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Tobramycin, Trough

Specimen:

Collect

  • One Red Top

Also Acceptable:
  • One Gray Top
  • One Green Top (Li Heparin)
  • One Green Top (Na Heparin)
  • One Lavender (EDTA)

Submit

  • 1 mL (Min:0.5 mL) Serum . Submit Frozen. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.

Also Acceptable:
  • 1 mL (Min:0.5 mL) Plasma . Submit Frozen. Submit in a Standard Transport Tube.

Special Handling

  • Avoid Repeated Freeze/Thaw Cycles
  • Critical Frozen
  • Separate from cells ASAP
  • State Patient's Last Dose
  • Sample should be drawn 3-5 hours prior to next dose.
    State patient's last dose in hours.

Rejection Criteria

  • Use of separator tubes

Stability

Ambient: Unacceptable; Refrigerated: Unacceptable; Frozen: 1 Month(s); Incubated: Unacceptable

Methodology

  • Homogeneous enzyme immunoassay

Performed

Mon-Fri

Reported

1-3 Day(s)

CPT Codes

  • 80200

Interpretive Data

Please see report for interpretive data.
Tobramycin, Trough is potentially toxic at levels greater than 2 ug/mL.

Components

  • 2722 - TOBRAMYCIN, TROUGH
  • 2928 - LAST DOSE, TROUGH
Last Updated: December 10, 2024 @ 10:13 am

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