Metformin Serum
Test Catalog Information
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| EPIC Synonyms | |
| Cerner Primary Mnemonic | Metformin Serum |
| EPIC Display Name | Metformin Serum |
| Allscripts (AEHR) Order Name | Not Orderable |
| Sunrise Clinical Manager (SCM) Order Name | Metformin, Serum (Metformin Level) |
| EPIC Inpatient Orderable | Yes |
| EPIC Outpatient Orderable | Yes |
| Cerner Results |
METFORMINX |
| Clinical Info |
Preferred test when determining if hypoglycemia is from exposure to metformin. Serum or plasma is the preferred specimen for correlating drug use with hypoglycemia. |
| Specimen Type |
Blood |
| Container |
Red Top Tube |
| Collection Instructions |
Container/Tube: Red top tube or Lavender EDTA tube |
| Transport Instructions |
Refrigerated |
| Specimen Stability |
Room Temperature: 1 month(s) Refrigerated: 1 month(s) Frozen (-20 °C): 24 month(s) |
| Methodology |
Quantitative High Performance Liquid Chromatography-Tandem Mass Spectrometry |
| Days Performed | |
| Performing Laboratory |
ARUP Laboratories |
| CPT |
80375 |
| PDM |
5960060 |
Desired Epic Build Metformin Serum
| Cerner Primary Mnemonic: | Metformin Serum | ||||||
| PDM | 5960060 | ||||||
| Informatics - Workgroup | Tox/TDM | ||||||
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| Display Name * | Metformin Serum | ||||||
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| Order Entry Specimen Types |
Blood
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| Ordering info (EPIC SmartText) | Preferred test when determining if hypoglycemia is from exposure to metformin. Serum or plasma is the preferred specimen for correlating drug use with hypoglycemia. | ||||||
| IP Orderable | Yes | ||||||
| OP Orderable | Yes | ||||||
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| Special History | No | ||||||
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Cerner Results
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Current Actual EPIC Build as of 10/28/2024
| Procedure Id | 114472 | ||||||||||||
| Pdm | 5960060 | ||||||||||||
| Order Display Name | Metformin Serum | ||||||||||||
| Procedure Name | METFORMIN, SERUM (METFORMIN LEVEL) | ||||||||||||
| Procedure Master Number | LAB11033 | ||||||||||||
| Short Procedure Name | METFORMIN, SERUM (METFORMIN LEVEL) | ||||||||||||
| Category Code | 1.0 | ||||||||||||
| Category Code Record Name | LAB BLOOD ORDERABLES | ||||||||||||
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| Clinically Active | Yes | ||||||||||||
| Orderable | Yes | ||||||||||||
| Performable | Yes | ||||||||||||
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| Reference Link Url | https://labs.northwell.edu/epic/test/114472 | ||||||||||||
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| Default Specimen Type | Blood | ||||||||||||
| Specimen Type Pick List | Blood | ||||||||||||
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| 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 | ||||||||||||
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| Edp Ip Specimen Source | Blood, Venous Blood, Central Line Blood, Arterial Blood, Capillary | ||||||||||||
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| Edp Ip Specimen Type | Blood | ||||||||||||
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| Derived Edp Ip Buttons S | Blood, Central Line Blood, Venous Blood, Capillary Blood, Arterial | ||||||||||||
| Derived Edp Ip Buttons T | Blood | ||||||||||||
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| Ip Orderable | 1 | ||||||||||||
| Op Orderable | 1 | ||||||||||||
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