| Specimen: |
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Collect: |
One 10 mL Red Top
Also Acceptable
One 4 mL Lavender (EDTA)
One 4 mL Green Top (Na Heparin)
One 4 mL Gray Top |
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Submit: |
1.5 mL (Min:0.6 mL) Serum. Submit Refrigerated. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.
Also Acceptable
2 mL (Min:0.6 mL) Plasma. Submit Refrigerated. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube. |
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Rejection Criteria: |
Use of separator tubes |
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Stability: |
Ambient: 1 Week(s); Refrigerated: 1 Week(s); Frozen: 2 Month(s); Incubated: Unacceptable |
| Methodology: |
Chromatography; Gas Chromatography (GC) |
| Performed: |
Tuesday, Thursday, Sunday |
| Reported: |
3-5 Day(s) |
| CPT Codes: |
| 80154 - TDM Benzodiazepines |
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| Interpretive Data: |
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Anxiety: 10-40 ng/ml (Dose: 1-4 mg/day)
Phobia/Panic: 50-100 ng/ml (Dose: 6-9 mg/day)
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