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Phenobarbital
Test Code3045
Alias/See Also
Luminal
Preferred Specimen
One 5 mL plain red. Also acceptable: green (sodium heparin).
Minimum Volume
1 mL serum at 2-8°C. (Min: 0.5 mL) Submit specimen in an ARUP Standard Transport Tube.
Transport Temperature
1 mL serum at 2-8°C. (Min: 0.5 mL) Submit specimen in an ARUP Standard Transport Tube.
Specimen Stability
After separation from cells: Ambient: 6 weeks; Refrigerated: 6 weeks; Frozen: 1 year
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Hemolyzed specimens. Specimens collected in separator tubes, gels, lavender (EDTA), or gray (sodium fluoride/potassium oxalate).
Methodology
Fluorescence Polarization Immunoassay
Setup Schedule
Sun-Sat
Report Available
Within 24 hours
Limitations
Allow specimen to clot completely at room temperature. Separate serum or plasma from cells ASAP.
