Test directory: Procainamide / NAPA

Ordering Code 7168
Test Name Procainamide / NAPA
Alias Includes Procainamide, N-acetylprocainamide, and
Procainamide, Total
Preferred Specimen Serum
Preferred Container Plain (Red)
Other Specimen/Container Plasma in EDTA, K2 (Lavender), Plasma in Lithium Heparin (Green), Plasma in Sodium Heparin (Green)
Optimum Volume 1.5 mL
Collection Instructions Collect as a "trough" just prior to next dose.
Transport Requirements Oahu: Ambient
Airline: Refrigerated
Specimen Stability Ambient: 4 Days
Refrigerated: 7 Days
Rejection Criteria Gel barrier tube, SST tube
Avail. Stat NO
Analytic Time 3 Days
Methodology Immunoassay (IA)
Reference Lab  Quest Diagnostic Lab-NI

Reference range(s)

The reference ranges listed below are valid on this date of May 9, 2025.
Component Age Male Norm Male Critical Low Male Critical High Female Norm Female Critical High Female Critical Low Units Add'l info
Procainamide ALL See report.
N-acetylprocainamide ALL See report.
Procainamide, Total ALL See report.