DIGOXIN


METHODOLOGY
Rate Agglutination

PERFORMED
Mon. - Fri.

REPORTED
Same Day

COLLECT
Red Top Vacutainer Tube; Minimum volume 0.1 mL. serum

TRANSPORT
Frozen

STABILITY
Serum must be separated from cells within 2 hours.



Stable:


Room Temperature - 8 hours

Refrigerated - 48 hours
Frozen - 1 year


UNACCEPTABLE CONDITIONS
SST Vacutainer Tubes

Hemolyzed samples


REMARKS
STAT results available if sample received in laboratory before 3 PM.

REFERENCE RANGE
Therapeutic Range 0.8 - 2.0 ng/mL

INTERPRETIVE DATA
Toxic Level > 2.4 ng/mL

CPT CODE(S)
80162

BILLING INFORMATION


ICD-9 (Dx) CODE INFORMATION


DATE UPDATED
10/06/2008; MKH
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