Specimen

Salivary

Collection Medium:

Minimum:

1.0 ml freshly collected saliva (use Salivette provided)

Delivery Instructions:

Deliver to laboratory immediately after collection.

Analytic Time:

1 week

Reference Range:

Children and Adults
              8 AM:   0.025 - 0.600 ug/dL
              4 PM:   0.010 - 0.200 ug/dL
          Midnight:  <0.010 - 0.090 ug/dL

LLOQ (sensitivity):   0.01 ug/dL

Comments:

No food or fluid for 30 minutes prior to collection.
Do not apply creams or lotions containing steroids immediately prior to 
collection.  Avoid activities, such as brushing or flossing teeth, 
which can cause gums to bleed.  Do not collect specimen if gums or 
mouth is bleeding.

Test
Limitations:

Samples are viable for six days at room temperature; they must be 
received and frozen for stability within the six days after collection.

Methodology:

HPLC with Tandem Mass Spectrometry

CPT Code:

82533

See Additional Information:
Specimens Requiring Immediate Delivery