Test Code THEO Theophylline, Plasma or Serum
Specimen Requirements
Submit only 1 of the following specimens:
Plasma - Green SST
Spin down and send 1 mL of lithium heparin plasma
refrigerated.
Note: 1. Date and time of last dose is required on request form for processing.
2. Indicate plasma on request form.
3. Label specimen appropriately (plasma).
Serum - Gold SST or red top
Spin down and send 1 mL of serum refrigerated.
Note: 1. Date and time of last dose is required on request form for processing.
2. Indicate serum on request form.
3. Label specimen appropriately (serum).
Specimen Stability
Refrigerated - 1 week
Frozen - 60 days
Performing Laboratory
Conway Regional Clinical Laboratory Services
Reference Values
Therapeutic concentration: 10-20 µg/mL
Toxic concentration (automatic call-back): >25 µg/mL
Methodology
KIMS
Day(s) Test Set Up
Monday through Sunday
Available STAT
Test Classification and CPT Coding
80198