Printable Test Catalog - OU Medicine

[CEPHAL] Cephalexin Level
SPECIMEN REQUIRED: Frozen serum
TUBE OR CONTAINER: Red
SPECIAL HANDLING: Collect within 15 minutes of next dose for the
TROUGH level; Collect within 15-30 minutes
after the end of IV infusion or 45-60 minutes
after an IM injection or 90 minutes after oral
intake for the PEAK level
Do NOT use gel barrier tubes
SPECIMEN VOLUME: 1 mL
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.5 mL
TEST AVAILABILITY: Daily
TURNAROUND TIME: 3-5 days
REFERENCE RANGE: Peak: 0.5-18 ug/mL
No trough therapeutic range established
OTHER NAMES: Biocef; Keflex; Keftab; Panixine; Zartan
METHODOLOGY: BioAssay
CLINICAL USE: Therapeutic drug monitoring
CPT: 80299
[CER] Ceruloplasmin
SPECIMEN REQUIRED: Frozen serum
TUBE OR CONTAINER: Red, Gold or Green (heparin)
SPECIAL HANDLING: Keep specimen on ice while clotting. Prolonged
storage at room temperature decreases level
SPECIMEN VOLUME: 1 mL
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.1 mL
TEST AVAILABILITY: Daily
TURNAROUND TIME: 2-5 days
REFERENCE RANGE: Male: 16.2-35.6 mg/dL
Female: 17.9-53.3 mg/dL
METHODOLOGY: Immunologic
CLINICAL USE: Evaluation of chronic active hepatitis, cirrhosis
and other liver diseases
CPT: 82390
[CEREZ] CEREZYME (IMIGLUCERASE)
SPECIMEN REQUIRED: Frozen serum
TUBE OR CONTAINER: Red or gold
SPECIMEN VOLUME: 2 mL
MINIMUM VOLUME: 1 mL
TEST AVAILABILITY: Daily
TURNAROUND TIME: 8-14 days
OTHER NAMES: Imiglucerase
[CFBGENE] COMPLEMENT FACTOR B GENE
SPECIMEN REQUIRED: Whole bloood at room temperature
TUBE OR CONTAINER: Lavender (EDTA)
SPECIMEN VOLUME: 4 mL
MINIMUM VOLUME: 2 mL