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- Vancocin®
Special Instructions
Peak levels should be ordered using Test No. 070327. Trough levels should be ordered using Test No. 070328. Please label tubes appropriately as “peak” and “trough.”
Expected Turnaround Time
Within 1 day
Turnaround time is defined as the usual number of days from the date of pickup of a specimen for testing to when the result is released to the ordering provider. In some cases, additional time should be allowed for additional confirmatory or additional reflex tests. Testing schedules may vary.
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Specimen Requirements
Specimen
Serum or plasma
Volume
1 mL
Minimum Volume
0.3 mL
Container
Red-top tube, lavender-top (K2- or K3- EDTA) tube, or green-top (heparin) tube. Do not use a gel-barrier tube. The use of gel-barrier tubes is not recommended due to slow absorption of the drug by the gel. Depending on the specimen volume and storage time, the decrease in drug level due to absorption may be clinically significant.
Collection
Transfer separated serum or plasma to a plastic transport tube. Trough concentrations should be monitored. The trough sample is drawn immediately prior to the next dose.
Storage Instructions
Refrigerate
Stability Requirements
Temperature | Period |
|---|---|
Room temperature | 3 days |
Refrigerated | 14 days |
Frozen | 14 days |
Freeze/thaw cycles | Stable x3 |
Causes for Rejection
Gel-barrier tube; hemolysis; lipemia; gross bacterial contamination
Test Details
Use
Monitor therapeutic drug level
Methodology
Immunoassay
References
AMA Division of Drugs and Toxicology, Drug Evaluations Subscription, Chicago, IL: American Medical Association, Spring 1990.
Brunton L, Lazo J, Parker K. Goodman & Gillman's The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics. 11th ed. New York, NY: McGraw-Hill, 2006.
Burtis CA, Ashwood CR, Bruns DE. Tietz Textbook of Clinical Chemistry and Molecular Diagnostics. St Louis, MO: Elsevier Saunders, 2006.
Dart RC, Caravati EM, McGuigan MA, et al. Medical Toxicology. Philadelphia, PA: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins, 2006.
Mosby's Drug Consult. 17th ed. St Louis, MO: Elsevier Saunders, 2007.
Rybak M, Lomaestro B, Rotschafer JC, et al. Therapeutic Monitoring of Vancomycin in Adult Patients: A consensus review of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists, the Infectious Diseases Society of America, and the Society of Infectious Diseases Pharmacists. Am J Health Syst Pharm. 2009 Jan 1;(66)(1)82-98.19106348
LOINC® Map
| Order Code | Order Code Name | Order Loinc | Result Code | Result Code Name | UofM | Result LOINC |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 070328 | Vancomycin Trough, Serum | 4092-3 | 070338 | Vancomycin Trough, Serum | ug/mL | 4092-3 |
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