See Culture, Peritoneal Fluid

Spec: 1 mL serum. DO NOT USE BARRIER TUBE.
Ref: Therapeutic Range: 10 - 30 mg/mL
Toxic Range: > 40 ng/mL
Half-Life:
Adults, 2 - 4 days
Children, 2 - 3 days
Meth: Immunoassay

Spec: 1 lavender top tube
Ref: See laboratory report
Meth: Hemaglutination

See Dilantin

Spec: 10 mL aliquot of 24 hour urine. Record volume.
Ref: 340 - 1000 mg/24 hours
Meth: Chemical analysis

Spec: 1 mL serum
Ref: 2.6 - 4.5 mg/dL
Meth: Chemical Analysis

Spec: Pinworm Paddle
Ref: Negative for Enterobius
Meth: Direct Microscopic Exam

Spec: Draw 5 mL blood gently with syringe. Remove needle and dispense into an opened green top tube (sodium heparin) Invert gently. Separate plasma immediately and submit in a plastic vial.
Ref: 0 - 7 mg/dL
Meth: Spectrophotometric Analysis
Note: Avoid artifactual hemolysis.

Spec: 1 blue top tube. Separate plasma to plastic tube. FREEZE immediately.
Ref: See Report
Meth: Immunoassay

Spec: 1 lavender top tube
Ref: 144 - 400 103/UL
Meth: Flow-cytometry

Spec: 2 mL Serum
Ref: > 200 ng Ab N/mL
Meth: Immunoassay

Spec: 10 gm from well-mixed, weighed 24 hour stool collection submitted in a 16 oz small plastic stool container. FREEZE aliquot immediately. DO NOT SEND TOTAL 24 HOUR COLLECTION. Write total weight on requisition and sample container.
Ref: Coproporphyrin, 400 - 1200 mcg/24 Hours
Protoporphyrin, Up to 1800 mcg/24 Hours
Uroporphyrin, 10 - 40 mcg/24 Hours
Meth: Spectrophotometric Analysis

Spec: 10 mL aliquot of a 24 hour urine. Write 24 hour volume on requisition and sample container. WRAP IN FOIL TO PROTECT FROM LIGHT.
Ref: Coproporphyrin, 30 - 240 mcg/24 hours
Uroporphyrin, 15 - 60 mcg/24 hours
Meth: Fluorometric Analysis

Spec: 10 mL aliquot of 24 hr urine. Place 5 gm of sodium carbonate into container prior to collection. Write 24 hr volume on requisition and sample container. WRAP IN FOIL TO PROTECT FROM LIGHT. Ref: Coproporphyrin, Negative
Uroporphyrin, Negative
Meth: Fluorometric Analysis

Spec: 2 mL serum. AVOID HEMOLYSIS.
Ref: 3.3 - 5.1 meq/L
Meth: Ion Selective Electrode

Spec: 1 Royal Blue or Green Top Tube (Lavender acceptable)
Separate and send cells only.
Ref: 182 - 306 ng/mil
Meth: Atomic Absorption Spectroscopy

Spec: 10 mL aliquot of a 24 hour urine specimen. Include total 24 hour volume as requested.
Ref: 25 - 150 meq/24 hour
Meth: Ion Selective Electrode

Spec: 1 mL Serum
Ref: 17 - 42 mg/dL
Meth: Immunoassay

Spec: 2 mL serum
Ref: Negative
Meth: Immunoassay

Spec: 10 mL of urine (FIRST A.M. SPECIMEN)
Ref: Negative
Meth: Immunoassay

Spec: 100 mL aliquot of a 24 hour urine. Note 24 hour volume on requisition and sample container.
Ref: Female: 0.2 - 6.0 mcg/24 hour
Follicular Phase: 0.1 - 1.3 mcg/24 hour
Luteal Phase: 1.2 - 9.5 mcg/24 hour
Pregnancy:
Weeks of Gestation
10 - 12; 5 - 15 mcg/24 hr
12 - 18; 5 - 25 mcg/24 hr
18 - 24; 13- 33 mcg/24 hr
24 - 28; 20 - 42 mcg/24 hr
28 - 32; 27 - 47 mcg/24 hr
Male: 0.2 - 1.2 mcg/24 hr
Sensitivity 0.1 mg/24 hr. Lower values not determined
Meth: Gas Chromatographic Analysis

