82000:CARBAMAZEPINE + 10-11 EPOXIDE
Author PeaceHealth Laboratories
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| Alias Names: |
+10/11 / MT150 / Tegretol / CPZ |
| Methodology: |
High Performance Liquid Chromatography with Ultraviolet Detection (HPLC-UV) |
| Edit Date: |
9/15/2010 |
| Components: |
Carbamazepine / 10-11 Epoxy |
| Performed: |
Monday-Saturday |
| Released: |
24-48 hours after setup at PeaceHealth Laboratories’ reference lab. |
| CPT Code: |
80156-90 / 82491-90 |
| Specimen Collection Details |
| Collection: |
One 5 mL red top tube. Do not use serum separator tube (SST) or plasma separator tube (PST). Also acceptable: Heparinized plasma. NOTE: Trough levels are most reproducible. |
| Handling: |
Allow to clot, centrifuge and separate serum or plasma into a plastic vial. Refrigerate. |
| Stability: |
3 days ambient or refrigerated. May be frozen, if necessary. |
| Standard Volume: |
2 mL serum or plasma |
| Minimum Volume: |
200 µL serum or plasma (micro method does not allow for repeat testing or confirmations. |
| Transport: |
Refrigerated. |
| Rejection Criteria: |
Use of SST or PST. |