Digitoxin, Serum/Plasma [417Z]

Test Code

900821

CPT Codes
80299

Preferred Specimen

1 mL serum collected in a red-top tube (no gel), spun

Minimum Volume

0.4 mL

Other Acceptable Specimens

Plasma collected in an EDTA (lavender-top), or sodium heparin (green-top), or 3.2% sodium citrate (light blue-top), or acid citrate dextrose ACD-B (yellow-top) tube

Instructions

Promptly centrifuge and separate serum or plasma into a plastic screw-capped vial using approved guidelines.

Transport Container

Plastic screw-cap vial

Transport Temperature

Refrigerated (cold packs)

Specimen Stability

Room temperature: Undetermined
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 90 days

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

Polymer gel separation tube (SST or PST) • Unspun red-top tube

Methodology
Immunoassay

Setup Schedule

Set up: As needed; Report available: 5 days

Reference Range

See Laboratory Report

Clinical Significance

Digitoxin is a cardiac glycoside derived from the digitalis plant. It is used to treat congestive heart failure and atrial dysrhythmias. Digitoxin levels are monitored to assure adequate therapeutic levels are achieved and to avoid toxicity.

Performing Laboratory
NMS Labs
200 Welsh Rd
Horsham, PA 19044

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