Primidone
See Mysoline

Spec: 2 mL serum.
Ref: Therapeutic Range:
Combined Procainamide + NAPA: 5 - 30 mg/mL
Procainamide: 4 - 10 mg/mL
NAPA: 9 - 19 mg/mL
Toxic Range:
Combined procainamide: Greater than 30 mg/mL
Procainamide: Greater than 16 mg/mL
NAPA: Greater than 20 mg/mL
Half-Life: 2 - 5 hours
Meth: Immunoassay

Spec: 2 ml serum
Ref: Female-
Follicular Phase: 0.4 - 0.9 ng/mL
Luteal Phase: 7.7 - 27.0 ng/mL
Mid-Luteal Phase: 9.5 - 27.3 ng/mL
Post Menopausal: <0.2 0.5 ng/mL
Oral Contraceptives: 0.1 - 0.3 ng/mL
Pregnant Females-
First Trimester: 12.4 - 80.6 ng/mL
Second Trimester: 19.6 - 77.0 ng/mL
Third Trimester: 63.8 - 246.4 ng/mL
Male- <0.2 1.3 ng/mL
Meth: Immunoassay

Spec: 2 mL Serum
Ref: Male, 1.6 - 18.8 ng/mL
Non-Pregnant Female, 1.4 - 24.2 mg/mL
Meth: Immunoassay

Spec: Random urine
Ref: Negative = <300 ng/mL
Meth: See Report

Spec: 5 mL serum. Separate serum in plastic vial. FREEZE.
Ref: 50 - 100 mcg/L
Meth: Liquid Chromatographic Analysis

Spec: 2 mL Serum, frozen or refrigerated.
Ref: 0.0 - 2.7 ng/mL
Meth: Immunoassay

Spec: 2mL Serum
Ref: See Report
Meth: Immunoassay

Spec: 1 mL serum
Ref: <4.01 ng/mL
Borderline, 4.0 - 5.0 mcg/L
Positive, > 5.0 mcg/L
Meth: Immunoassay

Spec: 2 mL Serum
Ref: Greater than 10%
Meth: Immunoassay
Note: Includes Total PSA level

Spec: 3 mL citrated FROZEN plasma (from blue top tube)
Ref: 72 - 142%
Meth: Immunoassay

Protein Electrophoresis
See Electrophoresis, Protein

Spec: 3 mL citrated FROZEN plasma (from blue top tube
Ref: 65 - 140%
Meth: Immunoassay

Spec: 1 mL CSF in plain red top tube.
Ref: 15 - 50 mg/dL
Meth: Chemical analysis

Spec: 2 mL serum
Ref:   5.9 -  8.4 gm/dL
Meth: Chemical analysis

Spec: 2 mL joint fluid
Ref: 1.0 - 3.0 gm/dL
Meth: Chemical Analysis

Spec: 10 mL aliquot of a timed 24 hour urine
Ref: 0 - 150 mg/24 hours
Meth: Chemical analysis

Spec: 1 blue top tube (sodium citrate). Allow 4.5 mL blood to be drawn by vacuum. Invert tube six times immediately after drawing. DO NOT CENTRIFUGE. Send unopened tube.
Ref: Normal Range: 11 - 14 seconds
INR (International Normalized Ratio) for patients on anticoagulant:
Therapy range - 2.0 - 3.0
INR for patients on anticoagulant therapy and who have artificial valves - 2.5 - 3.5
Meth: Photoptical clot detection

Spec: 2.0 mL serum. FASTING REQUIRED. FREEZE.
Ref: C-Terminal PTH: 50 - 33 pg/mL
Total Calcium: 8.8 - 10.4 mg/dL
Meth: Immunoassay

Spec: Lavender top tube
Ref: 1 mL  whole blood from a lavender top tube  and 1 ML serum
Total Calcium: 8.8 - 10.4 mg/dL
Meth: Immunoassay

Spec: 1 blue top tube (sodium citrate). Allow 4.5 mL blood to be drawn by vacuum. Invert tube six times immediately after drawing.
Ref: Normal Range: 23 - 35 seconds
Therapeutic Range (heparin therapy): 60 -79 seconds
Meth: Photo optical clot detection

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