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Test Code AMY Amylase Level

EHR Test Codes

  Test Code Test Name
Atlas AMY Amylase Level
Cerner AML Amylase Level

 

Specimen Requirements

Preparation of Patient: 

None

 

Container Type: 

Green Top 5mL Lithium Heparin Separator Tube

Or

 

Gold Top 6mL SST Gel & Clot Activator Tube

Specimen Type:

Plasma or Serum

 

Specimen Volume: 

2.5 mL Plasma or Serum minimum .5 mL

 

Specimen Handling/Transport:

Separate plasma or serum from cells within 2 hours of collection.

Transport ambient room temperature.

 

Specimen Stability/Storage:

5 days refrigerated 2-8°C

Performing Laboratory

Munson Healthcare Laboratories

Priority, Frequency, & Turnaround

Priority:

STAT, ASAP, Non-Emergent

 

Frequency:

24 hours 7 days a week

 

Turnaround:

0 - 1 days

STAT 60 minute from receipt in lab

Methodology

Enzymatic, CNPG3

Reporting

Reference Range: 

28 - 100 U/L

 

Critical Decision: 

None

Clinical Significance

Assays of amylase activity are largely of use in the diagnosis of diesases of the pancreas and in the investigation of pancreatic function

CPT

82150