Specimen Requirements
Title
Carotene, Beta
Specimen Requirement
Collect specimen after 12 hour fast.
Draw blood in a SST tube. Spin, separate and send 2.0 mL serum frozen in an amber tube. Please indicate on transport vial specimen type. Contact lab for dry ice for shipment.
Protect from light /Critical Frozen
Methodology
Stability
Frozen 14 days
Reference Range
By Report*
Turnaround
4-7 days Performed Tues, Fri
Clinical Use
Confirm the diagnosis of carotenoderma; detect fat malabsorption; depressed carotene levels may be found in cases of steatorrhea.
Test Code
CARO