pekin Hospital
UPH Proctor Hospital

PREP PRIOR TO COLLECTION

According to the American Association for Clinical Chemistry, caffeine should not be consumed prior to laboratory work, as it may affect results of certain analytes. General Requirements for Fasting include the followiing: Blood should be drawn as close as possible to the times of 7am and 9am Fasting should last 12 hours with only water during this time. Medication as allowed by the ordering physician Avoid alcohol for 24 hours prior to lab work Patients should avoid nicotine products the morning of fasting blood work.

Collect

Fasting specimen preferred (8 – 12 hours)

One Gold, Red or Green top tube

Storage/Transport Temperature

Centrifuged gold or 1mL serum or plasma at 2-8oC. (Min: 0.5 mL)

Separate serum or plasma from cells ASAP or within 2 hours of collection.

Stability (from collection to initiation)

After separation from cells:

Refrigerated: 7 days; Frozen (-20o C) Stability: 3 months

Remarks

Venipuncture should occur prior to N-acetyl cysteine or metamizole (Sulpyrine) administration due to the potential for falsely depressed results.

In the presence of etamsylate at 2 mg/dL, falsely depressed resutls .10% for triglycerides may be observed.
 

Days Performed

Sunday – Saturday

Methodology

Enzymatic

Reference Interval

Normal Fasting: 20 – 150 mg/dL

Borderline High Fasting 150 – 199 mg/dL

High Fasting 200 – 499 mg/dL

Very high: ≥ 500 mg/dL

CPT Codes

84478