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Carbamazepine

Alias:

Carbamazepine (Carbatrol, Tegretol), Carbatrol (Carbamazepine), Tegretol (Carbamazepine)

Methodology:

Enzyme Immunoassay

Performed:

Daily

Analytical Time:

2 - 24 hours

Testing Laboratory:

Pathology Laboratory

Laboratory Section:

Core Laboratory

Carbamazepine

Container/Tube Type:

Green No Gel (Lithium Heparin)
Light Green (Lithium Heparin Plasma Separator Tube)
Red (No Additive)
SST (Serum Separator)

Preferred Collection Container:

Green No Gel (Lithium Heparin)
Light Green (Lithium Heparin Plasma Separator Tube)

Also Acceptable Collection Container:

Plasma from Lavender tubes is acceptable but will not route in the Laboratory Information System (Sunquest).

Transport Information:

1.0 mL blood/0.3 mL plasma or serum

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.

0.2 mL blood/0.07 mL plasma or serum

Remarks:

Peak Levels should be drawn 12 hours after a dose; Trough Levels should be drawn just before the next dose is given.

Stability

Refrigerated Stability:

7 days

Frozen Stability:

4 weeks

Ambient Stability:

2 days

Carbamazepine

Sunquest Order Code:

CARBAM

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

LAB21

CPT Code:

80156

Carbamazepine

Modified:

7/19/2016 9:33:23 AM