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| 82500:CLORAZEPATE (TRANXENE) | |||||||||
| Alias Names: | Tranxene / Nordiazepam | ||||||||
| Methodology: | Gas Chromatography (GC) | ||||||||
| Edit Date: | 6/11/2010 | ||||||||
| Performed: | Daily | ||||||||
| Released: | 24-48 hours after setup at PeaceHealth Laboratories’ reference lab. | ||||||||
| CPT Code: | 80154-90 | ||||||||
| Specimen Collection Details | |||||||||
| Collection: | One 5 mL red top tube. Also acceptable: One 4 mL green top tube (sodium heparin), 4 mL lavender top tube (EDTA), or 4 mL grey top tube (potassium oxalate/ sodium fluoride). Do not use separator tubes (SST or PST) or gels. | ||||||||
| Handling: | Allow to clot, centrifuge and separate serum or plasma from cells. Refrigerate. | ||||||||
| Stability: | 7 days ambient, 7 days refrigerated, or 2 months frozen. | ||||||||
| Standard Volume: | 1.5 mL serum or plasma. | ||||||||
| Minimum Volume: | 0.5 mL serum or plasma. | ||||||||
| Transport: | Refrigerated. | ||||||||
| Comments: | Clorazepate is assayed as Nordiazepam. | ||||||||
| Rejection Criteria: | Use of SST or PST. | ||||||||
| Reference Range: | |||||||||||||||||||
| Clorazepate dose related range: 0.1-2.2 ug/mL based on common dosage amounts. Toxic: >2.5 ug/mL |
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