2101 Acetaminophen - Interpath Laboratory, Inc.

2101 Acetaminophen

Specimen:

Collect:

One 10 mL Red Top

Also Acceptable
One 4 mL Green Top (Li Heparin)
One 4 mL Green Top (Na Heparin)
One 4 mL Lavender (EDTA)

Submit:

1 mL (Min:0.5 mL) Serum. Submit Refrigerated. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.

Also Acceptable
1 mL (Min:0.5 mL) Plasma. Submit Refrigerated. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.

Special Handling:

Allow specimen to clot completely at room temperature
Avoid Repeated Freeze/Thaw Cycles
Separate from cells ASAP
State Patient's Last Dose
Reference ranges apply only after 4-hours post ingestion or a half-life value exceeding 4-hours.

Rejection Criteria:

Use of separator tubes

Stability:

Ambient: 8 Hour(s); Refrigerated: 2 Day(s); Frozen: 1 Month(s); Incubated: Unacceptable

Methodology:

Colorimetric; Kinetic

Performed:

Sun-Sat

Reported:

1-2 Day(s)

CPT Codes:

82003 - Acetaminophen

Interpretive Data:

Please see report for interpretive data.

Components:

2701 - ACETAMINOPHEN

2913 - LAST DOSE