Test Code VLDL VERY LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN
Performing Laboratory
Helen Keller Laboratory
Methodology
Calculation
Specimen Container:
Green Lithium Heparin Tube
Specimen Requirements
Preferred: Lithium heparin (light green-top)
Acceptable: Serum
Minimum volume 1 mL (pediatric: 0.2 mL) of plasma or serum.
Reference Intervals:
Males
8 – 32 MG/DL
Females
7 – 27 MG/DL
Day(s) Testing is Performed
Monday through Sunday