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Last Updated: April 26, 2024 @ 9:13 am
2113	Gentamicin, Trough
Specimen:	Collect:	One Red Top Also Acceptable: One Gray Top One Green Top (Li Heparin) One Green Top (Na Heparin) One Lavender (EDTA) One Pink Top (EDTA)
	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 Collect just before next scheduled dose. State patient's last dose in hours. When adjusting dosage, measure peak and trough levels during the same dosing interval.
	Stability:	Ambient: 2 Hour(s); Refrigerated: 6 Week(s); Frozen: 6 Month(s); Incubated: Unacceptable
Methodology:	Homogeneous enzyme immunoassay
Performed:	Mon-Fri
Reported:	1-3 Day(s)
CPT Codes:	80170
Interpretive Data:	Please see report for interpretive data. Gentamicin, Trough is potentially toxic at levels greater than 2.0 ug/mL.
Components:	2713 - GENTAMICIN, TROUGH 2919 - LAST DOSE, TROUGH

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