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HelpTest Code VALP Valproate, Plasma or Serum
Performing Laboratory
North Ottawa Community Hospital
Specimen Requirements
Date and time of last dose is required.
Submit only 1 of the following specimens:
Preferred:
Specimen Type: Plasma
Container/Tube: Mint-green top (lithium heparin gel)
Specimen Volume: 1 mL
Collection Instruction:
1. Label specimen as plasma.
2. Avoid hemolysis and lipemia.
Acceptable:
Specimen Type: Serum
Container/Tube: Serum gel or red top
Specimen Volume: 1 mL
Collection Instruction:
1. Label specimen as serum.
2. Avoid hemolysis and lipemia.
Reference Values
Therapeutic concentration: 50-100 µg/mL
Toxic concentration (automatic call-back): 100 µg/mL
Day(s) Test Set Up
Monday through Sunday
Methodology
Two-point Rate
Specimen Transport Temperature
Ambient
Test Classification and CPT Coding
80164
Specimen Storage and Stability
| Specimen Type | Temperature | Time |
| Serum/Plasma | Room Temp | <1 day |
| Refrigerated (primary) | <2 weeks | |
| Frozen | <2 weeks |