Ammonia AMN
Method(s) | Spectrophotometry |
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Specimen Required | |
Collect | Plasma (Lithium heparin or EDTA). Use prechilled tubes. |
Remarks | ** MUST HAVE OWN DEDICATED TUBE**
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Stability | **TRANSPORT SPECIMEN ON ICE AS SOON AS POSSIBLE**
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Unacceptable Conditions | Whole blood specimens not transported on ice. Whole blood specimens received more than 60 minutes after collection. Frozen whole blood specimens. |
Schedule | Daily-24 hours per day |
Billing Code | 1010006 |
CPTCode | 82140 |
Notes | In the hospital setting, do NOT use the pneumatic tube system to deliver the specimen to the laboratory. |
Preferred Specimen Collection Device(s) | |
Reference Interval | |
11 - 32 umol/L |