Parkview Health Laboratory: Test Directory

Amikacin, Trough

Last Modified: 3/9/2021 3:10:41 PM

Medical Necessity Documentation:

Client Notes:

Patient Preparation:

Specimen Requirements: 1.0 mL Serum from a Red Top Tube in a Plastic Vial

Collection Instructions:

Specimen should be drawn within 30 minutes of the next dose

Do not collect in a Serum Separator Tube (SST or PST)

Minimum Volume: 0.5 mL

Transport & Storage: Temperature/Stability:

7 days Ambient
7 days Refrigerated
7 days Frozen

Reference Range:

4.0 - 8.0 ug/mL

Potentially Toxic Range
> = 15.0 ug/mL

Detection Limit
2.5 mg/L

Critical Ranges:

Test Comments: Kanamycin, an aminoglycoside structurally related to amikacin, cross reacts significantly with this assa

Methodology: Immunoassay

Clinical Significance:

Documentation:

Custom Panel: No

Days Performed: Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday, Friday

Sites Performed: Quest - Chantilly

PHL Test Code: AMIK1

EPIC Test Code: LAB2683

Send Out Test Code: 236

Included Tests:

CPT Coding: 80150