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Anti-IgA / IgA
Test Name Anti-IgA / IgA
Specimen Type / Requirements Container Type = 2 Red Tops Minimum Venous Volume = 2 x 6 ml Red Top specimen Tube must fill to at least ½ or greater of its vacuum capacity
Specimen Handling Collection Instructions: Collect sample in 2 Red Top tubes. Samples should be well mixed at time of collection. Requisition must have ordering physician, phlebotomist signature, collection date and time. Specimen must be clearly labeled with patient information. Medical Director Approval required Stability: Stable at room temperature for 2 hrs. Transportation: Send to Transfusion Medicine lab at room temperature as soon as possible. Sample Rejection Criteria: Grossly hemolytic, icteric or lipemic specimens. Unlabeled and/or mislabeled specimens. Incomplete TM requisitions.
Required Documentation Ensure both requisitions are complete with ordering physician name and phlebotomist signature, date and time of draw.
Turnaround Time (TAT) 7 days.	Test Utilization Routine
Reference Value See Interpretive Report
Test Code SENDO	Methodology Hemagglutination
Testing Location Referred Out – ON, Canada (ROICL02)	Other Information Last Updated: June 06, 2019

Anti-IgA / IgA

Test Name

Anti-IgA / IgA

Specimen Type / Requirements

Container Type = 2 Red Tops

Minimum Venous Volume = 2 x 6 ml Red Top specimen

Tube must fill to at least ½ or greater of its vacuum capacity

Specimen Handling

Collection Instructions: Collect sample in 2 Red Top tubes. Samples should be well mixed at time of collection. Requisition must have ordering physician, phlebotomist signature, collection date and time. Specimen must be clearly labeled with patient information. Medical Director Approval required

Stability: Stable at room temperature for 2 hrs.

Transportation: Send to Transfusion Medicine lab at room temperature as soon as possible.

Sample Rejection Criteria: Grossly hemolytic, icteric or lipemic specimens. Unlabeled and/or mislabeled specimens. Incomplete TM requisitions.

Required Documentation

Ensure both requisitions are complete with ordering physician name and phlebotomist signature, date and time of draw.

Turnaround Time (TAT)

7 days.

Test Utilization

Routine

Reference Value

See Interpretive Report

Test Code

SENDO

Methodology

Hemagglutination

Testing Location

Referred Out – ON, Canada (ROICL02)

Other Information

Last Updated: June 06, 2019