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Phenobarbital : 708
Test CodePHENAU or 708
Alias/See Also
Quandrinal™,Donnatal®,Luminal®
CPT Codes
80184
Instructions
Collect just prior to next dose.
Transport Container
Preferred Specimen
1 mL serum collected in a red-top tube (no gel)
Alternative Specimen
Plasma collected in: Sodium heparin (green-top) tube, lithium heparin (green-top) tube or EDTA (lavender-top) tube
Minimum Volume
0.2 mL
1 mL serum collected in a red-top tube (no gel)
Alternative Specimen
Plasma collected in: Sodium heparin (green-top) tube, lithium heparin (green-top) tube or EDTA (lavender-top) tube
Minimum Volume
0.2 mL
Transport Temperature
Room temperature.
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 5 days; Refrigerated: 7 days; Frozen: 30 days
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Serum separator tube (SST)
Methodology
Immunoassay
Setup Schedule
Sunday - Saturday
Report Available
1 day
Reference Range
15.0-40.0 mg/L
Clinical Significance
Phenobarbital is an anticonvulsant used for the long-term treatment of generalized tonic-clonic (grand mal) seizures and cortical focal seizures. Phenobarbital levels are monitored to assure adequate therapeutic levels are achieved and to avoid toxicity.
Performing Laboratory
med fusion
