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

Dexamethasone
Order Code: DEXA
Order Form: A-1a Miscellaneous Request or IPR Req 		  Commercial "Mail-out" Laboratory
6240 RCP
356-3527 
Specimen
 
Serum
Collection Medium:
Red top tube 


Alternate
Collection Media:


Green top tube (Na Heparin), Light Green top tube (Lithium Heparin), 
Gray top tube (Fluoride)


Minimum:


Recommended minimum: 3 mL serum from red top tube
Absolute minimum: 1 mL serum from red top tube


Rejection Criteria:


Gel separator tubes


Specimen
Instructions:


Dexamethasone should be given as close to midnight as possible, blood 
drawn between 8:00 a.m. and 10:00 a.m.


Analytic Time:


Reported within 16 days.


Reference Range:


By report


Methodology:


High Performance Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry


CPT Code:


80299




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Updated: 05/15/2007

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