Quinidine, Serum (Referred Out) - Saskatoon
Discipline
Biochemistry
Specimen Information
Specimen types accepted
- Serum
Specimen collection container
- Preferred collection container: Red (non-gel)
Collection procedure
- Centrifuge and remove serum from cells within two hour of collection
Required volume
- Optimal volume: 4.0 mL Full collection tube
- Minimum volume: 0.25 mL serum or plasma
(Submitting the minimum volume makes it impossible to repeat the test or perform confirmatory/reflex testing. In some situations, a minimum volume may require a second collection)
Transport and stability
- Refrigerated: 14 days
- Frozen: 28 days
- Ambient: 14 days
Rejection criteria
- Specimens received where the proper collection protocols were not followed
- Pathology and Laboratory Medicine Acceptance and Rejection Criteria
- Gross hemolysis
Testing Information
Clinical interpretation
- Collect immediately before next oral dose for trough concentration
- Peak occurs 2 - 3 hours after last dose
Performance
Days/times performed
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Maximum laboratory time
- 7 day turnaround time by testing laboratory
Last Updated: October 18, 2024