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Test Code LAB34 Salicylate, Plasma or Serum

Reporting Title

Salicylate

Methodology

Roche Diagnostics- RMH, GMC, DH, DMH, GMH, WECC, PMH, GCMH, BH, OBH, MGH, MH, HMH, SH, SMC, VWH

Useful in therapeutic monitoring and overdose.

 

 

Performing Laboratory

OhioHealth Laboratory Services- RMH, GMC, DH, DMH, MGH, GMH, HMH, OBH, MH, SH, WECC, PMH, GCMH, BH, SMC  and VWH Core Laboratories

Specimen Requirements

Submit only 1 of the following specimens:

 

Preferred:

Serum

Draw blood in a gold-top serum gel tube(s). (Hemolyzed specimen is not acceptable.) Spin down and send 1 mL of serum refrigerated.
Note:

1. A speckled-top serum gel tube (s) or a plain, red-top tube(s) is also acceptable.

2. Indicate serum on request form.

3. Label specimen appropriately (serum).

 

 

Roche Specimen Stability Information

Specimen Type Temperature Time
Serum or plasma Refrigerated 14 days
  Ambient   
  Frozen   

 

Specimen Transport Temperature

Refrigerate/Ambient OK/Frozen OK

Reference Values

Therapeutic:  10-20 mg/dL

Possible toxic:  >30 mg/dL

Critical value >30 mg/dL

Alerting category: Always called within 1 hour

 

 

Day(s) Test Set Up

Monday through Sunday; Continuously

Test Classification and CPT Coding

80179