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HelpTest Code ADVLP Cardio IQ(R) Advanced Lipid Panel
Specimen Required
4 mL serum
Specimen Minimum Volume
2 mL
Specimen Stability
Room temperature: 24 hours Refrigerated: 7 days Frozen: 15 days
Rejection Due To
Moderately icteric • Grossly icteric • Grossly lipemic
Report Available
4-7 days
Method Name
Enzymatic • Nephelometry • Immunoturbidometric • Ion Mobility • Spectrophotometry (SP)
Collection Container / Tube
Preferred: Gold SST Tube
Other Acceptable Container: None
Transport / Storage Conditions
Refrigerated
Special Instructions
The assay manufacturer Beckman Coulter advises: "N-Acetyl
Cysteine (NAC), when administered in
therapeutic concentrations (for the treatment of acetaminophen
overdose), has been…determined to interfere with assays
for… Cholesterol, Uric Acid" where "NAC interference may lead to falsely low results."
According to Beckman Coulter, the NAC
interference should be insignificant by 12 hours after completion
of the initial loading dose of an IV infusion treatment regimen
consisting of an initial loading dose of 150 mg/kg administered
over 1 hour, a second dose of 50 mg/kg administered over 4 hours
and a third dose of 100 mg/kg administered over 16 hours.
The assay manufacturer, Roche, notes that N-acetylcysteine, when
administered in high concentrations (such as for treatment of
acetaminophen overdose), can interfere with their assay for
HDL cholesterol, leading to falsely low
results.
Reference Values
See Laboratory Report
Day(s) Performed
Mon-Fri a.m.
CPT Codes
80061, 83704, 82172, 83695
Alias/See Also
LAB12501
CardioIQ ,Advanced Lipid Panel