CARBAMAZEPINE, TOTAL | |
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Test Code: 137 | Specimen Collection: Serum |
Component: Carbamazepine, Total | Method: IA |
Collection Notes: Collect as a trough within 30 minutes prior to the next dose. | |
Clinical Utility: Carbamazepine is useful in treating patients with temporal lobe epilepsy. Levels are monitored to assure adequate therapeutic levels are achieved, and to avoid toxicity. | |
CPT Code: 80156 | Testing Location: Sent to reference lab |
SPECIMEN/STABILITY TYPETemperature:Serum (1 mL) Lithium Heparin (1 mL) Ambient 6 Days Refrigerated 10 Days Frozen 30 Days Plasma (1 mL) EDTA Ambient 6 Days Refrigerated 10 Days Frozen 30 Days |