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Amikacin, Trough Level

Specimen:

Collect

  • One Red Top

Also Acceptable:
  • One Green Top (Na 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

  • Draw 5 to 90 minutes before next infusion. If prolonged transport, separate Serum/Plasma from cells within 1-hour and freeze.

Stability

Ambient: 4 Hour(s); Refrigerated: 1 Week(s); Frozen: 2 Week(s); Incubated: Unacceptable

Methodology

  • Immunoassay

Performed

Sun-Sat

Reported

2-3 Day(s)

CPT Codes

  • 80150

Components

  • 91321 - AMIKACIN, TROUGH
Last Updated: October 10, 2024 @ 9:13 am

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