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Lactate Dehydrogenase (LD), Pericardial Fluid
Test Code17647
CPT Codes
83615
Preferred Specimen
1 mL pericardial fluid collected in a sterile screw-cap container
Minimum Volume
0.5 mL
Transport Temperature
Frozen
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 7 days
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 28 days
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 28 days
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Hemolysis
Methodology
Spectrophotometry (SP)
Setup Schedule
Set up: Sun, Tues, Thurs, Fri; Report available: 4-6 days
Reference Range
| Transudates | <200 U/L |
| Exudates | >200 U/L |
Clinical Significance
The most reliable tests for differentiating between the transudates and exudates are the simultaneous analysis of pericardial fluid and serum from lactic dehydrogenase (LD) and total protein levels. The main usefulness in defining serous body fluids as a transudate or exudate is to determine which effusions need further laboratory evaluation.
Performing Laboratory
| Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute-San Juan Capistrano, CA |
| 33608 Ortega Highway |
| San Juan Capistrano, CA 92675-2042 |
