Background:
The Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine will update the reference interval for lactate dehydrogenase (test code LDH) to 96-199 U/L. This reference interval was established in-house in 66 healthy blood donors.
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Previous Reference
Interval (U/L):
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Updated Reference
Interval (U/L):
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Lactate Dehydrogenase
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140-271
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96-199
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Effective date: May 26, 2021
Specimen requirement and testing information:
Specimen required: 1 mL of plasma or serum. Collect 4 mL of blood in green-top (lithium heparin), gold- top, or red-top tube. Spin down and separate serum or plasma within 2 hours of collection.
Test methodology: Enzymatic Rate
Test code: LDH
Minimum stability:
Ambient: 8 hours
Refrigerated: 2 days
Frozen: Unacceptable
Turnaround time (TAT):
STAT: 60 minutes
Routine: 2-4 hours
Set Up Days: Daily
Rejection criteria:
Specimens that exceed stated stability, unlabeled/mislabeled/mismatched specimens, and specimens submitted in leaking containers, or specimens received with insufficient amounts for testing. Clotted specimens.
A summary of all tests offered by our laboratory services can be found here: http://www.pathology.uci.edu/services/index.asp
Sincerely,
Bridgit O. Crews, PhD, DABCC
Director
Clinical Chemistry, Toxicology, & Point of Care Testing
Edwin S. Monuki, MD, PhD
Chair, Department of Pathology & Laboratory Medicine
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