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Platelets Citrate

Ordering Info & Methodology

Test Code

Cerner Synonyms

CPLAT

Citrate Platelet Count

Turn Around Time

Methodology

DC Impedance, Sysmex

Ordering Guide

Specimen Requirements

Sample Type

Collection Container

Alternate Collection Containers

Whole Blood Citrate

Light Blue

Full Tube

Add on stability
This is the length of time after sample collection that this analyte is stable. Test can be added to a previously collected sample if the time since collection is less than the add on stability time.

Minimum Volume

Add On Stability

Collection and Shipping Requirements

Refrigerate. Send on ice pack. Tape on stopper, do not spin, full tube needed. Deliver to Hematology immediately.

Reference Intervals

Female Reference Interval

Age Category
Reference Interval
units
0 y - <14 d
150-500
X10 9/L
14 d - <2 m
170-500
X10 9/L
2 m - <6 m
210-650
X10 9/L
6 m - <2 y
200-550
X10 9/L
2 y - <6 y
180-490
X10 9/L
6 y - <12 y
180-440
X10 9/L
12 y - <16 y
165-440
X10 9/L
16 y - <19 y
165-440
X10 9/L
≥ 19 y
150-400
X10 9/L

Male Reference Interval

Age Category
Reference Interval
units
0 y - <14 d
150-500
X10 9/L
14 d - <2 m
170-500
X10 9/L
2 m - <6 m
210-650
X10 9/L
6 m - <2 y
200-550
X10 9/L
2 y - <6 y
180-490
X10 9/L
6 y - <12 y
180-440
X10 9/L
12 y - <16 y
165-440
X10 9/L
16 y - <19 y
165-440
X10 9/L
≥ 19 y
150-400
X10 9/L
Additional Notes

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Measurement Uncertainty (MU)
Every laboratory value is an estimate of the true concentration of substance. MU is the 95% confidence interval around that estimate. 95% of the time, the true concentration will be within the range of the reported value ±MU. This value is based on analytical variability (precision) and does not reflect other factors such as sample collection and handling which may also affect the result.

Example

Reported sodium = 140 mmol/L
Sodium MU = 1%
Expanded uncertainty = 140 mmol/L ± 1% or 140mmol/L ± 1.4 mmol/L
Interpretation - the true value of sodium in the sample is in the range 138.6-141.4 mmol/L, with 95% confidence.

8%

Measurement Uncertainty

For platelet counts in patients with recurrent platelet clumping in EDTA tubes.

 

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