2122 Tobramycin, Trough

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 immediately prior to next dose. Specimens from patients concurrently receiving penicillin or cephalosporin antibiotics should be seperated 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:

2722 - TOBRAMYCIN, TROUGH

2928 - LAST DOSE, TROUGH