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Dantrolene, Serum/Plasma
Test Code6100
CPT Codes
80299
Preferred Specimen
1 mL serum collected in a red-top tube (no gel)
Minimum Volume
0.3 mL
Other Acceptable Specimens
Plasma collected in an EDTA (lavender-top) tube
Instructions
Light protection required. Promptly centrifuge and separate serum or plasma into a plastic screw-cap vial using approved guidelines.
Transport Temperature
Frozen
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: Unstable
Refrigerated: Unstable
Frozen: 7 days
Refrigerated: Unstable
Frozen: 7 days
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Not received light protected • Received room temperature • Received refrigerated • Serum separator tube (SST®) • Polymer gel separation tube
Methodology
Spectrofluorometry (SF)
Setup Schedule
Set up: As needed; Report available: 8 days
Clinical Significance
Dantrolene is a muscle relaxant/analgesic.
