Liver Fibrosis, Chronic Viral Hepatitis (Echosens Fibrometer)
| Abbrev Code: | LFIBR | ||
| Order Code: | LAB6986 | Order Name: | Liver Fibrosis Echosens Fibrometer |
| Synonyms: | FibroSure | ||
| Methodology: | FibroSure | ||
| CPT Codes: | 83883 x1, 84450 x1, 84460 x1, 84520 x1, 82977 x1 | ||
| Turnaround Time: | Specimens are sent to the reference laboratory Mon-Sat; results are reported within 1-5 days. | ||
| Special Instructions: | Include an automated platelet count. Platelet count should be performed on the EDTA whole blood sample at the client site within 3 days of submission for testing. | ||
| Compliance: | For tests developed and validated by ARUP (previously referred to as Compliance Statement B, C or D). This test was developed and its performance characteristics determined by ARUP Laboratories. It has not been cleared or approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration. This test was performed in a CLIA certified laboratory and is intended for clinical purposes. |
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| Associated Links: | Specimen Collection and Processing for Coagulation Specimens |
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Collection Instructions
| Specimen: | Blood |
| Optimal Volume: | 4 mL |
| Minimum\Peds Volume: | 1.2 mL |
| Container: | Red or gold (gel) AND Blue Na Citrate, 3.2% - fill to fill line on tube Alternate Containers: Red (no gel) AND Blue Na Citrate, 3.2% - fill to fill line on tube |
| Collection Instructions: | Testing requires BOTH serum and citrated plasma samples, as well as an automated platelet count. Collect 6 mL; 2.6 mL minimum in a red or gold (gel) or red (no gel) AND 2.7 mL (in 3 mL tube) in a Blue Na Citrate, 3.2% tube - fill to fill line on tube. If a platelet count has not been performed in the last 3 days, draw a purple (EDTA) tube and add to the existing order. |
| Causes for Rejection: | Hemolyzed specimens. All required specimens not received. No platelet count received. |
Processing and Shipping
| Specimen Processing: | Centrifuge and aliquot 3 mL, 1.2 mL minimum serum AND 1 mL, 0.5 mL minimum platelet-poor citrated plasma. See Associated Links for processing instructions for platelet-poor plasma. Keep aliquots together and store frozen. Do not send the EDTA whole blood to ARUP. |
| Shipping Instructions: | Ship samples together on dry ice. Include automated platelet count with aliquot containers. |
| Stability: | Serum: 8 hours at room temperature; 1 week refrigerated; 2 weeks frozen.
Platelet-poor citrated plasma: 24 hours at room temperature; unacceptable refrigerated; 2 weeks frozen. |
| Test Performed at or Referral Lab | Lab Sendouts (ARUP) |
| Referral Lab number: | 2005661 |
Interpretive
| Reference Range: | By report. |
| Use: | Non-invasive, serum surrogate marker test for assessment of liver fibrosis in patients with chronic viral hepatitis. |
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