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Lidocaine

Order Code: LIDO

Test Summary

Lidocaine direct injection or infusion is used in the emergency treatment of ventricular arrhythmias caused by acute myocardial infarction, open-heart surgery. It is also used for topical anesthesia administered as a gel or by injection. Lidocaine levels are monitored to assure adequate therapeutic levels are achieved and to avoid toxicity.

Aliases

Xylocaine®

Specimen Collection

Special Instructions

N/A

Preferred Specimen

1 mL serum collected in a red-top tube (no gel)

Minimum Volume

0.2 mL

Instructions

Collect as trough prior to next dose.

Patient Preparation

Collect as a trough just prior to next dose

Storage

Transport tube

Transport Temperature

Room temperature

Specimen Stability

Room temperature: 5 days
Refrigerated: 7 days
Frozen: 30 days

Limitations

N/A

Other Acceptable Specimens

Plasma collected in: EDTA (lavender-top) tube, sodium heparin (green-top) tube, or sodium fluoride/oxalate (gray-top) tube

Unacceptable Specimens

Serum Separator Tube (SST®)

Order Code

LIDO

EPIC (Premier) Code

LAB286

Includes

N/A

CPT Code

80176

Billing Code

670137

CPT Statement

Methodology

Immunoassay (IA)

FDA Status

FDA Approved

Physician Attestation of Informed Consent

N/A

Testing Laboratory

Quest Diagnostics Nichols Institute
14225 Newbrook Drive
Chantilly VA, 20153

Department

Reference Testing

Reference Range

1.5-5.0 mg/L

Setup Schedule / Expected Turnaround Time

Monday - Saturday; Report available: 1 - 2 days