Lactate Dehydrogenase, Serum - UnityPoint Health Peoria

Additional Codes

Sunquest: LDH

REGIONAL HOSPITAL PERFORMING

UnityPoint Health Methodist

COLLECTION/TRANSPORT

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Collect

One - 6 mL Gold, Red, Green Top (lithium heparin)

Preferred Volume 6 mL serum/plasma

Minimum Volume: 2.0 mL

Storage/Transport Temperature

Centrifuged serum or plasma (Min 0.3 mL) at room temperature. Do Not Freeze.

Seperate serum or plasma from cells ASAP from time collection.

Stability

AFTER SEPERATION FROM CELLS
Ambient (room temperature)	3 days
Refrigerated 2-8° C	Unstable
Frozen (-20° C)	DO NOT FREEZE

Unacceptable Conditions

Refrigerated, frozen or hemolyzed specimens or those using EDTA, potassium oxalate or sodium fluoride as anticoagulants.

Remarks

Centrifuge within a maximum of 2 hours in order to separate serum from cells.

ORDERING

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Day(s) Performed

Sunday-Saturday

Methodology

Enzymatic

COMPONENTS

83615

RESULTING

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Reference Interval

AGE	FEMALE	MALE
0-14 days	0-1255	0-1255
15 days - 1 year	0 - 470	0 - 470
1 -9 years	0 - 337	0 - 337
10-14 years	0 - 287	0 - 298
15 - 18 years	0 - 265	0 - 265
> 18 years	84 - 246	87 - 241

Interpretive Data

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CPT