Blood - Fluoride oxalate
Must be venous or arterial collection, NOT capillary. CSF lactate must be collected into sterile plain tube; place on ice pillow and send directly to lab

Send to the laboratory on ice pillow. This test has specific transport requirements & must be performed immediately after collection, this test cannot be 'added' to a specimen previously sample.

Lab Notes Centrifuge and test immediately. No 'add-on'

EXTERNAL LABORATORIES:
Cold centrifuge immediately on receipt of sample. Aliquot plasma and transport to RCH on dry ice, immediately

As requested