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Test Name:
Bromide, Serum or Plasma
- SBMF No:
44921 - Performance Lab Name:
ARUP Laboratories - Test Mnemonic:
BROMIDE SP - ABN:
Not required - CPT Code:
80299 - LOINC Code:
1984-4 - Ref Lab Test No:
0090035 - Also Known As:
Triple Bromide - Spec Type:
Serum or plasma - Spec Container:
Red top (serum) or Lavender top (EDTA) tube - Pref Vol:
1.0 mL - Min Vol:
0.5 mL - Fasting:
No - Spec Collect:
Routine venipuncture - Spec Process:
Serum sample tubes, clot 30 minutes
Promptly centrifuge 15 minutes
Immediately transfer serum or plasma to separate plastic tube - Spec Store Transport:
Refrigerated - Spec Stability:
After separation from cells:
1 week room temperature (20-30°C)
1 week refrigerated (2-8°C)
Frozen (-20°C): Indefinitely – Do not use frost-free units that undergo repeated freeze/thaw cycles - Spec Reject:
Whole blood
Gel separator tubes, light blue (citrate), or yellow (SPS or ACD solution) - Spec Remarks:
Separate serum or plasma from cells within 2 hours of collection - Methodology:
Quantitative Spectrophotometry - Reference Range:
Therapeutic Range:
Sedation: 10-50 mg/dL (values > 50 mg/dL may be associated with mild toxicity)Epilepsy seizure control: 75-150 mg/dL (many patients will exhibit toxic symptoms within this range)
> 150 mg/dL: May be associated with debilitating toxicity
> 300 mg/dL: May be fatal - Day Run:
Mon, Thu - Time Reported:
2-6 days - Test Type:
TOX-TDM
