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Collection Requirements
Drawing instructions for Peak level:
30 minute infusion: 30 minutes post
60 minute infusion: 15 minutes post
Intramuscular: 60 minutes post
Source: blood
Container(s):
- Preferred: Sodium heparin green
- Acceptable: Red
Volume: 1 mL in vacutainer or 500 uL in microtainer
Special Instructions
Do not use gel tubes
Turn Around Time
STAT: 1 hour
Routine: 2-4 hours
Availability
STAT
Routine
Lab Processing Instructions
Specimen: plasma or serum
Spin, separate, and refrigerate
Performing Laboratory
Adele Hall
Adele Hall Lab Section
Chemistry
Instrumentation/Methodology
Vitros
Critical Values
Trough: >2 mcg/mL
Peak: >12 mcg/mL
Random: >12 mcg/mL
Reference Ranges
Therapeutic:
Trough: <2 mcg/dL
Peak: 6 - 10 mdg/dL
CPT
80200