Minimum Specimen Volumes - Speckled top
SPECKLED TOP (No Anticoagulant w/ Clot Activator & Gel)
Test Name
(Most commonly ordered tests)
Adults
(full Size Tubes)
Neonates
(Microtainers)
Pediatrics
(Pedi Tubes)
Chemistry Profile/Chem 19 5 mL 1.4 mL 2.5 mL
Albumin
2 mL 0.5 mL 0.5 mL
Alkaline Phosphate
2 mL 0.5 mL 0.5 mL
Bilirubin, Total
2 mL 0.5 mL 0.5 mL
Calcium
2 mL 0.5 mL 0.5 mL
Cholesterol
2 mL 0.5 mL 0.5 mL
Creatine
2 mL 0.5 mL 0.5 mL
Glucoes
2 mL 0.5 mL 0.5 mL
LDH (Lactate Dehydrogenase)
2 mL 0.5 mL 0.5 mL
Phosphorus
2 mL 0.5 mL 0.5 mL
Protein, Total
2 mL 0.5 mL 0.5 mL
SGOT
2 mL 0.5 mL 0.5 mL
SGPT
2 mL 0.5 mL 0.5 mL
Triglyceride
2 mL 0.5 mL 0.5 mL
BUN (Urea Nitrogen)
2 mL 0.5 mL 0.5 mL
Uric Acid
2 mL 0.5 mL 0.5 mL
Chem 4 - Electrolyte Profile 3 mL 1 mL 1 mL
Chloride
2 mL 0.5 mL 0.5 mL
CO2
2 mL 0.5 mL 0.5 mL
Potassium
2 mL 0.5 mL 0.5 mL
Sodium
2 mL 0.5 mL 0.5 mL
Nutritional Panel 4 mL 2.5 mL 2.5 mL
Pedi Profile 3 mL 1 mL 2 mL
Liver Profile 3 mL 1 mL 2 mL
Chem 7 (Na, K, Cl, CO2, Creat, Gluc, BUN) 3 mL 1 mL 1 mL
Tests, Alphabetically Arranged:
Amino Acid, Serum
3 mL 2 mL 2 mL
Amylase
2 mL 0.5 mL 0.5 mL
ANA (anti-nuclear Ab
4 mL 3 mL 3 mL
Bilirubin, Direct
2 mL 0.5 mL 0.5 mL
Copper, Serum
5 mL 2.5 mL 2.5 mL
CMV IgG
5 mL 2 mL 3 mL
CK & CK Isoennzymes (CK-MB)
3 mL 1 mL 1 mL
CK (only)
2 mL 0.5 mL 0.5 mL
Drug Screen
10 mL - -
EB V-IgM
4 mL - 3 mL
EB V-NA
4 mL - 3 mL
EB V-VCA
4 mL - 3 mL
Ferritin
2 mL 1 mL 1 mL
Folate, Serum
3 mL 2 mL 2 mL
GGT
2 mL 0.5 mL 0.5 mL
HDL Cholesterol
5 mL - 4 mL
Hepatitis A Ab (Anti-HAV)
5 mL - 3 mL
Hepatitis A Ab IgM (Anti-HAV-IgM
5 mL - 3 mL
Hepatitis B Surface Ab (Anti-HBs)
4 mL - 2 mL
Hepatitis B Surface Ag (HBsAg)
4 mL - 2 mL
Hepatitis B Core Ab (Anti-HBc)
5 mL - 3 mL
Hepatitis C Ab(HCV)
5 mL - 3 mL
HIV Antibody Screen
5 mL 1.4 mL 3 mL
Iron
5 mL 2.5 mL 2.5 mL
LD and LD Isoenzyme (LD-1)
3 mL 1.5 mL 1.5 mL
Lipid Profile
10 mL 3 mL 3 mL
Magnesium
2 mL 0.5 mL 0.5 mL
Monospot
4 mL - 3 mL
Osmolality, Serum
3 mL 1 mL 1 mL
Prealbumin
3 mL 1 mL 1 mL
RPR
5 mL - 3 mL
Rubella G Ab
4 mL - 3 mL
Rubeola Ab
4.5 mL - 3 mL
TIBC
5 mL 2.5 mL 2.5 mL
T Uptake (Thyroid Uptake)
2 mL 0.5 mL 0.5 mL
T4 (Throxine)
2 mL 0.5 mL 0.5 mL
Thyroid Studies (T3, T4, TSH)
4 mL 2.5 mL 2.5 mL
TORCH Titers
5 mL 2.5 mL 2.5 mL
Transferrin
5 mL - 3 mL
Total T3 (Triiodothyronine)
2 mL 1.4 mL 1.4 mL
TSH, Ultrasensitive
2 mL 1.4 mL 1.4 mL
Vitamin B12
3 mL 2 mL 2 mL
Vitamin E
5 mL 3.5 mL 3.5 mL
Theraputic Drugs:
Acetominophen
1 mL 0.5 mL 0.5 mL
Amakacin
1 mL 0.5 mL 0.5 mL
Carbamazephine (Tegretol)
2 mL - 1 mL
Cyclosporine
3 mL - -
Digoxin
2 mL 1 mL 1 mL
Gentamicin
1 mL 0.5 mL 0.5 mL
Lithium
3 mL 1 mL 1 mL
Phenobarbital
1 mL 0.5 mL 0.5 mL
Phenytoin (Dilantin)
1 mL 0.5 mL 0.5 mL
Phenytoin (Free)
5 mL 2.5 mL 2.5 mL
Procainamide
2 mL 1 mL 1 mL
Pentobarbital
5 mL 3 mL 3 mL
Quinidine
1 mL 0.5 mL 0.5 mL
Salicylate
2 mL 0.5 mL 1 mL
Theophylline
1 mL 0.5 mL 0.5 mL
Tobramycin
1 mL 0.5 mL 0.5 mL
Vancomycin
1 mL 0.5 mL 0.5 mL
Valproic Acid (Depakene)
1 mL 0.5 mL 0.5 mL


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Last Updated: 4/27/95