Sample Collection and Delivery – Vitamin D Only
Action
For
p atient
s amples,
collect
2 -‐4
m L
o f
b lood
i n
a
5
m L
t ube.
Spin
t ube
i n
a
h igh
s peed
microcentrifuge.
Closely
f ollow
F astSteps
2
through
5
f rom
y our
FastSteps
f or
V itamin
D
Guide.
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Instrument
Information
Refer
t o
s pecific
d irection
insert
f or
s ample
c ollection
and
h andling.
If
u sing
a
h igh
s peed
microcentrifuge
s uch
a s
a
®
StatSpin
For
p lasma,
c entrifuge
a t
setting
1 20
( takes
2
minutes).
B e
s ure
n ot
t o
remix
t he
s ample
w hile
removing
t he
t ube
f rom
the
c entrifuge.
For
s erum,
a fter
c omplete
clot
f ormation
h as
occurred,
c entrifuge
a t
setting
1 20.
Refer
t o
t he
F astPack
Kit
D irection
I nsert
f or
additional
i nformation
about
s ample
p rocessing
and
s torage.
Use
o nly
Q ualigen
recommended
p ipette
t ips.
The
t ips
a re
a vailable
through
y our
l ocal
distributor
o r
Q ualigen.
B e
sure
t hat
t he
p ipette
operates
s moothly
a nd
does
n ot
s tick.
I t
i s
v ery
important
t hat
t he
t ip
i s
properly
s eated
o n
t he
pipette.
I f
i t
i s
n ot,
t here
i s
a
h igh
l ikelihood
o f
s hort
sampling
w hich
w ill
directly
a ffect
p atient
results.
:
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Illustration