2286 Vancomycin, Trough

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:0.2 mL) Serum. Submit Refrigerated. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.

Also Acceptable
1 mL (Min:0.2 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
Specimen should be drawn 10 minutes prior to next infusion.

Rejection Criteria:

Grossly Hemolyzed Samples
Icteric specimen
Lipemic Samples
Use of separator tubes
Use of Lt. blue or gray tubes

Stability:

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

Methodology:

Fluorescence Polarization Immunoassay (FPIA); Immunoassay

Performed:

Sun-Sat

Reported:

1-2 Day(s)

CPT Codes:

80202

Interpretive Data:

Please see report for interpretive data.

Components:

2291 - VANCOMYCIN, TROUGH

2292 - LAST DOSE, TROUGH