Test performed at:

Rheumatoid Factor
Test Name Rheumatoid Factor
Specimen Type / Requirements Container Type = 1 Gold Top (SST) Minimum Testing Volume = 2 ml serum Tube must fill to at least ½ or greater of its vacuum capacity
Specimen Handling Collection Instructions: Collect sample in gold top (SST) tube. Write your initials, date and time of collection on the collection label. Special Instructions: Specimen must be labelled properly. Sperate as soon as possible and send refrigrated Rejection Criteria: Grossly hemolyzed, lipemic, Unlabeled or Not Sufficient Quantity samples will be rejected. Stability: Stable refrigerated for 3 days 2-8°C and frozen at or below -20 °C for more than 3 days. Transportation: Send sample to core lab as soon as possible.
Required Documentation
Turnaround Time (TAT) 24hrs	Test Utilization
Reference Value Less than 20 IU/mL
Test Code RF	Methodology Immunoturbidimetric
Testing Location Referred Out – ON, Canada (ROSJ03)	Other Information Last Updated: November 06, 2019

Rheumatoid Factor

Rheumatoid Factor

Container Type = 1 Gold Top (SST)

Minimum Testing Volume = 2 ml serum

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

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

Special Instructions: Specimen must be labelled properly. Sperate as soon as possible and send refrigrated

Rejection Criteria: Grossly hemolyzed, lipemic, Unlabeled or Not Sufficient Quantity samples will be rejected.

Stability: Stable refrigerated for 3 days 2-8°C and frozen at or below -20 °C for more than 3 days.

Transportation: Send sample to core lab as soon as possible.

24hrs

Less than 20 IU/mL

Immunoturbidimetric

Referred Out – ON, Canada (ROSJ03)

Last Updated: November 06, 2019