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Carbamazepine, Total : 329
Test CodeTEGAU or 329
Alias/See Also
Tegretol
CPT Codes
80156
Instructions
Collect as a trough just prior to next dose
Transport Container
Preferred Specimen
1 mL serum collected in a red-top tube (no gel)
Alternative Specimens
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 Specimens
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: 6 days; Refrigerated: 10 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
4.0-12.0 mg/L
Clinical Significance
Carbamazepine is an anticonvulsant which is structurally related to the tricyclic antidepressants and is useful in treating patients with temporal lobe epilepsy. Carbamazepine levels are monitored to assure adequate therapeutic levels are achieved and to avoid toxicity.
Performing Laboratory
med fusion
