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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