Laboratory Medicine

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Lactate Dehydrogenase
Test Name Lactate Dehydrogenase
Specimen Type / Requirements Container Type = 1 Gold Top (SST) Minimum Testing Volume = 2 ml serum Tube must fill to at least ½ or greater of its vacuum capacity
Specimen Handling Collection instructions: Collect sample in gold (SST) or red top. Write your initials, date and time of collection on the collection label. Special Instructions: Separate from cells within 2 hours of collection. Rejection Criteria: Multiple freeze/thaw unacceptable, grossly hemolyzed, Unlabeled or Not Sufficient Quantity Samples will be rejected. Stability: LD is stable at room temperature for 8 h, refrigerated for 1 week and frozen at -15 to -20°C for 1 month. Transportation: Send sample to core lab as soon as possible.
Required Documentation
Turn Around Time (TAT) 1 hour stat/trauma 2 hours routine	Test Utilization Once
Reference Value 100 - 195 U/L
Test code LD	Methodology Spectrophotometric (Enzymatic/Rate method)
Testing Location SMH-Biochemistry	Other Information

Lactate Dehydrogenase

Lactate Dehydrogenase

Container Type = 1 Gold Top (SST)

Minimum Testing Volume = 2 ml serum

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

Collection instructions: Collect sample in gold (SST) or red top. Write your initials, date and time of collection on the collection label.

Special Instructions: Separate from cells within 2 hours of collection.

Rejection Criteria: Multiple freeze/thaw unacceptable, grossly hemolyzed, Unlabeled or Not Sufficient Quantity Samples will be rejected.

Stability: LD is stable at room temperature for 8 h, refrigerated for 1 week and frozen at -15 to -20°C for 1 month.

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

1 hour stat/trauma 2 hours routine

Once

100 - 195 U/L

Spectrophotometric (Enzymatic/Rate method)

SMH-Biochemistry