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Amikacin Random
Test Name Amikacin Random
Specimen Type / Requirements Container Type = 1 Red Top Minimum Testing Volume = 3 ml Blood Tube must fill to at least ½ or greater of its vacuum capacity
Specimen Handling Collection Instructions: Serum collected in red top tube without gel separator. Avoid gold top (SST). The sample is preferably collected before administration of the next dose. To obtain comparable concentrations in a patient samples for drug levels should be collected at the same time in relation to the dose that is taken. Write your initials, date and time of collection on the collection label or requisition. Laboratory Staff Instructions:Serum free from hemolysis collected without gel separator. Separate samples from cells as soon as possible. Repeated freezing and thawing of samples should be avoided Rejection criteria: Gel separator, Grossly Hemolyzed and icteric samples, Unlabeled or Not Sufficient Quantity Samples will be rejected. Stability: Stable for 4 h at room temperature, refrigerated 1 week and frozen 2 weeks. Transportation: Send sample to core lab as soon as possible.
Required Documentation
Turnaround Time (TAT) 1 hour for Trauma/Stat - 2 hours for routine	Test Utilization Routine
Reference Value see report
Test Code AMIKR	Methodology (KIMS) Immunoassay
Testing Location SMH-Biochemistry	Other Information Last Updated: June 06, 2019

Amikacin Random

Test Name

Amikacin Random

Specimen Type / Requirements

Container Type = 1 Red Top

Minimum Testing Volume = 3 ml Blood

Tube must fill to at least ½ or greater of its vacuum capacity

Specimen Handling

Collection Instructions: Serum collected in red top tube without gel separator. Avoid gold top (SST). The sample is preferably collected before administration of the next dose. To obtain comparable concentrations in a patient samples for drug levels should be collected at the same time in relation to the dose that is taken. Write your initials, date and time of collection on the collection label or requisition.

Laboratory Staff Instructions:Serum free from hemolysis collected without gel separator. Separate samples from cells as soon as possible. Repeated freezing and thawing of samples should be avoided

Rejection criteria: Gel separator, Grossly Hemolyzed and icteric samples, Unlabeled or Not Sufficient Quantity Samples will be rejected.

Stability: Stable for 4 h at room temperature, refrigerated 1 week and frozen 2 weeks.

Transportation: Send sample to core lab as soon as possible.

Required Documentation

Turnaround Time (TAT)

1 hour for Trauma/Stat - 2 hours for routine

Test Utilization

Routine

Reference Value

see report

Test Code

AMIKR

Methodology

(KIMS) Immunoassay

Testing Location

SMH-Biochemistry

Other Information

Last Updated: June 06, 2019