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Mayo Clinic Laboratories

Test ID BLOD0538 Phenobarbital

Specimen Type/Requirements

Red top (Serum w/out gel) tube - Serum

Gold top (Serum w/gel) tube - Serum
Light Green top (Lithium Heparin w/gel) tube - Plasma

 

Trough levels are most reproducible; draw just prior to next schedule dose.

 

Test is not affected by hemolysis or lipemia.  

Specimen Volume

 Preferred Volume     0.5 mL   
 Minimum Volume     0.3 mL   

 

Stability/Transport

 Room Temperature     7 days     
 Refrigerated     6 months     Preferred for transport   
 Frozen     6 months  

 

Performed Test Frequency

Monday through Sunday

Methodology

Particle-Enhanced Turbidimetric Inhibition Immunoassay (PETINA)

Performing Lab

Sanford Laboratories Sioux Falls

CPT

80184