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Carbamazepine, Serum

Test Code
CRBM


Alias/See Also
Tegretol


CPT Codes
80156

Preferred Specimen
0.5 mL serum


Transport Container
Serum separator tube/Gold top tube.


Transport Temperature
Room Temperature or Refrigerate.


Methodology
Homogeneous enzyme immunoassay .

Reference Range
4.0-10.0 µg/mL


Clinical Significance
Carabamazepine is an anticonvulsant is used in the treatment with temporal lobe epilepsy.  Carbamazepine levels are monitored to assure adequate therpeutic levels are achieved and to avoid toxicity.




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