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Test Code AMKPK Amikacin, Peak, Serum

Reporting Name

Amikacin, Peak, S

Performing Laboratory

Mayo Clinic Laboratories in Rochester

Useful For

Monitoring adequacy of serum concentration during amikacin therapy


Specimen Required


Collection Container/Tube:

Preferred: Serum gel

Acceptable: Red top

Submission Container/Tube: Plastic vial

Specimen Volume: 0.5 mL

Collection Instructions:

1. Serum gel tubes should be centrifuged within 2 hours of collection.

2. Red top tubes should be centrifuged, and the serum aliquoted into a plastic vial within 2 hours of collection.


Specimen Minimum Volume

0.25 mL

Specimen Type

Serum

Specimen Stability Information

Specimen Type Temperature Time Special Container
Serum Refrigerated (preferred) 14 days
  Frozen  28 days
  Ambient  72 hours

Day(s) Performed

Monday through Sunday

Reference Values

Peak: 20.0-35.0 mcg/mL
Toxic peak: >40.0 mcg/mL

Method Name

Kinetic Interaction of Microparticles in Solution (KIMS)

Test Classification

This test has been cleared, approved, or is exempt by the US Food and Drug Administration and is used per manufacturer's instructions. Performance characteristics were verified by Mayo Clinic in a manner consistent with CLIA requirements.

LOINC Code Information

Test ID Test Order Name Order LOINC Value
PAMIK Amikacin, Peak, S 3319-1

 

Result ID Test Result Name Result LOINC Value
PAMIK Amikacin, Peak, S 3319-1

CPT Code Information

80150 

Report Available

Same day/1 day

Forms

If not ordering electronically, complete, print, and send a Therapeutics Test Request (T831) with the specimen.