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Phenobarbital

Alias:

Barbita (Phenobarbital),PBR,Solfoton (Phenobarbital),Luminal

Methodology:

Electrochemiluminescence

Performed:

Daily

Analytical Time:

4 hours

Testing Laboratory:

Iowa Methodist Medical Center
Pathology Laboratory

Laboratory Section:

Core Laboratory

Phenobarbital

Preferred Collection Container:

Light Green (Lithium Heparin Plasma Separator Tube)
SST (Serum Separator)

Also Acceptable Collection Container:

Dark Green (Sodium Heparin)
Green No Gel (Lithium Heparin)
Lavender (EDTA)
Red (No Additive)

Collection Information:

Collect blood in a Light Green (Lithium Heparin Plasma Separator Tube) or SST (Serum Separator) tube.

Transport Information:

Centrifuge and aliquot 0.3 mL of serum or plasma into a transport vial. Send refrigerated.

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.

0.1 mL serum or plasma (approximately 0.2 mL of whole blood based upon a normal patient hematocrit)

Remarks:

Trough samples should be collected just before the next dose; peak samples should be collected 12-18 hours after the last dose.

Stability

Refrigerated Stability:

7 days - Preferred

Frozen Stability:

1 year

Ambient Stability:

7 days

Phenobarbital

Sunquest Order Code:

PHENO

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

LAB30

CPT Code:

80184

Phenobarbital

Modified:

7/19/2016 9:33:23 AM