Ordering Code | 707 |
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Test Name | Valproic Acid |
Alias | Depacon Depakene Depakote Stazor Valproate |
Preferred Specimen | Plasma |
Preferred Container | Lithium Heparin PST (Green) |
Other Specimen/Container | Serum in Plain (Red), Serum in SST (Gold) |
Optimum Volume | 0.5 mL |
Handling Instructions | Send aliquot if transport time >24 hours. |
Transport Requirements | Oahu: Ambient Airline: Frozen |
Specimen Stability | Ambient: 24 Hours (Centrifuged, unaliquoted gel separator tubes) 2 Days (Aliquot) Refrigerated: 7 Days (Aliquot) Frozen: 1 Month (Aliquot) |
Rejection Criteria | Grossly hemolyzed, Insufficient quantity, Specimen older than stability limits, Uncentrifuged gel separator tube specimens >2 hours old, Unaliquoted gel separator tube specimens >24 hours old |
Avail. Stat | YES |
Analytic Time | 1 Day |
Methodology | Homogeneous enzyme immunoassay |
Reference range(s)
The reference ranges listed below are valid on this date of December 3, 2024.
Component | Age | Male Norm | Male Critical Low | Male Critical High | Female Norm | Female Critical High | Female Critical Low | Units | Add'l info |
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Valproic Acid | ALL | TR = 50-125 | >= 150 | TR = 50-125 | >= 150 | ug/mL |