Test Code GENTPE Gentamicin, Peak, Serum
Specimen Requirements
Draw blood in a plain, red-top tube(s), or green top tube(s) 30 minutes after completion of infusion of an intravenous dose or 1 hour after an intramuscular dose of gentamicin. Spin down and send 1 mL of serum refrigerated.
Note: Date and time of last dose is required on request form for processing.
Specimen Stability
Refrigerated - 7 days
Frozen- 4 weeks
Performing Laboratory
Conway Regional Clinical Laboratory Services
Reference Values
Therapeutic concentration: 4-8 µg/mL
Toxic concentration (automatic call-back): >12 µg/mL
Methodology
Cedia
Day(s) Test Set Up
Monday through Sunday
Available STAT
Test Classification and CPT Coding
80170