Vitamin B6 VB6

Synonyms

Allscripts (AEHR) Order Name

Vitamin B6

Sunrise Clinical Manager (SCM) Order Name

Vitamin B6

EPIC Order Name

Vitamin B6

Clinical Info

Detect vitamin B6 deficiency
 

Specimen Type

Blood

Container

Lavender Top Tube

Collection Instructions

Specimen Type: Plasma Container/Tube: Lavender top
Specimen Volume: 0.5 mL (0.25 mL min) (Amber plastic transport tube with amber-top)
 
Collection Instructions: Protect specimen from light. Pour off in an Amber Tube.
Note: 1. Patient must be fasting and must not consume alcohol or vitamins for at least 24 hours prior to draw.
2. Spin down, separate plasma from cells within 6 hours of draw and freeze.

Transport Instructions

Frozen EDTA Plasma-Protected from Light

Specimen Stability

3 Days Room Temperature
15 Days Refrigerated
15 Days frozen

Methodology

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

Days Performed

Monday through Thursday, Sunday

Performing Laboratory

LabCorp of America

CPT

84207

PDM

5901350

Result Interpretation

Age/Gender Vitamin B6 (µg/L)
All 3.4 – 65.2
Deficiency: < 3.4
Marginal: 3.4 – 5.1
Adequate: > 5.

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