Test Detail

Quinidine, Serum

Test Code:

007831

Performing Lab: LABCORP BURLINGTON

CPT Code:

80194

Order Information
Results

Specimen Container	Red-top tube OR green-top (heparin) tube. DO NOT USE A GEL-BARRIER TUBE. The use of gel-barrier tubes is not recommended due to slow absorption of the drug by the gel. Depending on the specimen volume and storage time, the decrease in drug level due to absorption may be clinically significant.
Specimen Type	Serum OR plasma
Volume	1 mL
Minimum Volume	0.3 mL
Temperature	Room Temperature
Specimen Handling	Transfer separated serum or plasma to a plastic transport tube. Peak: quinidine sulfate: one hours after dose, quinidine gluconate: four hours after dose; trough: immediately prior to next dose; after change in dose: one to two days.
Methodology	Immunoassay
Stability	Room Temperature: 14 days, Refrigerated: 14 days, Frozen: 14 days
Unacceptable Conditions	Gel-barrier tube; severe hemolysis; lipemia; icteric specimen
Days Set-Up	M-F (3rd shift), Su (1st shift)
TAT From Set-Up	1 - 3 Days

Result Code	Result Name	LOINC
007831	Quinidine, Serum	6694-4