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Gentamicin, Trough

by mike_rogers — last modified June 09, 2008 11:52 AM


UNC Hospitals
McLendon Clinical Laboratories
101 Manning Drive
Chapel Hill, NC 27514

 

Tube Type
royal blue top tube ONLY red top (no gel!) pediatric bullet
No Gel in Red Top Bullet

Test ID GENT
Test Number 253
SMS Browse GENTAMICIN - TROUGH
CPT Code(s) 80170
Group/Individual Test Individual
Laboratory Core
Tube Station Routine: 30
STAT: 888
SpecimenRoutine:2 mL Blood/Royal Blue Top Tube ONLY ; See Comments for additional specimen information
 micro:500 µL Blood/Red Top (No Gel) or Pink Top Pediatric Bullet; See Comments for additional specimen information
AvailabilityRoutine:24 hours/day
 STAT:Yes
   
Turnaround Time Routine: Multiple runs daily
STAT: 1 hour
Reference RangeTherapeutic:<2.0 µg/mL
 Toxic:>2.5 µg/mL
Comments

Red Top Pediatric Tubes WITHOUT Serum Separator Gel
Collect gentamycin trough samples within 30 minutes before administering dose.

Go to Peak and Timed Information. Use Fluid for fluid specimens.

Effective 4/30/04: Minimum detection limit has changed from 0.1 µg/mL to 0.5 µg/mL.

 

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