Red top tube [bold][mark color=red]DO NOT USE SST TUBE[/mark][/bold]
0.5 mL serum
0.25 mL serum
Collect blood in a red top tube; do not use SST tube. Centrifuge, aliquot serum into a plastic vial, and refrigerate.
Collect blood in a red top tube; do not use SST tube.
Daily, 24 hours
2 hour
Kinetic Immunoassay (KIMS)
Therapeutic Levels: 10-20 mcg/mL (adults), 5-20 mcg/mL (children), Toxic levels: greater than 30 mcg/mL.
Monitor therapeutic drug level, compliance, evaluate phenytoin toxicity
3968-5
80185
33225
Green top tube (heparin).
SST tube not acceptable.
STAT requests for this test will be performed on a STAT basis (supervisory staff approval is not required).
Minimum 72 hours.