2118 Tobramycin, Peak

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
Sample should be drawn 60 minutes after an intramuscular injection, 30 minutes after an intravenous infusion. Specimens from patients concurrently receiving penicillin or cephalosporin antibiotics should be seperate and frozen immediately.

Rejection Criteria:

Use of separator tubes

Stability:

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

Methodology:

Immunoassay

Performed:

Mon-Fri

Reported:

1-3 Day(s)

CPT Codes:

80200 - TDM Tobramycin

Interpretive Data:

Please see report for interpretive data.

Components:

2718 - TOBRAMYCIN, PEAK

2924 - LAST DOSE, PEAK