Test directory: Adenosine Deaminase, Pericardial

Ordering Code 5807
Test Name Adenosine Deaminase, Pericardial
Alias Adenosine Deaminase, Pericardial
Fluid
Preferred Specimen Pericardial Fluid
Preferred Container Sterile Container, ARUP Transport Tube
Optimum Volume 0.5 mL
Handling Instructions Centrifuge specimen at room temperature. Transfer 0.5 mL fluid to an aliquot tube and freeze.
Transport Requirements Oahu: Frozen
Airline: Frozen
Specimen Stability Ambient: 1 Day
Refrigerated: 7 Days
Frozen: 30 Days
Rejection Criteria Whole blood or Bronchoalveolar Lavage (BAL) specimens,
Turbid specimens
Avail. Stat NO
Analytic Time Up to 7 Days
Methodology Quantitative Spectrophotometry
Reference Lab  ARUP Laboratories

Reference range(s)

The reference ranges listed below are valid on this date of June 29, 2025.
Component Age Male Norm Male Critical Low Male Critical High Female Norm Female Critical High Female Critical Low Units Add'l info
Adenosine Deaminase, Pericardial ALL 0-40 0-40 U/L

This test was...
This test was developed and its performance characteristics determined by ARUP Laboratories. It has not been cleared or approved by the US Food and Drug Administration. This test was performed in a CLIA certified laboratory and is intended for clinical purposes
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This test was developed and its performance characteristics determined by ARUP Laboratories. It has not been cleared or approved by the US Food and Drug Administration. This test was performed in a CLIA certified laboratory and is intended for clinical purposes
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