| Test Name: |
VITAMIN B5 |
| Test Code: |
2193853 |
| Alias: |
LAB11625
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| CPT Code(s): |
84591
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| Preferred Specimen: |
1 mL serum collected in a red-top tube (no gel) - protected from light |
| Container: |
Red plain (no gel) |
| Alternate Container: |
EDTA (lavender-top) tube protected from light or sodium heparin (green-top) tube protected from light |
| Minimum Volume: |
0.5 mL |
| Collection Instructions: |
Allow red top tube specimen to completely clot. Centrifuge for 15 minutes. Transfer the serum (or plasma if collecting in acceptable alternate collection container) into a properly labeled amber transport tube. If an amber aliquot tube is unavailable, completely cover the transfer tube in tinfoil to protect the specimen from light.
Freeze immediately.
*Specimen must be light protected* |
| Transport Temperature: |
Frozen |
| Stability: |
Room temperature: Unacceptable
Refrigerated: Unacceptable
Frozen: 30 days |
| Rejection Criteria: |
Received room temperature; Serum Separator Tube (SST); Specimen not protected from light |
| Schedule: |
Set up: Mon, Wed, Fri; Report available: 4-7 days |
| Method: |
Chromatography / Mass Spectrometry |
| Performing Lab: |
Quest Diagnostics - Valencia #91030 > Quest Chantilly |
| Clinical Significance: |
Vitamin B5 (Pantothenic Acid) is a component of coenzyme a and phosphopantetheine both of which are involved in fatty acid metabolism. It is essential to almost all forms of life and is widely distributed in food. |
| Use: |
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| Reference Ranges: |
<275 ng/mL |
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