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

Lorazepam
Order Code: LORAZ
Order Form: A-1a Miscellaneous Request or IPR Req 		  Commercial "Mail-out" Laboratory
6240 RCP
356-3527 
Specimen
 
Serum or Plasma
Collection Medium:
Red top tube 


Alternate
Collection Media:


Lavender top tube (EDTA), Green top tube (Na Heparin)


Minimum:


Adult Preferred Minimum:  2.0 mL serum or plasma
Adult/Pediatrics Absolute Minimum:  1.2 mL serum or plasma


Analytic Time:


4 days


Reference Range:


Dose-Related Range:
  50 - 240 ng/mL - Based on dosages up to 10 mg/d
  Toxic: > 300 ng/mL


Comments:


Avoid use of separator tubes and gels.


Methodology:


High Performance Liquid Chromatography


CPT Code:


80154


 


See Additional Information:
Critical Laboratory Values




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Updated: 07/16/2008

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