Bile Acids, Fractionated and Total, Serum

The University of Iowa (UIHC)
Department of Pathology
LABORATORY SERVICES HANDBOOK

Bile Acids, Fractionated and Total
Order Code: BAF Epic Lab Code: LAB2712 Order Form: A-1a Miscellaneous Request or Epic Req		Commercial "Mail-out" Laboratory 6240 RCP 356-3527

Specimen:

Serum

Collection Medium:

Red top tube

Minimum:

Preferred minimum: 1 mL serum from red top tube
Absolute minimum: 0.2 mL serum from red top tube

Analytic Time:

8 working days

Reference Range:

7 years and older:  Cholic acid (CA) 0-1.9 umol/L
                    Chenodeoxycholic acid (CDC) 0-3.4 umol/L
                    Deoxycholic acid (DCA) 0-2.5 umol/L
                    Ursodeoxycholic acid (UDC) 0-1.0 umol/L
                    Total 0-7.0 umol/L

Note:  Reference intervals were derived  using samples obtained after 
an overnight fast.

Comments:

Patient should be fasting a minimum of eight hours prior to specimen 
collection.  Overnight fasting preferred.

Methodology:

Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrophotometry

CPT Code:

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Updated: 11/13/2009

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