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Carnitine, Total and Free

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Cerner Primary Mnemonic: Carnitine
PDM 5903340
Informatics - WorkgroupChemistry
Synonyms *Carnitine Free + Total, Serum
L-CARNITINE
Levocarnitine
Display Name *Carnitine, Total and Free
Specimen Sources (combined Order Entry and Specimen Navigator) *
Specimen Types (combined Order Entry and Specimen Navigator) *
Blood
Body Fluids (types sent through AOEs)
Specimen Navigator Specimen Types
Specimen Navigator Specimen Sources
Specimen Navigator Short Name
Ordering info (EPIC SmartText)The analysis of carnitines is indicated in patients who exhibit the following: failure to thrive, hypotonia, chronic muscle weakness, cardiomyopathy, intermittent episodes of weakness and encephalopathy, renal Fanconi's syndrome, hypoglycemic episodes, metabolic acidosis, or hypoketotic dicarboxylic acidurias.
IP Orderable (inpatient) Yes
OP Orderable (outpatient) Yes
AOEs *

AP AOEs

    
Special History No 
 
    
Build Comments

    
Filter *

    
    
Cerner Site RestrictLabCorp
LabCorp Lab
Quest Diagnostics
Sunrise Lab

    
Cerner Results


                

            

                Result Desc
                Result display
                Result PDM
            

                        

                Carnitine Free
                CARNTNX
                5900375
            

                        

                Esterified/Free
                ESTERFREE
                5903315
            

                        

                Carnitine Total
                CARNTNT
                5903330
            

                    

            


     





    Actual Epic Build 3/11/2025
    






                

        PROCEDURE ID
        64715
    

        

        PDM
        5903340
    

        

        ORDER DISPLAY NAME
        Carnitine, Total and Free
    

        

        PROCEDURE NAME
        CARNITINE
    

        

        PROCEDURE MASTER NUMBER
        LAB815
    

        

        SHORT PROCEDURE NAME
        CARNITINE
    

        

        CATEGORY CODE
        1.0
    

        

        CATEGORY CODE RECORD NAME
        LAB BLOOD ORDERABLES
    

        

        SYNONYMS
        CARNITINE FREE + TOTAL, SERUM
L-CARNITINE
LEVOCARNITINE		
    

        

        CLINICALLY ACTIVE
        Yes
    

        

        ORDERABLE
        Yes
    

        

        PERFORMABLE
        Yes
    

        

        FILTER GENOMICS
        
    

        

        REFERENCE LINK URL
        https://labs.northwell.edu/epic/test/64715
    

        

        ORDERING INSTRUCTIONS
        
    

        

        DEFAULT SPECIMEN TYPE
        Blood
    

        

        SPECIMEN TYPE PICK LIST
        Blood
    

        

        SPECIMEN TYPE LIST
        
    

        

        OP SPECIMEN TYPE LIST
        
    

        

        SPECIMEN SOURCE PICK LIST
        Blood, Arterial
Blood, Capillary
Blood, Central Line
Blood, Venous		
    

        

        SPECIMEN SOURCE DEFAULT - MALE
        Blood, Venous
    

        

        SPECIMEN SOURCE DEFAULT - FEMALE
        Blood, Venous
    

        

        SPECIMEN SOURCE LIST
        
    

        

        OP SPECIMEN SOURCE LIST
        
    

        

        IP LAB TEST COMPONENTS FOR REPORT
        CARNITINE
CARNITINEFR
ESTERIFEDFR		
    

        

        OP LAB TEST COMPONENTS FOR REPORT
        CARNITINE
CARNITINEFR
ESTERIFEDFR		
    

        

        ORDER QUESTIONS
        ["3045300170", "3045300171", "3045300173"]
    

        

        ORDER QUESTIONS RECORD NAME
        NH IP HOME COLLECT DATE
NH IP HOME COLLECT DAYS
NH IP HOME COLLECT MEDICALLY NECESSARY		
    

        

        INPATIENT ORDER QUESTIONS
        []
    

        

        INPATIENT ORDER QUESTIONS RECORD NAME
        
    

        

        ORDER SPECIFIC QUESTION OVERRIDE
        Yes
    

        

        INPATIENT QUESTION OVERRIDE
        
    

        

        LOCATION RESTRICT LIST IP
        
    

        

        LOCATION RESTRICT LIST IP RECORD NAME
        
    

        

        LOCATION RESTRICT LIST INCLUDE IP
        
    

        

        LOCATION RESTRICT LIST OP
        
    

        

        LOCATION RESTRICT LIST OP RECORD NAME
        
    

        

        LOCATION RESTRICT LIST INCLUDES OP
        
    

        

        EDP AMB ORDER SPECIFIC QUESTIONS RECORD NAME
        
    

        

        EDP IP ORDER SPECIFIC QUESTIONS RECORD NAME
        
    

        

        EDP IP SPECIMEN SOURCE
        Blood, Venous
Blood, Central Line
Blood, Arterial
Blood, Capillary		
    

        

        EDP OP SPECIMEN SOURCE
        
    

        

        EDP IP SPECIMEN TYPE
        Blood
    

        

        EDP OP SPECIMEN TYPE
        
    

        

        DERIVED EDP IP BUTTONS S
        Blood, Central Line
Blood, Arterial
Blood, Capillary
Blood, Venous		
    

        

        DERIVED EDP IP BUTTONS T
        Blood
    

        

        DERIVED EDP OP BUTTONS S
        
    

        

        DERIVED EDP OP BUTTONS T
        
    

        

        IP ORDERABLE
        1
    

        

        OP ORDERABLE
        1
    

        

        STANDARD LAB COMPONENTS
        
    

        

        STANDARD LAB COMPONENTS RECORD NAME
        
    

        

        COMPONENT DATA REQUIREMENT
        
    

    
    
EPIC OP AOEs


                

            
Question IDQuestion NameQuestionResponse TypeResponse ListRequire Response

                        

                3045300170
                NH IP HOME COLLECT DATE
                Start Date
                Date
                
                Yes
            

                        

                3045300171
                NH IP HOME COLLECT DAYS
                Days
                Custom List
                Monday

Tuesday

Wednesday

Thursday

Friday

Saturday

Sunday		
                Yes
            

                        

                3045300173
                NH IP HOME COLLECT MEDICALLY NECESSARY
                Medically Necessary?
                Yes/No
                
                Yes
            

                    

            


    
EPIC IP AOEs


            


    
EPIC Components (results - crosswalked through Cerner)


                

            
Component IDComponent NameBase NameCommon NameExternal NameCerner Result PDM

                        

                3047801642.0
                CARNITINE FREE
                CARNITINEFR
                CARNITINE FREE
                
                5900375
            

                        

                3047802343.0
                ESTERIFIED/FREE
                ESTERIFEDFR
                ESTERIFIED FREE
                
                5903315
            

                        

                3047801647.0
                CARNITINE TOTAL
                CARNITINE
                CARNITINE TOTAL
                
                5903330