Specimen must arrive within 24 hours of draw.
Container/Tube: Serum gel tube-Hemolyzed specimen is not acceptable.
Specimen Volume: 5 mL of serum
Transport Temperature: Ambient
Collection Instructions: Allow blood to clot for 30 minutes. Spin tube in centrifuge for 10 minutes. If there is a delay in transport of ≥24 hours, remove serum from gel tube(s) and send refrigerated.
Note: Patient needs to reach a steady state. Trough levels are collected just prior to the next dose. If toxicity is suspected, then specimens may be drawn at any time.
Immunorate
Therapeutic concentration: 4.0-12.0 µg/mL
Critical value (automatic call-back): >20.0 µg/mL
Monday through Sunday
Available STAT
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