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EPIC NAME: SALICYLATE LEVEL EPIC CODE: LAB34 |
Performing Laboratory
Saint Francis Medical Center-Drug Monitoring
Specimen Requirements
Specimen Type: Plasma
Container/Tube: Mint green-top (lithium heparin gel) tube
Specimen Volume: 0.5 mL
Collection Instructions: Draw blood 1 to 3 hours after last dose.
Stability: 14 days (R)
Specimen Transport Temperature
Refrigerated 14 days
Reference Values
Therapeutic concentration: 150-300 mg/L
Toxic concentration (automatic call-back): >305 mg/L
Day(s) Test Set Up
Monday through Sunday
Test Classification and CPT Coding
80179 cdm 30000758
Methodology
Colorimetric/Photometric