2111 Valproic Acid - Interpath Laboratory, Inc.

2111 Valproic Acid

Specimen:

Collect:

One 10 mL Red Top

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

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
Specimens should be collected 8-15 hours after administration of oral dose.

Rejection Criteria:

Use of separator tubes

Stability:

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

Performed:

Mon-Fri

Reported:

1-3 Day(s)

CPT Codes:

80164 - TDM Valproic Acid

Interpretive Data:

Please see report for interpretive data.

Components:

2711 - VALPROIC ACID

2911 - LAST DOSE