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| Tacrolimus | ||
| Order Code: TACRO
Epic Lab Code: LAB908 Order Form: A-1a Therapeutic Drug Analysis or Epic Req |
Chemistry 6240 RCP 356-3527 |
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Specimen: |
Whole Blood | ||
Collection Medium: |
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Alternate Collection Media: |
Call laboratory for additional acceptable specimen collection containers. | ||
Minimum: |
Preferred minimum: 3 mL whole blood in lavendar top tube (EDTA), mix well. Absolute minimum: 1 mL whole blood | ||
Specimen Instructions: |
Collect before next dose. | ||
Testing Schedule: |
Availability: one batch per day. Cutoff time for same day service is 0900. Results available 1200 daily. | ||
Analytic Time: |
24 hours (upon receipt in laboratory) | ||
Reference Range: |
Therapeutic range 5.0 - 20.0 ng/ml | ||
Methodology: |
Chemiluminescent Microparticle Immunoassay | ||
CPT Code: |
80197 |
Updated: 10/19/2009
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