88876:ADENOSINE DEAMINASE, BODY FLUID
Author PeaceHealth Laboratories
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| Methodology: |
Spectrophotometry (S)
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| Edit Date: |
2/16/2010 |
| Performed: |
Monday, Wednesday, Friday |
| Released: |
1-4 days after setup at PeaceHealth Laboratories’ reference lab |
| CPT Code: |
84311-90 |
| Specimen Collection Details |
| Collection: |
Body fluid. Also acceptable: Cerebral spinal fluid (CSF), peritoneal fluid, or pleural fluid. |
| Handling: |
Centrifuge at 20-25° C. Collect specimen supernate and freeze in plastic vial. Keep frozen. Indicate source on requisition. |
| Stability: |
24 hours ambient, 72 hours refrigerated,or 6 months frozen. Do not allow to thaw. |
| Standard Volume: |
300 µL supernate. |
| Minimum Volume: |
100 µL supernate. |
| Transport: |
Frozen in dry ice. |
| Rejection Criteria: |
Turbid or thawed specimen; whole blood. |
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Pleural transudate (total protein < 3.0 g/dL) |
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0.0-6.7 U/L
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Pleural exudate (total protein >3.0 g/dL) |
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1.6-9.2 U/L
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Tuberculosis |
19.0-85.0 U/L
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Neoplastic |
0.0-22.0 U/L
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Pneumonia |
0.0-19.0 U/L |
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Rheumatoid arthritis |
23.0-42.0 U/L
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Lymphoma |
6.0-420.0 U/L
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Peritoneal exudate or transudate |
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0.0-7.6 U/L |
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CSF |
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< 10.0 U/L |
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