Amikacin Peak

Specimen:

Test Code

AMKPR

Specimen Name

Amikacin Peak

Collect

1-Plain Red Top

Submit

1 mL (Min: 0.5 mL) Serum Refrigerated

Special Handling

The red stoppered tube should be allowed to clot before centrifuging. Specimens should be centrifuged at 3500 RPM for 10 minutes. Serum should be separated from the cells within 2 hours and transferred to an appropriately labeled tube.

Rejection Criteria

Specimens collected in anything but a red top tube. NO gel separator tubes. Specimens exposed to repeated freeze/thaw cycles.

Stability

Ambient Unacceptable; Refrigerated 7 days; Frozen 2 weeks

Methodology

Homogeneous particle-enhanced turbidimetric inhibition immunoassay (PETIA)

Performed

Sunday - Saturday

Reported

2-4 days

CPT Codes

  • 80150

Components

Additional Information

Peak Draws: IV Peak: Draw 30 minutes after end of infusion. IM Peak: Draw 60 minutes after injection.

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