33100:GENTAMICIN, TROUGH
Author PeaceHealth Laboratories
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| Methodology: |
Turbidimetric Inhibition |
| Edit Date: |
2/18/2008 |
| Performed: |
Daily |
| Released: |
Same day |
| CPT Code: |
80170 |
| Specimen Collection Details |
| Collection: |
One 7.5 mL serum separator tube (SST). Also acceptable: One 4 mL green top tube (heparin), one 4.5 mL plasma separator tube (PST), or one 4 mL lavender top tube (EDTA). Draw within 30 minutes of next infusion. |
| Handling: |
Centrifuge SST or PST within 2 hours of collection and transport in original tube. Heparin or EDTA tube must be centrifuged within 2 hours of collection and the plasma separated into a plastic vial for transport. Refrigerate. Freeze if specimen cannot be assayed within 48 hours. Note date and time of last dose. |
| Standard Volume: |
0.5 mL serum or plasma. |
| Minimum Volume: |
150 µL serum or plasma. |
| Transport: |
Refrigerated, or frozen on dry ice. |
| Rejection Criteria: |
Specimen that has been frozen and thawed more than once; refrigerated specimen received more than 48 hours after collection. |