DHEA-Sulfate
DHEA-Sulfate-285
DHEA-Sulfate
285
82627.0
DHE
DHEA-S
Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate
Dehydroepiandrosterone sulfate
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
1.0 mL
0.5 mL
Immediately following collection, thoroughly mix sample by gently inverting 5 times
Gold:
- Allow sample to clot for a minimum of 30 minutes
- Spin within two (2) hours of sample collection
Red:
- Allow sample to clot
- Spin
- Transfer serum to a False bottom plasma/serum transport vial/tube (AHL), labelled as serum, within two (2) hours of sample collection
Lithium heparin (Li hep) plasma
Immediately after collection, mix tube thoroughly by gentle inversion, 8 - 10 times, to prevent clotting
- 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)
AHL - Chemistry: C
Mo - Sa
2 days
Electrochemiluminescence immunoassay (ECLIA)
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 |
82627
11/30/2001
08/01/2023
11/09/2021