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| 88905:GLUCOSE-6-PHOSPHATE DEHYDROGENASE | |||||||||
| Alias Names: | G6PD / G-6-PD | ||||||||
| Methodology: | Enzymatic | ||||||||
| Edit Date: | 8/6/2009 | ||||||||
| Performed: | Daily | ||||||||
| Released: | 24-48 hours after setup at PeaceHealth Laboratories’ reference lab. | ||||||||
| CPT Code: | 82955-90 | ||||||||
| Specimen Collection Details | |||||||||
| Collection: | One 4 mL lavender top tube (EDTA). Also acceptable: One 8.5 mL yellow top tube (ACD Solution A), or one 4 mL green top tube (heparin). | ||||||||
| Handling: | Submit refrigerated whole blood. Do not freeze. | ||||||||
| Stability: | 8 hours ambient, 7 days refrigerated. Unstable frozen. | ||||||||
| Standard Volume: | 3 mL whole blood. | ||||||||
| Minimum Volume: | 1.5 mL whole blood. | ||||||||
| Transport: | Refrigerated. | ||||||||
| Comments: | Enzyme is most stable in acid citrate dextrose (ACD). Patients who have recently received transfusions have normal donor cells that may mask G-6-PD deficient erythrocytes. |
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| Rejection Criteria: | Frozen or hemolyzed specimen. | ||||||||
| Referene Range: | |||||||||||||||||||
| 7.0-20.5 U/g Hb | |||||||||||||||||||