Pancreastatin
| Order Code: | PAN |
| Epic Lab Code: | LAB3783 |
| Order Form: | A-1a Miscellaneous Request or Epic Req |
Commercial Mail-out Laboratory
6240 RCP
356-3527
6240 RCP
356-3527
Specimen:
Plasma
Collection Medium:
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| GI preservative collection tube |
Minimum:
1 mL plasma from a Special Z-GI preservative collection tube obtained from reference laboratory. Mailouts has these tubes, call 356-8593
Delivery Instructions:
Submit specimen to laboratory as soon as possible after collection.Specimen
Instructions:
Patient shoud be fasting for 10 - 12 hours prior to collection of specimen. Patient should not be on any medications that may influence Insulin levels, if possible, for at least 48 hours prior to collection.
Analytic Time:
within 10 days upon receipt at reference laboratory
Reference Range:
Up to 135 pg/mL
Comments:
Contact Commercial Mailouts at 356-8593 to obtain collection tubes for
this testing. No other specimen collection container is acceptable by
the reference laboratory.
Patients should be fasting for 10-12 hours prior to specimen
collection. Antacid medications or medications that affect intestinal
motility should be discontinued, if possible, for at least 48 hours
prior to collection.
Methodology:
Pancreastatin is measured by direct radioimmunoassay.
CPT Code:
83519