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Collection Requirements
Collect specimen just prior to meal or feeding
Source: blood
Container(s):
- Preferred: Red
- Acceptable: Sodium heparin green
Volume:
- Red: 1 mL in vacutainer or 500 uL in microtainer
- Green: 1 mL in vacutainer or 400 uL in microtainer
Turn Around Time
3-7 days
Results reported each Friday
Must be received in the Toxicology Lab by 12:00 p.m. Wednesday to be reported on Friday.
Availability
Routine
Lab Processing Instructions
Specimen: plasma or serum
Spin, separate, and refrigerate
Performing Laboratory
Adele Hall
Adele Hall Lab Section
Biochemical Genetics
Instrumentation/Methodology
Flow Injection Analysis- Tandem Mass Spectrometry (FIA-MS/MS)
Reference Ranges
See interpretative report
CPT
82017