YNHH Laboratory Manual - Chemistry Laboratory Telephoned Drug Results
 

YNHH Laboratory Manual

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Chemistry Laboratory Telephoned Drug Results

Test/Analyte Call to physician, PA, or nurse
Acetaminophen >= 30 ug/mL
Acetone >= 100 mg/dL
Amikacin >= 36 ug/mL (peak)
Amikacin >= 8 ug/mL (trough)
Amiodarone >= 4 mg/L
Amitriptyline (+nortriptyline) >= 500 ng/mL
Barbiturates-short acting >= 7 ug/mL
Barbiturates-intermediate acting >= 15 ug/mL
Barbiturates-long acting >= 45 ug/mL
Caffeine >= 30 ug/mL
Carbamazepine >= 15 ug/mL
Carboxyhemoglobin >= 25%
Cyclosporine >= 1500 ng/mL (peak)
Cyclosporine >= 500 ng/mL (trough)
Desipramine >= 500 ng/mL
Digoxin >= 3 ng/mL
Doxepin + Desmethyldoxepin >= 500 ng/mL
Ethanol, Adult >= 500 mg/dL
Ethanol, Pediatric >= 300 mg/dL
Ethylene Glycol All first time positive values.
Gentamicin >= 15 ug/mL (peak)
Gentamicin >= 3 ug/mL (trough)
Imipramine + Desipramine >= 500 ng/mL
Isopropanol >= 50 mg/dL
Lamotrigine >= 25 ug/mL
Lead >= 20 ug/dL*
Lidocaine >= 8 ug/mL
Lithium >= 2 mEq/L
Methanol All first time positive values.
Methemoglobin >= 50%
NAPA >= 50 ug/mL
Nortriptyline >= 500 ng/mL
Phenobarbital >= 45 ug/mL
Phenytoin >= 30 ug/mL
Phenytoin, Free >= 3.0 ug/mL
Procainamide >= 15 ug/mL
Propylene Glycol >= 20 mg/dL
Quinidine >= 8 ug/mL
Salicylate >= 30 mg/dL
Sirolimus (Rapamycin) >= 25 ng/mL
Tacrolimus >= 25 ng/mL
Theophylline >= 30 ug/mL
Thiocyanate >= 10 mg/dL
Tobramycin >= 15 ug/mL (peak)
Tobramycin >= 3 ug/mL (trough)
Tricyclic Screen >= 300 ng/mL
Valproic Acid >= 200 ug/mL
Vancomycin >= 60 ug/mL (peak)
Vancomycin >= 20 ug/mL (trough)

* All STAT Lead levels will be called to both physician/PA/nurse and the Laboratory Medicine Resident.

Updated: July-2008


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