92175:SEROQUEL (QUETIAPINE)
Author PeaceHealth Laboratories
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Methodology: |
Gas Chromatography (GC) |
Edit Date: |
6/11/2010 |
Performed: |
Monday-Thursday |
Released: |
48-72 hours after setup at PeaceHealth Laboratories’ reference lab. |
CPT Code: |
82491-90 |
Specimen Collection Details |
Collection: |
One 5 mL red top tube. Also acceptable: One 2 mL grey top tube (potassium oxalate/sodium fluoride) or 4 mL lavender top tube (EDTA). Do not use serum separator tube (SST) or plasma separator tube (PST). |
Handling: |
Allow to clot, centrifuge and separate serum or plasma from cells into a plastic vial. |
Stability: |
7 days ambient, 30 days refrigerated, or 30 days frozen. |
Standard Volume: |
1 mL serum or plasma. |
Minimum Volume: |
0.4 mL serum or plasma. |
Transport: |
Refrigerated. |
Comments: |
Useful for therapeutic drug monitoring. |
Rejection Criteria: |
Use of SST or PST. |