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Test Code LAB314 Fibrinogen

Important Note

Blue tubes that are not filled to the required line will not be processed, due to result integrity being affected.  

Useful For

  • Detecting increased or decreased fibrinogen (factor I) concentration of acquired or congenital origin
  • Monitoring a decrease of fibrinogen levels as observed in DIC, fibrinolysis
  • Monitoring an increase of fibrinogen levels as observed in cases of diabetes, inflammatory syndromes, obesity
  • Evaluating patients with possible consumptive coagulopathies, major hemorrhage, major surgery, and liver disease
  • Monitoring patients receiving fibrinolytic therapy

Methodology

Chronometry/Clauss

Performing Laboratory

Bozeman Health Laboratory Services

Specimen Requirements

Specimen must arrive within 4 hours of draw.
 

Specimen Type: Whole blood
Container/Tube: Blue top (3.2% sodium citrate)

Specimen Volume: Full tube

Collection Instructions: Click here to link to a You Tube video tutorial

1. Immediately after draw, invert tubes several times to mix blood with additive.

2. Send specimen in original tube.

3. If there is a delay in transport of >4 hours, specimen must be double-centrifuged to prepare a platelet-free plasma specimen as follows:

a. Immediately centrifuge at 3,200 rpm for 15 minutes.

b. Carefully remove plasma from cells avoiding platelet/buffy coat, and transfer plasma into a plastic tube.

c. Centrifuge plastic tube at 3,200 rpm for 15 minutes.

d. Carefully remove top portion of plasma and transfer plasma into a plastic tube leaving approximately 250 mL in bottom to discard.

e. Double-centrifuged plasma should be aliquoted (0.5 mL-1 mL each) into clearly labeled plastic tubes. (Glass vial is not acceptable.)

Note: Number of tests ordered will determine number of aliquots needed, generally 1 aliquot per test.

f. Specimens should be frozen at <-40° C, if possible, and sent together in same container with at least 5 lbs of dry ice. Specimens must arrive in a frozen state.

Additional Information: Double-centrifuged specimen is critical for accurate results as platelet contamination may cause spurious results.

Specimen Transport Temperature

Ambient (whole blood) <4 hours/Frozen (plasma) >4 hours

Specimen Stability

Specmen Type Temperature Time
Whole Blood (unspun) Ambient 4 hours
Plasma Na Citrate (spun) Ambient 8 hours
Plasma Na Citrate (double-spun) Frozen 14 days

Reference Values

200-450 mg/dL

 

Critical value (automatic call-back): <80 mg/dL

Day(s) Test Set Up

Monday through Sunday

Test Classification and CPT Coding

85384