CARNITINE, LC/MS/MS
Name: CARNITINE, LC/MS/MS
Mnemonic: CARNITINE
Container: PLASTIC SCREW-CAP VIAL
Handling: PATIENT PREPARATION:
PATIENT SHOULD BE IN A WELL-FED STATE.
1 ML SERUM
INSTRUCTIONS:
SEPARATE SERUM BY CENTRIFUGATION. AVOID HEMOLYSIS. REMOVE
SERUM AND PLACE IN PLASTIC TUBE. FREEZE IMMEDIATELY AFTER
SEPARATION., 0.4 ML, FROZEN
Component: CARNITINE TOTAL, FREE AND ESTERS
Methodology: LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY TANDEM MASS SPECTROMETRY (LC/MS/MS)
Referred Lab: Quest
Department: Send-Out
Units: umol/L
Note: Set-Up: MONDAY - SATURDAY