Test Details
Mnemonic
AMKCN
Ordering Code
1750225
CPT-4 Code(s)
80150
Specimen Information
Collect
Red top
Specimen Preparation
Centrifuge, separate serum from cells and send 0.5 mL serum in a screw capped plastic vial. Please specify peak, trough or random level and order on separate requisitions. Collect trough just before next dose; 30 - 45 minutes after IV dose or 1 - 2 hours after IM dose for peak.
Minimum Volume
0.2 mL
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Rejection Criteria
Serum separator tube (SST), whole blood, grossly lipemic, hemolyzed, and icteric specimens.
Stability
Room temperature: Unacceptable
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 14 days
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 14 days
Methodology
Enzyme Immunoassay
Reference Range
Therapeutic:
Peak: 15 – 30 µg/mL
Trough: <10 µg/mL
Toxic:
Peak: >35 µg/mL
Trough: >10 µg/mL
Peak: 15 – 30 µg/mL
Trough: <10 µg/mL
Toxic:
Peak: >35 µg/mL
Trough: >10 µg/mL
Performing Laboratory
Warde Medical Laboratory
New York DOH Approval Status
Yes