Platelets
Code:
plts
Lab:
C
Days test started:
M-Sa
TAT:
1 d
Available for:
Food Animal
Companion Animal
Specimen Type/Volume
1 mL EDTA or heparin blood.Shipping Information
Ship in insulated container, no freezer packs required. Do not refrigerate smears.Collection Protocol
Collect blood into an EDTA or heparin blood tube; avoid hemolysis. Immediately prepare an air-dried blood smear.Additional Information
Automated hematology analyzer result for total platelet count. Confirmation of thrombocytopenia will be confirmed by examination of a peripheral blood smear.