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Test Code SOFT: TOBRP Tobramycin, Peak, Plasma

Additional Codes

Ordering Mnemonic
EPIC NAME: TOBRAMYCIN LEVEL, PEAK
EPIC CODE: LAB36

 

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: Plasma for a peak level is usually drawn 90 minutes after an intravenous pyelogram bolus (IVPB) hang.

Stability: 3 days (R)

Specimen Transport Temperature

Refrigerate

Reference Values

5-10 µg/mL

Critical value (automatic call-back): >10 µg/mL

Day(s) Test Set Up

Monday through Sunday

Test Classification and CPT Coding

80200

Methodology

Enzyme Immunoassay (EIA)