Salicylate

Test Code

SALICYLATE

Alias/See Also

Aspirin
Chemistry

Preferred Specimen

Plain Red Top Tube

Minimum Volume

2 mL

Transport Temperature

Refrigerate

Specimen Stability

Refrigerated (4-8°C): 14 days
Frozen (-20°C or colder): 6 months

Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)

Collected in gel tube

Methodology
Enzymatic

Setup Schedule

Daily

Report Available

TAT 1 day

Reference Range

8 - 30 mg/dL

Clinical Significance

Salicylates are used in the treatment of fever, analgesia and in the treatment of acute rheumatic fever, rheumatoid arthritis and for inhibition of platelet aggregation in patients with cad. When treating rheumatoid arthritis, salicylates reduce the inflammation in joint tissues. Salicylate level monitored to assess toxicity.

Performing Laboratory
Test performed in these BACL Chemistry Labs
Contact: Jonathan Dryjowicz-Burek, West Roxbury 857-203-5973
Alternate contact Joseph A. Manzone JP 857-364-5092
Alternate contact Diane Robert BR 774-826-2294

Last Updated: May 18, 2022

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