25 days
RIPA gel radiography
Test Includes:
This test is a component of Scleroderma Comprehensive Profile, Scleroderma Comprehensive Profile Plus, MyoMarker, Myositis.
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Found in limited cutaneous systemic sclerosis. May indicate risk for pulmonary hypertension.
Serum
1 mL
Red-top tube or gel-barrier tube
No special preparation is required for this test. You may eat, drink, and take your medications as normal, unless instructed otherwise by your healthcare provider.
This test does not require any special collection or pre-analytical handling. Follow routine specimen collection protocols.
| Temperature | Period |
|---|---|
| Room temperature | 7 days |
| Refrigerated | 14 days |
| Frozen | 60 days |