Procainamide Level

Synonyms

  • LAB33
  • METABOLITES
  • PROCAINAMIDE LEVEL AND NAPA
  • PROCAINAMIDE/NAPA PROFILE
  • PRONESTYL

Cerner Name

PROC

Clinical Info

The concentration of both procainamide and NAPA levels are monitored to assure adequate therapeutic levels of procainamide are achieved and to avoid 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
 
Alternative Specimen(s) Plasma collected in: EDTA (lavender-top) tube, or sodium or lithium heparin (green-top) tube

Transport Instructions

Refrigerate

Specimen Stability

Methodology

Immunoassay (IA)
 
Includes Procainamide, N-acetylprocainamide, and Procainamide, Total

Days Performed

Monday -Thursday PM
Friday-Saturday Evenings
  TAT  1 - 2 Days

Performing Laboratories

Quest Diagnostics' Nichols Institute, Inc. - Chantilly

CPT

80192

PDM

5400100

Results
Component Name Base Name Common Name External Name
PROCAINAMIDE (PRONESTYL) LEVEL PROCAINAMIDE PROCAINAMIDE Procainamide
N-ACETYLPROCAINAMIDE, SERUM NAPA NAPA LEVEL N-Acetylprocainamide
PROCAINAMIDE + N-ACETYLPROCAINAMIDE PROCAINNAPA PROCAINAMIDE NAPA PANEL Procainamide + N-Acetylprocainamide

Result Interpretation

PROCAINAMIDE
4-10 µg/mL
N-ACETYL-PROCAINAMIDE
6-20 ug/mL
PROCAINAMIDE AND N-ACETYL-PROCAINAMIDE
5-30 µg/mL

Forms
Tox/TDM LAB33 build edit