Carbamazepine and Metabolite, Total QCARBT
Method(s) | Chromatography/Mass Spectrometry | ||||
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Components | Carbamazepine, Total and Carbamazepine Metabolite, Total |
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Specimen Required | |||||
Collect | One 5 mL plain red (no gel) top tube. Also acceptable: lavender (EDTA) top tube. |
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Transport | 2 mL serum ambient (Min: 0.7 mL). * Collection Instructions * The use of serum separator tube (SST) is not recommended.
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Stability | Ambient: 14 days Refrigerated: 14 days Frozen: 10 months |
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Unacceptable Conditions | Serum separate tube (SST) |
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CPTCode | 80156, 80161 | ||||
Notes | Performing Laboratory-Quest Diagnostics-Chantilly VA | ||||
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