Alberta Precision Laboratories

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Organization:

Alberta Precision Laboratories

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Test Name/Synonym:

Procainamide and Metabolite Level (Synonym: N-Acetylprocainamide, NAPA, Pronestyl Metabolites)

Ordering Alert:

Record time of last dose on requisition or in electronic ordering system.

Collection Alert:

Collect within 1 hour before next dose.

Best practice is to not draw from an intravenous line through which the drug has been administered as it can produce erroneous results and impact patient care. If best practice is not possible, prior consultation with the most responsible health practitioner is required.

LABID (Connect Care):

Lab33

Test Code:

CALGARY ZONE	PROCA
CENTRAL ZONE	PROCNAPA
EDMONTON ZONE	PROC
NORTH ZONE	NAPA AND PROCNAPA
SOUTH ZONE	PROCNAPA

Specimen Type:

Blood

Primary Container:

GOLD SST

Alternate Containers:

MINT LIHEP PST

Minimum Collection Volume:

0.25 mL serum or plasma

Test Resources:

General Laboratory Requisition – 21302 write test name under “Additional Tests”

Half-life and Time to Steady State

Stability and Storage:

Refrigerated

Processing:

Aliquot serum or plasma if specimen will not be received by the testing lab within 48 hours of collection.

Transportation:

Send on ice.

Method:

Turbidometric Immunoassay (KIMS)

Testing Schedule:

Batched - test performed within 24 hours of receipt.

Reference Interval:

Target Range

Procainamide	17-43 umol/L
NAPA	22-72 umol/L

Critical Value:

Procainamide	greater than 60 umol/L
NAPA	greater than 100 umol/L

Testing Area:

TDM/Toxicology

Performing Site:

Edmonton: University of Alberta Hospital

Additional Test Information:

Steady state: 1-2 days

Last Updated On:

Monday, June 27, 2022