Alert

Gentamicin, Peak

Tube Type = Royal Blue and Red Bullet

no gel in red top bullet

Tube Type

Test ID LAB28
EPIC Order
 GENTAMICIN LEVEL, PEAK
CPT Code(s) 80170
Group/Individual Test Individual
Laboratory Core Laboratory
Tube Station Routine: 30; STAT: 888
Specimen Routine: 2 mL blood/royal blue top tube or plain red top tube (no gel) ; see Comments for additional information
micro: 300 µL blood/Red Top Pediatric Bullet; see Comments for additional information
Stability  
Unspun: 2 hours
Spun/Separated, Room temperature: 8 hours
Spun/Separated, Refrigerator: 2 days
Spun/Separated, Frozen: 30 days
Availability 24 hrs/day
Turnaround Time STAT: 1 hr; Routine: 2 hrs
Reference Range Therapeutic: 4-10 mcg/mL (Peak)
Toxic: >12.0 mcg/mL (Peak)
Comment Red top tubes WITHOUT Serum Separator Gel
Collection for gentamicin peak samples:
IV infusion: 30-60 min after completion
IM injection: 60-90 min post dosing
Collect sample before administering B-lactam antibiotics otherwise levels may be lower than expected.

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Reviewed by J. Carr on December 13, 2023

UNC Hospitals
McLendon Clinical Laboratories
101 Manning Drive
Chapel Hill, NC 27514