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PENTOBARBITAL
Test Code17194
CPT Codes
82205
Preferred Specimen
"Serum or plasma
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Minimum Volume
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0.6 mL
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0.6 mL
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Instructions
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Transfer separated serum or plasma to a plastic transport tube. Collect specimen immediately prior to next dose unless otherwise indicated.
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Transfer separated serum or plasma to a plastic transport tube. Collect specimen immediately prior to next dose unless otherwise indicated.
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Transport Container
"Red-top tube, lavender-top (EDTA) tube, or green-top (heparin) tube. Do not use a gel-barrier tube. The use of gel-barrier tubes is not recommended due to slow absorption of the drug by the gel. Depending on the specimen volume and storage time, the decr
Transport Temperature
room temperature
Specimen Stability
14 days
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
"Gel-barrier tube; gross hemolysis; lipemia
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Methodology
"Gas chromatography (GC) "
Reference Range
"Therapeutic: 1-5 µg/mL
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