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Test Code LAB48 Amylase, Pancreatic, Plasma or Serum

Important Note

 

 

Reporting Title


Amylase, Pancreatic

Methodology

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

 

 

 

Performing Laboratory

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

Specimen Requirements

Collection Instructions:

1. Serum and Plasma gel tubes should be centrifuged within 2 hours of collection.

2. Red-top tubes should be centrifuged and aliquoted within 2 hours of collection.

 

Submit only 1 of the following specimens:

 

Preferred:

Serum

Draw blood in a gold-top serum gel tube(s). 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).

 

Alternate: 

Plasma

Draw blood in a mint green-top (heparin) gel tube(s). Spin down and send 1 mL of heparinized plasma refrigerated.

 

Note:  1. Indicate plasma on request form.

2. Label specimen appropriately (plasma).

Specimen Stability Information

Specimen Type Temperature Time
Serum or plasma Refrigerated 6 months
  Ambient  7 days
  Frozen  > 6 months

 

Specimen Transport Temperature

Refrigerate: OK

Ambient: OK

Frozen: OK

Reference Values

13-53 U/L

Critical values >300 U/L (Emergency Department only)

Alerting category: First instance only within 1 hour (initial result only)

 

 

 

Day(s) Test Set Up

Monday through Sunday; Continuously

Test Classification and CPT Coding

82150