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HelpTest Code LAB4081/1386/PENTB PENTOBARBITAL
Specimen Type
PREFERRED:
1 GREY TOP POTASSIUM OXALATE AND SODIUM FLUORIDE (PLASMA)
ALTERNATE:
1 PLAIN RED TOP TUBE (SERUM)
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TEST CODE 8290
Specimen Required
MIN: 2.0 ML PLASMA OR SERUM
PROCESSING INSTRUCTIONS
INPATIENT: BRING DIRECTLY TO LABORATORY, WITHOUT DELAY.
CENTRAL PROCESSING:
SERUM:
ALLOW BLOOD
TO CLOT UPRIGHT
FOR 30 MINUTES
AT ROOM TEMPERATURE, CENTRIFUGE AND
SEPARATE SERUM FROM RED CELLS (INTO A 12X75 PLASTIC
TUBE), THEN REFRIGERATE IN CENTRAL
PROCESSING
PLASMA:
CENTRIFUGE AND SEPARATE PLASMA FROM RED CELLS (INTO A 12X75 PLASTIC TUBE), THEN REFRIGERATE IN CENTRAL PROCESSING.
OUTPATIENT:
SERUM:
ALLOW BLOOD
TO CLOT UPRIGHT
FOR 30 MINUTES
AT ROOM TEMPERATURE, CENTRIFUGE AND
SEPARATE SERUM FROM RED CELLS (INTO A 12X75 PLASTIC
TUBE), THEN REFRIGERATE.
PLASMA:
CENTRIFUGE AND SEPARATE PLASMA FROM RED CELLS (INTO A 12X75 PLASTIC TUBE), THEN REFRIGERATE.
METHOD
GAS CHROMATOGRAPHY-FLAME IONIZATION DETECTOR (GC-FID)
Specimen Retention Time
7 DAYS
TRANSPORT TEMPERATURE
REFRIGERATED
DAY(S) TEST PERFORMED
DAILY
CPT
CPT: 80345
HCPCS: G0480
LOINC
3924-8
SYNONYMS
NEMBUTAL
SPECIMEN STABILITY FOR TESTING
ROOM TEMPERATURE, REFRIGERATED OR FROZEN: UP TO 14 DAYS