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Additional Codes
SQ: VALP
Performing Laboratory
TRINITY ROCK ISLAND
Reporting Name
Valproic Acid Level, Total
Method Name
HOMOGENEOUS ENZYME IMMUNOASSAY
Specimen Required
Gold (SST), Plain Red, or Green Vacutainer Tube.
Preferred volume: 6mL
Minimum required volume: 0.5 mL serum/plasma
Separate serum or plasma from cells ASAP or within 2 hours of collection.
Trough - Draw before next dose
Specimen Stability Information
ROOM TEMPERATURE: 2 DAYS
REFRIGERATED: 7 DAYS
FROZEN: 3 MONTHS
Storage/Transport Information
1 mL serum or plasma at ambient or refrigeratedtemperature. (Min: 0.5 mL)
If Gold SST Gel tube is used for collection, serum must be analyzed within 24 hours or removed from gel tube for storage.
Reference Interval
50.0-100.0
CRITICAL VALUE: >150
Performed
Sunday - Saturday