Metformin Serum METFORMIN
Synonyms |
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Allscripts (AEHR) Order Name |
Not Orderable |
Sunrise Clinical Manager (SCM) Order Name |
Metformin, Serum (Metformin Level) |
EPIC Order Name |
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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 |
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Performing Laboratory |
ARUP Laboratories |
CPT |
80375 |
PDM |
5960060 |
Result InterpretationBy Report |
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Forms |
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