Inpatient and Outpatient Orderable

Flecainide Level Build info

Synonyms

  • FLECAINIDE LEVEL
  • TAMBOCOR
  • LAB687

Short Name

FLECAINIDE LEVEL

Procedure Master Number

LAB687

Procedure ID

64586

Clinical Info

Monitoring the flecainide concentration is used to assure compliance and avoid toxicity of this cardiac drug used to treat ventricular tachcardia and premature cardiac contractions.

Specimen Sources

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

Specimen Types

 Blood

Container

Red Top Tube

Collection Instructions

Container/Tube:  Red-top tube(s).(no additive)
Specimen: 1 mL serum (0.3 mL min)

Transport Instructions

Refrigerated

Specimen Stability

3 Days Room Temperature
7 Days Refrigerated
30 Days Frozen
 
 

Methodology

Liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS-MS)

Days Performed

TAT:  4-8 Days

Performing Laboratory

LabCorp

CPT

80181
 
LOINC Code: 3638-4

PDM

 5908380

Only Orderable at Locations:

 Orderable Everywhere

Results
Component Name Base Name Common Name External Name
FLECAINIDE (TAMBOCOR) FLECAINIDE FLECAINIDE TAMBOCOR Flecainide (Tambocor)