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AMYLASE
Test CodeLAB48
Preferred Specimen
One 4.5 mL light green top tube
Pediatric: One light green top microtainer
Pediatric: One light green top microtainer
Other Acceptable Specimens
Dark green top, red top, or gold top tube
Instructions
Sample must be centrifuged within two hours of collection. Samples collected in a red (serum) or dark green (heparin)
top tube must be removed from the red cells and put into aliquot tubes following centrifugation
top tube must be removed from the red cells and put into aliquot tubes following centrifugation
Specimen Stability
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection Ambient: 7 days Refrigerated: 7 days Frozen: 1 year
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Lipemia or gross hemolysis
Methodology
Enzymatic Rate Method
Setup Schedule
Sunday-Saturday
Reference Range
AGE | Normal Value (U/L) |
0-30 days | <4-10 |
31 days-6 months | <4-20 |
7-12 months | <4-50 |
1-18 years | 25-105 |
19-69 years | 25-125 |
≥ 70 years | 20-160 |
Performing Laboratory
West Virginia University Hospital, Inc.
Bluefield Pavilion Campus Berkeley Medical Center Barnesville Hospital Camden Clark Medical Center Camden Clark Medical Center Garrett Regional Medical Center Harrison Community Hospital Jackson General Hospital Princeton Community Hospital Potomac Valley Hospital Reynolds Memorial Hospital Summersville Regional Medical Center St. Joseph’s Hospital United Hospital Center Uniontown Hospital Wheeling Hospital