GENTAMICIN

Test Code
NMCP GENTAMICIN


Alias/See Also
quest# 481x


Preferred Specimen
Serum


Minimum Volume
2ml


Instructions
WARD REMARKS: No gel tubes accepted. Pharmacology (dosage & time) sheet required. Peak specimens should be drawn 1 hr after initiation of 30 minute infusion or 30 minutes after longer infusions. Trough specimens should be drawn immediately prior to the next dose.


Transport Container
Plain Red


Transport Temperature
Room Temperature


Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Specimen collected in Gel Tubes




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