SEROTONIN, SERUM
Name: SEROTONIN, SERUM
Mnemonic: SER
Handling: PATIENT PREPARATION:
PATIENT SHOULD AVOID FOOD HIGH IN INDOLES: AVOCADO,
BANANA, TOMATO, PLUM, WALNUT, PINEAPPLE, AND EGGPLANT.
PATIENT SHOULD ALSO AVOID TOBACCO, TEA AND COFFEE
THREE DAYS PRIOR TO SPECIMEN COLLECTION.
2 ML SERUM
INSTRUCTIONS:
SPIN AND FREEZE SERUM BELOW -20 C WITHIN 2 HOURS AFTER
COLLECTION., 1 ML, FROZEN
Methodology: HIGH PERFORMANCE LIQUID CHROMATOGRAPHY (HPLC)
FLUORESCENCE DETECTION
Referred Lab: Quest
CPT: 84260
Department: Send-Out
Units: ng/mL
Note: Set-Up: MONDAY - FRIDAY