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Cyclosporine

Alias:

CSA Level, Gengraf, Neoral, Sandimmune (Cyclosporine)

Methodology:

Fluorescence Polarization Immunoassay

Performed:

Mon-Fri: 10:00 am to 7:00 pm; Sat - Sun 10:00 am to 1:00 pm

Analytical Time:

6 hours

Testing Laboratory:

Pathology Laboratory

Laboratory Section:

Core Laboratory

Cyclosporine

Preferred Collection Container:

Lavender (EDTA)

Also Acceptable Collection Container:

Pink (K2EDTA)

Collection Information:

Collect blood in a Lavender (EDTA).

Transport Information:

4.0 mL blood

Minimum Sample Volume: Minimum amount of analytical sample (serum, plasma, urine, CSF, etc.) required to perform an assay once. Submitting the minimum volume makes it impossible to repeat the test or perform confirmatory or reflex testing. In some situations, a minimum specimen volume may result in a QNS (Quantity Not Sufficient) result, requiring a second specimen to be collected.

Minimum amount of analytical sample (serum, plasma, urine, CSF, etc.) required to perform an assay once. Submitting the minimum volume makes it impossible to repeat the test or perform confirmatory or reflex testing. In some situations, a minimum specimen volume may result in a QNS (Quantity Not Sufficient) result, requiring a second specimen to be collected.

1.0 mL

Remarks:

Baseline samples should be collected just before a dose is given. 2 hour post dose cyclosporine levels should be collected 2 hours after the cyclosporine dose is given.

Stability

Refrigerated Stability:

7 days

Ambient Stability:

24 hours

Cyclosporine

Sunquest Order Code:

CYCLO

Epic Number: The test code used to identify this assay in Epic

LAB874

CPT Code:

80158

Cyclosporine

Modified:

7/18/2011 1:33:24 PM

7/18/2011 13:33:24 PM