4.5 mL Green with gel (PST), (lithium heparin plasma)
Unacceptable Conditions
Sample not properly identified
Incorrect container
Insufficient sample volume
Storage/Transport Temperature
Internal: Deliver to lab immediately. Offsite: Centrifuge andseparate plasma from cells. Send at 2-8 degrees C. If not analyzed within 24 hours, freeze sample at -20 degrees C.
Performed
Daily
Stability (from collection to initiation)
Refrigerated: 5 Days
Frozen: 3 months
Remarks
Trough levels should be drawn immediately before the next dose. If toxicity is suspected, draw at any time.
Performed
Daily
Methodology
Immunoassay
Reported
Same day
Synonyms
Tegretol Level
EPIC Code
LAB21
CARBAM
Reference Interval
4.0-12.0 ug/mL
Interpretive Data
Therapeutic carbamazepine concentrations vary among individuals. The reference interval displayed for this test was taken from published literature. Interpretations of this result must be made in the context of the individual's clinical scenario.
CPT Codes
80156
Collection
EPIC Code
LAB21
CARBAM
Performing Lab
UCHealth Memorial Central Hospital
Collect
4.5 mL Green with gel (PST), (lithium heparin plasma)
Unacceptable Conditions
Sample not properly identified
Incorrect container
Insufficient sample volume
Storage/Transport Temperature
Internal: Deliver to lab immediately. Offsite: Centrifuge andseparate plasma from cells. Send at 2-8 degrees C. If not analyzed within 24 hours, freeze sample at -20 degrees C.
Performed
Daily
Stability (from collection to initiation)
Refrigerated: 5 Days
Frozen: 3 months
Remarks
Trough levels should be drawn immediately before the next dose. If toxicity is suspected, draw at any time.
Ordering
Performed
Daily
Methodology
Immunoassay
Reported
Same day
Synonyms
Tegretol Level
EPIC Code
LAB21
CARBAM
Result Interpretation
Reference Interval
4.0-12.0 ug/mL
Interpretive Data
Therapeutic carbamazepine concentrations vary among individuals. The reference interval displayed for this test was taken from published literature. Interpretations of this result must be made in the context of the individual's clinical scenario.
