High Performance Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC/MS/MS)
Coumadin
Plasma EDTA
**Must submit one specimen per order. Specimens cannot be shared between multiple orders.***
Collection Container/Tube: EDTA (lavender top) or pink top
Submission Container/Tube: Plastic vial
Specimen Volume: 1 mL
Collection Instructions:
1. Draw blood in EDTA (lavender top) or pink top tube(s). Plasma gel tube is not acceptable.
2. Centrifuge and send 1 mL of plasma refrigerate in preservative-free plastic vial.
0.5 mL
Other | Polymer gel separation tube (SST or PST) |
Specimen Type | Temperature | Time | Special Container |
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Plasma EDTA | Refrigerated (preferred) | 30 days | |
Ambient | 30 days | ||
Frozen |
Reporting limit determined each analysis.
None Detected mcg/mL
The dosage of warfarin is best adjusted based on the International Normalized Ratio (INR) for prothrombin time. Peak plasma concentrations following single 10 mL doses averaged 0.6 mcg/mL for both R-warfarin and S-warfarin (combined concentration 1.2 mcg/mL). This test is not chiral specific and does not distinguish between the R and S enantiomers of warfarin. The blood to plasma ratio is approximately 0.5.
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This test was developed and its performance characteristics determined by NMS Labs. It has not been cleared or approved by the U.S. Food and Drug Administration.
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Test Id | Test Order Name | Order LOINC Value |
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FWARP | Warfarin, Plasma | 4098-0 |
Result Id | Test Result Name |
Result LOINC Value
Applies only to results expressed in units of measure originally reported by the performing laboratory. These values do not apply to results that are converted to other units of measure.
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Z5526 | Warfarin | 4098-0 |