DHEA-Sulfate-285

Test info

  
DHEA-Sulfate
  
285
  
82627.0
  
DHE
  
DHEA-S
Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate

Specimen

  

Samples should not be taken from patients receiving therapy with high biotin doses (i.e. > 5 mg/day) until at least 8 hours following the last biotin administration.

  
Serum
  

Gold serum separator (SST) tube

or 

Red serum vial/tube, 5 mL

  
1.0 mL
  
0.5 mL
  

Immediately following collection, thoroughly mix sample by gently inverting 5 times

  

Gold:

  1. Allow sample to clot for a minimum of 30 minutes
  2. Spin within two (2) hours of sample collection

Red:

  1. Allow sample to clot
  2. Spin
  3. Transfer serum to a False bottom plasma/serum transport vial/tube (AHL), labelled as serum, within two (2) hours of sample collection
  

Gold serum separator (SST) tube

or

False bottom plasma/serum transport vial/tube (AHL)

  
Lithium heparin (Li hep) plasma
  

Lt green plasma separator (PST)

  

Immediately after collection, mix tube thoroughly by gentle inversion, 8 - 10 times, to prevent clotting

  
  1. Spin
  

Lt green plasma separator (PST)

  

Refrigerated (preferred) -14 days

Ambient - 5 days

Frozen - 1 year

  
  • Improper labels (unlabeled or mislabeled)
  • Hemolysis (some procedures)
  • Improper anticoagulant or ratio
  • Delay in transport
  • Improper storage temperature affecting results
  • Improper container
  • Leaking container resulting in compromised specimen
  • Quantity not sufficient (QNS)

Performance

  
AHL - Chemistry: C
  
Mo - Sa
  
2 days
  

Electrochemiluminescence immunoassay (ECLIA)

Clinical and Interpretive info

  

Age and sex specific

1 week -  4 weeks 31.6 - 431  ug/dl
1 month - 12 months 3.4 - 124  ug/dl
1 year - 4 years  0.47 - 19.4  ug/dl
5 years - 10 years 2.8 - 85.2 ug/dl

 

Age Female Male
10 - 14 yrs  33.9 - 280 μg/dL  24.4 - 247 μg/dL
15 - 19 yrs  65.1 - 368 μg/dL  70.2 - 492 μg/dL
20 - 24 yrs  148 - 407 μg/dL  211- 492 μg/dL
25 - 34 yrs  98.8 - 340 μg/dL  160 - 449 μg/dL
35 - 44 yrs  60.9 - 337 μg/dL  88.9 - 427 μg/dL
45 - 54 yrs  35.4 - 256 μg/dL  44.3 - 331 μg/dL
55 - 64 yrs  18.9 - 205 μg/dL  51.7 - 295 μg/dL
65 - 74 yrs  9.4 - 246 μg/dL  33.6 - 249 μg/dL
≥75 yrs  120 - 154 μg/dL  16.2 - 123 μg/dL

 

Billing

  
82627

Tracking

  
11/30/2001
  
08/01/2023
  
01/09/2024