Test Code TROPP TROPONIN I PANEL
Specimen Type
Mint / Heparin Plasma
Gold / Serum acceptable
Specimen Collection
Collect mint or gold and fill the tube to a minimum of half full
Do not collect by fingerstick
Specimen Processing
Spin down mint or gold tube within 1 hour of collection
Specimen Volume
1 ml
0.5 ml minimum
Specimen Stability
Refrigerated-24 hours
Frozen-1 week
Special Instructions
Specimens collected by fingerstick or in microtainers will be rejected
Tubes less than half full will be rejected
Performing Laboratory
Great Plains Health