- YCARBB
Carbamazepine
Specimen:
Test Code
YCARBB
Specimen Name
Carbamazepine
Collect
1-Plain Red Top
Also acceptable SST, Green (Heparinized)
Also acceptable SST, Green (Heparinized)
Submit
1 mL (Min: 0.5 mL) Serum or Plasma Refrigerated
Special Handling
Serum: The red or gold stopper tube should be allowed to clot before centifuging. Specimens should be centrifuged at 3500 RPM for 10 minutes. Serum should be separated from the cells promptly to an appropriately labeled tube, unless using SST tube.
Plasma: Mix anticoagulant with specimen adequately. Centrifuge at 3500 RPM for 10 minutes. Remove plasma promptly from cells to an appropriately labeled tube, unless using PST tube.
Plasma: Mix anticoagulant with specimen adequately. Centrifuge at 3500 RPM for 10 minutes. Remove plasma promptly from cells to an appropriately labeled tube, unless using PST tube.
Rejection Criteria
Do not use specimens collected in EDTA anticoagulant tubes.
Stability
Ambient 8 hours; Refrigerated 1 month; Frozen 3 months
Methodology
Instrument: Beckman Coulter AU5800
Performed
Sunday - Saturday
Reported
1-2 days
CPT Codes
- 80156
Components
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Additional Information
Draw sample just prior to the next dose of the drug.
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