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

Trazodone (Desyrel)
Order Code: TRAZ
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), Lavender top tube (EDTA), Pink top tube 
(EDTA sprayed)


Minimum:


Adult Preferred Minimum:  2.0 mL serum, heparinized or EDTA plasma
Adult Absolute Minimum: 1.0 mL serum, heparinized or EDTA plasma
Pediatric Absolute Minimum: 0.8 mL serum, heparinized or EDTA plasma


Rejection Criteria:


Gel separator tubes


Analytic Time:


5 working days


Reference Range:


Therapeutic range:    0.8 - 1.6 mcg/mL

Toxic:                > 3.2 mcg/mL


Methodology:


High Performance Liquid Chromatography


CPT Code:


82486


 


See Additional Information:
Critical Laboratory Values




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Updated: 08/12/2008

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