- AMKTR
Amikacin Trough
Specimen:
Test Code
AMKTR
Specimen Name
Amikacin Trough
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
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Additional Information
Trough Draws: IV Trough: Draw just before next dose. IM Trough: Draw just before next dose.
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