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5200 Harry Hines Blvd.
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Dallas
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TX
75235
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General Information
Alias: Platelet Hyperactive Aggregation, Blood
Performed: Mon-Fri, 7am-3:30pm
Turn Around Time: Same Day
CPT Codes: 85576. Additional charges of 85576 as testing indicates.
Performed By: Hematology
Notes: TEST MUST BE SCHEDULED BEFORE DRAW. Call Special Coagulation Laboratory at 469-419-4040 between 7:00 am and 3:30 pm, M-F for scheduling. Specimen CANNOT be sent through tube system; MUST be walked to the Logistics Laboratory, 3rd Floor. Specimen must be collected by nurse unless patient is drawn in outpatient lab.
Clinical Utility: Many drugs inhibit platelet function. Unless the aim is to demonstrate drug-induced inhibition, patients should be free of drugs known to affect platelets for two weeks prior to testing.
Unacceptable Conditions: Clotted specimens. Unable to complete platelet aggregation within 3 hours from collection. Platelet Count < 125,000.
Components
| Name |
Method |
Sex |
Age Range |
Ref. Range Low |
Ref. Range High |
Units |
| 0.500mM Arachid |
Whole Blood Impedance Aggregation |
|
|
11 |
23 |
ohms |
| 0.250mM Arachid |
Whole Blood Impedance Aggregation |
|
|
12 |
23 |
ohms |
| 0.125mM Arachid |
Whole Blood Impedance Aggregation |
|
|
15 |
24 |
ohms |
| 0.0625mM Arachid |
Whole Blood Impedance Aggregation |
|
|
8 |
22 |
ohms |
| 5.00mcg/mL Collagen |
Whole Blood Impedance Aggregation |
|
|
16 |
30 |
ohms |
| 1.00mcg/mL Collagen |
Whole Blood Impedance Aggregation |
|
|
11 |
24 |
ohms |
| 0.50mcg/mL Collagen |
Whole Blood Impedance Aggregation |
|
|
9 |
23 |
ohms |
| 0.25mcg/mL Collagen |
Whole Blood Impedance Aggregation |
|
|
6 |
17 |
ohms |
| 10.0 uM ADP |
Whole Blood Impedance Aggregation |
|
|
11 |
24 |
ohms |
| 5.0 uM ADP |
Whole Blood Impedance Aggregation |
|
|
10 |
21 |
ohms |
| 2.5 uM ADP |
Whole Blood Impedance Aggregation |
|
|
7 |
17 |
ohms |
| 1.25 uM ADP |
Whole Blood Impedance Aggregation |
|
|
4 |
13 |
ohms |
Specimen Requirements
| Type |
Container |
Volume |
Units |
Collection / Delivery |
Storage / Transport |
Off Campus |
| Blood |
Blue 3.2% Na Citrate, 3mL |
Draw to fill line |
|
Specimen must be immediately walked to the Logistics Laboratory, 3rd Floor, after draw. |
Room Temperature |
Deliver to Logistics Hematology Lab via STAT courier |