Lithium LI
Method(s) | Spectrophotometry |
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Specimen Required | |
Collect | One 5 mL gold (SST) top tube. Also acceptable: sodium heparinized plasma. |
Transport | 1 mL serum at 2-8ºC. |
Stability | Ambient: 24 hours; Refrigerated: 7 days; Frozen: 6 months |
Unacceptable Conditions | Light green (lithium heparin) tube. |
Schedule | Daily |
Billing Code | 1010146 |
CPTCode | 80178 |
Preferred Specimen Collection Device(s) | |
Reference Interval | |
0.6 - 1.2 mmol/L |