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Lipase, Body Fluid
MessagePerforming Lab: Lakeview, Regions
Test Code
4509
Alias/See Also
Sunquest: BFLIP
CPT Codes
83690
Includes
Source; Lipase
Preferred Specimen
0.2 mL Body Fluid
Minimum Volume
0.1 mL
Transport Container
Sterile Container
Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Specimen Stability
Room Temperature: 7 days
Refrigerated: 3 weeks
Frozen: 5 months
Lakeview: Refrigerated (7 days), Frozen (12 months)
Refrigerated: 3 weeks
Frozen: 5 months
Lakeview: Refrigerated (7 days), Frozen (12 months)
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Too viscous to sample
Methodology
Two-point Rate or Bichromatic Rate (Lakeivew)
Setup Schedule
Daily
Report Available
Same day.
Limitations
The use of this assay to monitor or diagnose patients has not been approved for this specimen type by the FDA or manufacturer of this assay.
Reference Range
No reference range established
Clinical Significance
Peritoneal fluid: Greater than 10-fold serum upper limit of normal in pancreatitis, Pleural fluid: elevated in pancreatitis
