Test Code GENT Gentamicin, Random, Peak, or Trough

Important Note

**Please see below for patient therapeutic ranges:

Therapeutic Trough Less Severe Infections: <1.0 µg/mL

Therapeutic Trough Life-Threatening Infections: <2.0 µg/mL

Toxic Trough: >2.0 µg/mL

Therapeutic Peak Less Severe Infections: 4.0-8.0 µg/mL

Therapeutic Peak Life-Threatening Infections: 8.0-12.0 µg/mL

Toxic Peak: >12.0 µg/mL

Random: No reference range established

Infectious

MEDITECH MNEMONIC:

GENT

Preferred Specimen:

1mL Lithium Heparin plasma

Acceptable Specimen:

1mL serum from a gel or non-gel tube

Minimum Volume:

0.5mL plasma or serum (volume does not include repeat or reflexed testing)

Transport Container:

Transport Tube

Preferred Transport Temperature:

Refrigerated

Specimen Stability (after centrifugation):

Ambient: undefined

Refrigerated: 6 weeks

Frozen: 6 months

Setup Schedule:

SUN-SAT

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