Lidocaine-924

Test info

  
Lidocaine
  
924
  
80176.0
  
LID
  
Xylocaine
  

Therapeutic drug management

Specimen

  
Serum
  
  
1.0 mL
  
0.2 mL
  

Collect at steady state

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

Dk green heparin (Li or Na), no gel

 

  

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

  
  1. Spin within two (2) hours of sample collection
  2. Transfer plasma to a Serum/plasma transfer vial/tube (MedTox), labelled as the appropriate plasma type
  

Refrigerated (preferred)

Ambient - 3 days

Frozen (OK)

  

Gel-barrier tubes are not recommended

Performance

  
MedTox Laboratories (60): R-MX
  
Daily
  
1 - 2 days
  

Immunoassay (IA)

Clinical and Interpretive info

  

1.2 - 6.0 µg/mL

  

>8.0 µg/mL

Billing

  
80176

Tracking

  
11/30/2001
  
01/04/2024
  
01/04/2024