Test Code LAB2307 Beryllium Lymphocyte Proliferation Test (BeLPT)
Additional Codes
NATIONAL JEWISH TEST CODE : BELPT
Collection:
COLLECTOR INFORMATION:
Preferred container(s): GREEN (NA HEP) 10mL tubes ( 3 tubes )
Collection Volume: 40.0 mL (30.0 mL minimum)
Special instructions: Draw 30-40 ml of blood into sterile, green-top heparinized vacutainers. Tubes containing gel are not acceptable.
DO NOT SPIN! DO NOT SHARE! DO NOT ALIQUOT!
Storage Instructions:
On-campus collections: Tube to 99 or deliver to University Extension Hospital Room EH318
Send in original tube, Ambient.
Off-campus collections:
DO NOT SPIN! DO NOT SHARE! DO NOT ALIQUOT!
Specimen to be stored/transported at Ambient temp.
The blood must be shipped via priority overnight courier (i.e. Fed-Ex, UPS, Airborne Express) to reach National Jewish the morning after it is drawn.