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Complement - Total (CH50), Serum
Test Name Complement - Total (CH50), Serum
Specimen Type / Requirements Container Type = 1 Red Top or Gold Top Minimum Testing Volume = 2mL serum Tubes must fill to at least ½ or greater of its vacuum capacity
Specimen Handling Collection Instructions: Collect sample in red or gold top tube. Write your initials, date and time of collection on the collection label. Laboratory Staff Instructions: Allow filled tube to clot at room temperature for 30-60 minutes. Centrifuge at room Temperature. Aliquot into storage tube and freeze as soon as possible. Store and send frozen. Rejection Criteria: Unlabeled or samples of none sufficient quantity. Plasma, lipemic and grossly hemolyzed specimens are not suitable for analysis. Avoid freeze/thaw cycles. Stability: Stable at least 30 days when stored at -80°C. Thaw samples only once. Transportation: Send sample to core lab as soon as possible. If is takes longer than 1hr to get the lab,then send in thermos to maintain 22°C-37°C temperature.
Required Documentation
Turnaround Time (TAT) 5 days	Test Utilization
Reference Value 42 - 95 Units/mL
Test Code CH50	Methodology Spectrophotometry
Testing Location Referred Out – ON, Canada (ROICL02)	Other Information Last Updated: March 03, 2020

Complement - Total (CH50), Serum

Test Name

Complement - Total (CH50), Serum

Specimen Type / Requirements

Container Type = 1 Red Top or Gold Top

Minimum Testing Volume = 2mL serum

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

Specimen Handling

Collection Instructions: Collect sample in red or gold top tube. Write your initials, date and time of collection on the collection label.

Laboratory Staff Instructions: Allow filled tube to clot at room temperature for 30-60 minutes. Centrifuge at room Temperature. Aliquot into storage tube and freeze as soon as possible. Store and send frozen.

Rejection Criteria: Unlabeled or samples of none sufficient quantity. Plasma, lipemic and grossly hemolyzed specimens are not suitable for analysis. Avoid freeze/thaw cycles.

Stability: Stable at least 30 days when stored at -80°C. Thaw samples only once.

Transportation: Send sample to core lab as soon as possible. If is takes longer than 1hr to get the lab,then send in thermos to maintain 22°C-37°C temperature.

Required Documentation

Turnaround Time (TAT)

5 days

Test Utilization

Reference Value

42 - 95 Units/mL

Test Code

CH50

Methodology

Spectrophotometry

Testing Location

Referred Out – ON, Canada (ROICL02)

Other Information

Last Updated: March 03, 2020