Test Details
Mnemonic
AMIOD
Ordering Code
1756000
CPT-4 Code(s)
80151
Specimen Information
Collect
Red top
Specimen Preparation
Centrifuge, separate serum from cells within 2 hours and send 1.0 mL serum in a screw capped plastic vial.
Minimum Volume
1.0 mL
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Rejection Criteria
Serum separator tube (SST), heparinized samples, grossly hemolyzed or lipemic.
Stability
Room temperature: 48 hours
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 14 days
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 14 days
Methodology
High Performance Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry
Reference Range
Amiodarone: 1.0 – 3.0 µg/mL
Desethylamiodarone: 1.0 - 3.0 µg/mL
Potential Toxic range: >3.0 µg/mL (amiodarone).
Toxic effects of desethylamiodarone are not established.
Desethylamiodarone: 1.0 - 3.0 µg/mL
Potential Toxic range: >3.0 µg/mL (amiodarone).
Toxic effects of desethylamiodarone are not established.
Performing Laboratory
Warde Medical Laboratory
New York DOH Approval Status
No