Amiodarone

Alphabetical Test listing

Amiodarone-13311

Test name:

Amiodarone

Test number:

13311

Excellian order number:

LAB13311

Abbreviation:

AMI

Alternate names:

Cordarone

Useful for:

Therapeutic drug management

Specimen type:

Serum

Collection container:

Red serum vial/tube, 5 mL

Volume:

2.0 mL

Minimum volume:

0.5 mL

Processing instructions:

Allow sample to clot
Spin within two (2) hours of sample collection
Transfer serum to a Serum/plasma transfer vial/tube (MedTox), labelled as serum

Transport container:

Serum/plasma transfer vial/tube (MedTox)

Alternate specimen type:

Heparin plasma

Alternate collection container:

Dk green heparin (Li or Na), no gel

Alternate collection instructions:

Immediately following collection, mix sample by inverting 5 - 10 times to prevent clotting

Alternate processing instructions:

Spin within two (2) hours of sample collection
Transfer plasma to a Serum/plasma transfer vial/tube (MedTox), labelled as Li or Na heparin plasma

Transport and stability:

Refrigerated (preferred)

Ambient: 3 days

Frozen (OK)

Reason for rejection:

Gel-barrier tubes are not recommended

Performing lab:

MedTox Laboratories (10): R-MX

Days set up:

Tu, Th, Sa

TAT:

4 days

Method:

Liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS-MS)

Reference ranges:

1000 - 2500 ng/mL

Results that require action (critical):

>10,000 ng/mL

CPT codes:

80151

Date created:

03/06/2019

Revised date:

12/20/2021

Review date:

01/04/2024