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Specimen Requirements
Specimen Type: Blood
Container/Tube: Gold top, serum gel-Any other tube is not acceptable.
Specimen Volume: Full tube
Specimen Minimum Volume: 2 mL
Collection Instructions:
1. Send specimen in original tube.
2. If there is a delay in transport of >1 hour, centrifuge tube.
3. Stable 7 days at 2-8oC
Instrumentation
Roche Cobas
Performing Laboratory
Rutland Regional Medical Center Laboratory
Specimen Transport Temperature
Refrigerated
Reference Values
0.6-1.2 mEq/L
Day(s) Performed
Daily
Analytical Time:
1 day
Available STAT
Test Coding
CPT: 80178
LOINC: 14334-7
Order Code: RMCLITHIUM
Result Code: RMCL800462
Result Name: Lithium Level
Critical Values
>2.0 mEq/L
Significant Risk
>1.5 and </= 2.0 mEq/L