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GENERAL INFORMATION

  1. Christian AABB Accreditation Certificate
  2. Christian Northeast CAP Certificate
  3. Christian Northwest CAP Certificate

            1. St. Louis Region Pediatric - Gram-positive/Gram-negative Antibiogram

            2. St. Louis Region Adult - Gram-positive/Gram-negative Antibiogram

            3. Christian Hospital - Gram-positive/Gram-negative Antibiogram

 

LINKS

Mayo Medical Laboratories

Mayo Clinic Laboratories

Test Code Amino Acids, Quantitative, Blood Amino Acids, Quantitative, Blood

Performing Laboratory

St Louis Children's Hospital (SLCH)

Methodology

Tandem Mass Spectrometry

Specimen Requirements

Specimen Type: Blood

Container/Tube  
Preferred: Light green-top (lithium heparin) Vacutainer®

Acceptable: Green-top (Lithium Heparin) microtainer®, Gold/Red SST Vacutainer®, Plain, red-top Vacutainer®, or DARK green-top (sodium heparin) Vacutainer®.

Collection Volume:

3.0 mL (minimum 0.6 mL) for Vacutainer®.
If collected in microtainer®, container MUST be full.
Patient Preparation: None
Sample Rejection: Mislabeled or unlabeled specimens.
Special Instructions: Centrifuge and pour off into plastic vial, label with specimen type and freeze. Transport on dry ice. 

Specimen Transport Temperature

Analyte Stability:

Ambient: 1 hour
Refrigerated: NA
Frozen: Indefinitely

Day(s) Test Set Up

Day(s) Test Set Up: Monday-Friday
Cut-off time: 0430
Turnaround Time: 5 days
Lab Testing Section: Metabolic Genetics

Reference Values

Age dependent.

See: Amino Acids Reference Ranges

CPT Coding

CPT Codes: 82139