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Test Code AHEP Acute Hepatitis Panel

Additional Codes

Cerner

NextGen

Acute Hepatitis Panel

Acute Hepatitis Profile, S-Mayo

Alternate Name(s)

AHEP

Acute Hepatitis Profile

Patient Preparation

For 24 hours before specimen collection, patient should not take multivitamins or dietary supplements (eg, hair, skin, and nail supplements) containing biotin (vitamin B7).

Collection Instructions

  • Standard phlebotomy practices.
  • Centrifuge specimens and remove serum from all cellular material within 2 hours of collection.

Specimen Requirements

Container

SST

 AND 

Stability

Storage

Temperature

Stability

Room Temperature

18-28°C

Not Recommended

Refrigerated

 2-8°C

≤ 48 hours

Frozen

≤ -20 °C

28 days, thaw only once

Rejection Criteria

  • Gross Hemolysis
  • Gross Lipemia
  • Gross Icterus
  • Heat-inactivated Specimens

Reflex Testing

Limitations

Please refer to the individual tests for limitations.