Quinidine Level

Synonyms

  • CARDIOQUIN
  • DRUG
  • DURAQUIN
  • LAB192
  • QUINIDEX
  • QUINIDINE LEVEL
  • QUINORA

Cerner Name

Quinidine

Clinical Info

Assessing and adjusting dosage for optimal therapeutic level
 
Assessing toxicity

Specimen Sources

Blood, Arterial Blood, Capillary Blood, Central Line Blood, Venous

Specimen Types

Blood

Specimen Volume

1 mL (minimum volume:  0.5 mL) of serum

Container

Red Top Tube

Collection Instructions

Container/Tube:  Plain, red-top tube(s) - Serum gel tube is not acceptable.
Specimen:  1 mL (minimum volume:  0.5 mL) of serum
Transport Temperature:  Refrigerate

Transport Instructions

Refrigerate

Specimen Stability

Methodology

Immunoassay  

Days Performed

Monday through Sunday

Performing Laboratories

Quest Diagnostics' Nichols Institute, Inc. - Chantilly

CPT

80194

PDM

5400075

Results
Component Name Base Name Common Name External Name
QUINIDINE QUINIDINE QUINIDINE Quinidine

Result Interpretation

Therapeutic range:  2.0-5.0 µg/mL
Detection limit:  0.3 mg/L

Forms
Tox/TDM LAB192 build edit