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HelpPentobarbital level, blood
Collection Requirements
Source: blood
Container(s):
- Preferred: Red
- Acceptable: Sodium heparin green
Volume: 2 mL in vacutainer
Turn Around Time
STAT: 4 hours
Routine: 12 hours
Availability
STAT
Routine
Lab Processing Instructions
Specimen: plasma or serum
Spin, separate, and refrigerate
Performing Laboratory
Adele Hall
Adele Hall Lab Section
Toxicology
Instrumentation/Methodology
Gas Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry (GC/MS)
Critical Values
>50 mcg/mL
Reference Ranges
Hypnotic: 1-5 mcg/mL
Therapeutic coma: 20-50 mcg/mL
CPT
80345