EPIC ORDER CODE LAB47 AMMONIA
Additional Codes
SQ: AMMON
Specimen
EDTA (PURPLE TOP) ONLY
PLACE IMMEDIATELY ON ICE AND CENTRIFUGE, TESTING MUST BE PERFORMED WITHIN 60 MINUTES OF COLLECTION. IF TESTING CAN'T BE COMPLETED WITHIN 60 MINUTES FREEZE THE SEPARATED PLASMA IMMEDIATELY.
SPECIMEN STABILITY
ROOM TEMPERATURE: 30 MINUTES
REFRIGERATED: 60 MINUTES
FROZEN: 3 DAYS
REFERENCE RANGES
NORMAL RANGES:
FEMALE: 11-51
MALE: 16-60
CRITICAL VALUE:
FEMALE: >200