Lactic Acid

Specimen Tube Type Transport

Gray Top

Container Whole Blood Required

3 ml whole blood in a Gray Top ON ICE

Summary Test Name

Lactic Acid

Specimen Preparation Outreach

Spin and separate as soon as possible. Refrigerate until courier pickup

Specimen Stability

14 days if refrigerated; 8 hours at room temperature (spun)

Minimum Volume

1.0 ml whole blood

Specimen Transport

Refrigerate

Specimen Preparation In House

Spin as soon as possible

Stat Availability

24 hours a day, seven days a week

Test Turnaround Time Routines And Stats

R 4 hours S 1 hour

Reference Value

Male/Female and all ages the same: 0.5-2.2 mmol/L

Additional Test Information

Venous specimens should be obtained without the use of a tourniquet or immediately after the tourniquet is applied. Alternatively, the tourniquet should be removed after the puncture has been performed, and the blood should be allowed to circulate for several minutes before the sample is withdrawn. Test can be added on to a spun gray top tube up to 8 hours from collection, room temp or refrigerated.