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EPIC NAME: LITHIUM LEVEL EPIC CODE: LAB29
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Performing Laboratory
Saint Francis Medical Center-Drug Monitoring
Specimen Requirements
Specimen Type: Serum
Container/Tube: Plain, red-top tube
Specimen Volume: 0.5 mL
Collection Instructions:
1. Draw blood specimen 12 hours after last dose or just prior to first morning dose.
2. Spin down and keep tube capped during centrifugation.
Stability: 7 days (R)
1 day (A)
Specimen Transport Temperature
Refrigerated 7 days/ Ambient 1 day
Reference Values
Therapeutic concentration: 0.5-1.5 mEq/L
Toxic value (automatic call-back): >2.0 mEq/L
Day(s) Test Set Up
Monday through Sunday
Test Classification and CPT Coding
80178
Methodology
Ion-Specific Electrode (ISE)