Cyclosporine, Whole Blood
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Turnaround Time:
Routine: 1 day
Test Schedule:
Monday through Friday.
Units:
Critical Values:
500 ng/mL or greater.
Specimen Requirements:
3 mL blood in a LAVENDER top (EDTA) tube; redraw if the specimen is clotted.
Stable for 48 hours at room temperature or for 7 days refrigerated (2 to 8 degrees Celsius). If testing is delayed more than 7 days, store frozen at -10 degrees Celsius or less.
Pediatric Specimen Requirements:
0.5 mL in a pediatric LAVENDER top (EDTA) tube.
Reference Range:
100 to 250 ng/mL
Comments:
Test performed by immunoassay using Abbott Architect i2000.
Samples for analysis of Cyclosporine should be collected 30 minutes to 1 hour prior to the next dose so that the measured concentration of drug represents trough level. The optimal therapeutic range for a given patient may differ from this suggested range based on the indication for therapy, treatment phase (initiation or maintenance), use in combination with other drugs, time of specimen collection relative to prior dose, type of transplanted organ, and/or the therapeutic approach of the transplant center.
Synonyms:
CSA