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Whole blood lactate

Message
Performed in the Chemistry laboratory x5820.


Test Code
WBLAC


Preferred Specimen
Whole Blood collected in a lithium heparin syringe.


Minimum Volume


300 uL




Other Acceptable Specimens
None


Transport Container
(lithium)Heparinized Syringe


Transport Temperature


Room temperature unless time exceeds 30 minutes then place in an ice slurry.




Specimen Stability


N/A




Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Clotted specimen, bubbles in sample


Methodology

Amperometric
 



Setup Schedule


This assay is performed 24 hours/day, 7 days per week.




Reference Range


Lactate: 0.5 to 2.0 meq/L




Clinical Significance
            Lactate is a  prognostic marker in all forms of critical illness and a useful diagnostic tool in the investigation of patients presenting with unexplained          metabolic acidosis.
 




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