Arginine Vasopressin (ADH)

Label Mnemonic:	AVH
Epic code:	LAB2616
Downtime form:	A-1a Doctor/Provider Orders - Pathology Core and Specialty Care Nursery

Commercial Mailout Laboratory
6240-8 RCP
356-8593

Specimen(s):

Plasma

Collection Medium:

	and
Pink top tube 6 mL (K2-EDTA)	and	Pink top tube 6 mL (K2-EDTA)

Minimum:

Preferred Minimum: 6 mL plasma
Absolute Minimum: 2.5 mL plasma

Rejection Criteria:

Nonfrozen specimens.

Delivery Instructions:

Deliver to laboratory immediately after collection. Critical frozen. Separate specimens must be submitted when multiple tests are ordered.

Turn Around Time:

3-11 days

Reference Range:

0.0-6.9 pg/mL

Methodology:

Quantitative Radioimmunoassay

CPT Code:

84588