Flecainide Drug Level
| Label Mnemonic: | FLE |
| Epic code: | LAB3147 |
| Downtime form: | Doctor/Provider Orders - Pathology Core and Specialty Care Nursery |
Commercial Mailout Laboratory
6240-8 RCP
356-8593
6240-8 RCP
356-8593
Specimen(s):
Serum
Specimen
Instructions:
Patient Preparation: Timing of specimen collection:
Pre-dose (trough) draw - At steady state concentration.
Collection Medium:
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| Red top tube 5 mL (Clot Activator) |
Minimum:
Preferred Minimum: 2 mL serum
Absolute Minimum: 0.5 mL serum
Absolute Minimum: 0.5 mL serum
Rejection Criteria:
Gel separator tubes or gels of any kind; drug loss is immediate and no
testing will be performed.
Delivery Instructions:
Submit specimen to laboratory as soon as possible after collection.Testing Schedule:
Mondays, Thursdays and Saturdays
Turn Around
Time:
1-8 days upon receipt at reference laboratory.
Reference Range:
Therapeutic Range: 0.2 - 1.0 mcg/mL
Toxic: > 1.5 μg/mL
Toxic: > 1.5 μg/mL
Interpretive Data:
Toxic concentrations may cause cardiac abnormalities, hypotension and
seizure.
Methodology:
Quantitative Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry
CPT Code:
80181