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Test Code PFA Platelet Function Analysis, Blood, LAB318

Performing Laboratory

St. Luke's Hospital Cedar Rapids

Specimen Requirements

Container/Tube:

Required: Light blue-top (sodium citrate) tube
Specimen Volume:  TWO full 2 mL tubes of sodium citrate whole blood

Transport Temperature: Ambient

Collection Instructions: Do not centrifuge. Placing tape on the cap helps assure that the tube in not centrifuged.  Forward promptly.

TWO Na Citrate anticoagulated blood (blue top) tubes.  Phlebotomist must draw at least 2 mL of blood in each large plastic tube for accurate determination. 

 

Transport:  Specimen must arrive unspun within 4 hours of draw and stored at room temperature. Do not use mechanical mixers. Specimens must not be transported through the pneumatic tube system.

Reference Values

COL/EPI: 74-171 seconds

COL/ADP: 44-114 seconds

Day(s) Test Set Up

Monday through Sunday

Useful For

The most common causes of platelet dysfunction are related to uremia, von Willebrand disease (vWD), and exposure to aspirin or aspirin like agents or non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDS). The Collagen/Epinephrine Cartridge is used to detect platelet dysfunction induced by intrinsic platelet defects, vWD, functional deficiencies or exposure to platelet inhibiting agents.  The Collagen/ADP Cartridge is used for subsequent testing to determine if an abnormal result with the COL/EPI Cartridge was caused by the effect of Acetylsalicylic acid (ASA) or medications containing ASA or NSAIDS.

Methodology

Platelet Function Assay (PFA) Analyzer

Test Classification and CPT Coding

85576

Report Available

1 hour upon receipt