Printable Test Catalog - OU Medicine

MINIMUM VOLUME: 1 mL
TEST AVAILABILITY: Daily
TURNAROUND TIME: 8 hours
REFERENCE RANGE: < 10 mg/dL
OTHER NAMES: Isopropyl alcohol; Isopropanol
METHODOLOGY: Gas chromatography (GC)
CPT: 84600
[ALCM] Methyl Alcohol Level, Quant
SPECIMEN REQUIRED: Refrigerated serum
TUBE OR CONTAINER: Red
SPECIAL HANDLING: Do NOT collect specimen in gel barrier tube
SPECIMEN VOLUME: 2 mL
MINIMUM VOLUME: 1 mL
TEST AVAILABILITY: Daily
TURNAROUND TIME: 24 hours
REFERENCE RANGE: < 10 mg/dL = Not detected
OTHER NAMES: Methanol; Methyl Alcohol; Wood Alcohol; MEOH
METHODOLOGY: Gas chromatography (GC)
CPT: 84600
[ALDO] Aldolase
SPECIMEN REQUIRED: Refrigerated serum or plasma
TUBE OR CONTAINER: Red, Gold, Green (heparin) or Lavender (EDTA)
SPECIAL HANDLING: Separate serum or plasma immediately after
coagulation (30 minutes); not removing
refrigerated specimens from the clot results
in aldolase levels 12% to 46% higher
CAUSE FOR REJECTION: Hemolysis (red cells contain aldolase)
SPECIMEN VOLUME: 2 mL (adult)
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.5 mL (pediatric)
TEST AVAILABILITY: Daily
TURNAROUND TIME: 2-5 Days
REFERENCE RANGE: 1.2 - 7.6 units/L
METHODOLOGY: Kinetic - 340 nm at 37 C
CLINICAL USE: Evaluate muscle wasting process
CPT: 82085
[ALDOS] Aldosterone
SPECIMEN REQUIRED: Refrigerated serum or plasma
TUBE OR CONTAINER: Red, Gold or Lavender (EDTA)
SPECIAL HANDLING: Patient preparation: No isotopes administered
24 hours prior to venipuncture. Patient
should be in either supine or upright position
4 hours before and during blood drawing. If
patient is on diuretics, antihypertensive
drugs, cyclic progesterone, estrogens, or
licorice, results for aldosterone may not be
interpretable. Patient should be on a normal
sodium diet 2-4 weeks (135 nmol or