| Specimen requirements: |
3 mL EDTA Hemogard
Closure |
| |
or:3 mL EDTA
draw |
| Reference ranges: |
| CATEGORY |
LOW |
HIGH |
UNITS |
QUALITATIVE |
> 3 months post |
125 |
300 |
ng/mL |
N/A |
Renal |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
Transplant |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
| Unit of measure: |
ng/mL |
| Ideal sample: |
3 mL |
| Absolute minimum amount: |
2 mL |
| Method of collection: |
N/A |
| Transportation: |
N/A |
| Label instructions: |
N/A |
| The following substances can
adversely affect the results: |
Clots in Specimen |
| Request test on form: |
MULTI LABS [Chem/Hem/UA/Tox/BB/Rheum]
( 151-104 ) |
| Order/entry screen(s): |
Chemistry - Blood |
| Stat frequency: |
N/A |
| Stat turn around time: |
N/A |
| Routine frequency: |
Daily |
| Must be in by: |
1000 (10 A.M.) Hillcrest Laboratory |
| Routine turn around time: |
If in lab by 1000, results by 1600. |
| For Hillcrest deliver to: |
SCRAP : Specimen Central Receiving
and
|
| |
Processing, room 2-117
|
| For Thornton deliver to: |
Chemistry : Processing Desk, 1st
floor, Hospital,
|
| |
room 1-013
|
| Scheduling requirements : |
N/A |
| Method: |
Fluorescence-Polarization |
| Special Instructions: |
Must be in Laboratory by 10 a.m. to
be included in that day's run, otherwise will be run the following day. In
general, for those drugs for which peak and trough therapeutic ranges have not
been established, the specimen should be obtained within two hours prior to the
administration of the next drug dose. This level would represent a trough. |
| |
Results are available on a Chart Copy |
| |
Results are Quantitative |
| CyberLAB abbreviation: |
CSA |
| CyberLAB code: |
2350 |
| Lab Processing Instructions: |
Do not spin down. This is a whole blood test. Place in
designated rack in the refrigerator. |
