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Acetaminophen

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Test Code
5678


Alias/See Also
Tylenol


Preferred Specimen
123TT


Minimum Volume
1 mL Serum


Instructions
Collect as trough before next dose.


Transport Container
Use plain, no additive red top tube to gather specimens


Transport Temperature
Room Temperature


Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Collected in gel tube


Methodology
Fluorescent Polarization Immunoassay

Reference Range
See report for normal ranges. Critical Value: >50 ug/mL


Clinical Significance
Proper management of acetaminophen overdoses requires early monitoring of serum levels to prevent hepatic necrosis, which is not clinically evident until twelve hours after ingestion.




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