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LACTIC DEHYDROGENASE TOTAL
MessageCHEMISTRY
Test Code
LDH
Alias/See Also
LD, LD TOTAL, LACTIC DEHYDROGENASE, LDH
Preferred Specimen
PLASMA
Minimum Volume
PLASMA/SERUM: .5mLs, FLUIDS: 1mL
Instructions
DRAW 1 LI HEP(LIGHT GREEN) PST TUBE, SPIN DOWN AND SEND TO LAB. FLUIDS: PERICARDIAL, PERITONEAL, PLEURAL IN A STERILE CONTAINER AND SEND TO LAB.
Transport Container
BLOOD: ORIGINAL TUBES, FLUIDS: STERILE CONTAINERS
Transport Temperature
REFRIGERATED
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 7 days
Refrigerated (2-8°C): 4 days
Frozen (-20°C or colder): 6 weeks
Refrigerated (2-8°C): 4 days
Frozen (-20°C or colder): 6 weeks
Methodology
Enzymatic
Setup Schedule
BLOOD: DAILY
Report Available
BLOOD:DAILY
Reference Range
125 – 243 IUNITS/L
Clinical Significance
Elevations in serum lactate dehydrogenase occur from myocardial infarction, liver disease, pernicious and megaloblastic anemia, pulmonary emboli, malignancies, and muscular dystrophy.
Performing Laboratory
WHITE RIVER JUNCTION VT VA- CHEMISTRY 802-295-9363 EXT: 5518, 5519
