Amiodarone & Metabolite AMD
Method(s) | Quantitative Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry |
---|---|
Specimen Required | |
Collect | One 6 mL plain red top tube. Also acceptable: one lavender (EDTA) or pink (K2EDTA) top tube. |
Transport | **CRITICAL FROZEN**
|
Stability | After separation from cells: Ambient: Unacceptable; Refrigerated: Unacceptable; Frozen: 1 year |
Unacceptable Conditions | Whole blood. Gel separator tubes, light blue (citrate) or yellow (SPS or ACD solution) top tubes. Refrigerated or room temperature tubes. |
Schedule | Mon, Tues, Thurs, Fri, Sat |
Billing Code | 5011937 |
CPTCode | 80151 |
Preferred Specimen Collection Device(s) | |
Reference Interval | |
Therapeutic Range: Total (amiodarone & metabolite) 0.5 - 2.0 µg/mL |