Inpatient and Outpatient Orderable

Erythropoietin

Synonyms

EPO
ERYTHROPOIETIN
LAB873

Cerner Name

Clinical Info

This test is intended as an aid in the diagnosis of anemias and polycythemias. With the advent of the administration of recombinant erythropoietin as a biologic therapy to increase red blood cell mass, an erythropoietin assay may be used also to aid in the prediction and monitoring of response to recombinant erythropoietin treatment of anemia.

Specimen Sources

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

Specimen Types

Blood

Container

Gold Top Tube

Collection Instructions

Container/Tube: Gold Top Tube
Specimen: 0.5 mL serum (0.3 min)
Transport Temperature: Refrigerated Serum

Specimen Volume

0.5 mL serum (0.3 min)

Transport Instructions

Refrigerated Serum

Specimen Stability

Methodology

Immunochemiluminometric assay (ICMA)

Days Performed

Performing Laboratory

LabCorp of America

CPT

82668

PDM

5900580

Only Orderable at Locations:

Orderable Everywhere

Results

Component Name	Base Name	Common Name	External Name
ERYTHROPOIETIN LEVEL	EPOREFLAB	ERYTHROPOIETIN	Erythropoietin

Result Interpretation

2.6−18.5 mIU/mL

Forms

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