The University of Iowa (UIHC)
Department of Pathology
LABORATORY SERVICES HANDBOOK

Procainamide & N-acetylprocainamide (NAPA), Drug Level
Order Code: PANAPA
Epic Lab Code: LAB7295
Order Form: A-1a Miscellaneous Request or Epic Req 		  Commercial "Mail-out" Laboratory
6240 RCP
356-3527 
Specimen:
 
Plasma or Serum
Collection Medium:
Green top tube (Na Heparin) 


Alternate
Collection Media:


Red top tube


Minimum:


Preferred Minimum:  1 mL plasma or serum
Absolute Minimum: 0.5 mL plasma or serum


Rejection Criteria:


EDTA plasma.  Specimens collected in separator tubes, gels, or gray 
(sodium fluoride/potassium oxalate).


Analytic Time:


2 working days (upon receipt)


Reference Range:


Components                     Reference Interval
N-acetylprocainamide (NAPA)    6.0-20.0 ug/mL
                               Toxic: 35.1 ug/mL or greater

Procainamide                   4.0-10.0 ug/mL
                               Toxic: 12.1 ug/mL or greater


Methodology:


Fluorescence Polarization Immunoassay


CPT Code:


80192


 


See Additional Information:
Commercial (Mailout) Critical Lab Values




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Updated: 09/30/2009

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