--- Query Results --- | |||||||||
| Organization: | Alberta Precision Laboratories | ||||||||
| Message Alert: | PLEASE NOTE: This Test Directory is in an interim state and due to changes pertaining to the DynaLIFE transition, performing site for routing has not been updated. Please refer to Laboratory Information System for appropriate routing. | ||||||||
| Test Name/Synonym: | Tobramycin Level, 8 Hour Interval | ||||||||
| Ordering Alert: | Record time of last dose on requisition or in electronic ordering system | ||||||||
| Collection Alert: | Collect between 7 to 9 hours after the START of infusion. Do a collection after first dose, then once per week (more frequently if patient has renal dysfunction, if renal function changes, or on concurrent nephrotoxic drugs). 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): | LAB4565 | ||||||||
| Test Code: | TOBI | ||||||||
| Specimen Type: | Blood | ||||||||
| Primary Container: | Calgary, Edmonton, North, South Zones: MINT LIHEP PST Central Zone: GOLD SST | ||||||||
| Alternate Containers: | MINT LIHEP PST or GOLD SST | ||||||||
| Minimum Collection Volume: | 0.5 mL plasma or serum | ||||||||
| Test Resources: |
| ||||||||
| Processing: | Edmonton Zone: Centrifuge. Send in original collection tube if received within 48 hours of collection. If greater than 48 hours, aliquot and freeze. | ||||||||
| Transportation: | Edmonton Zone: Transport in original collection container at refrigerated temperature if received at performing site within 48 hours of collection. If greater than 48 hours, aliquot and transport frozen. | ||||||||
| Method and Interpretation of Results: | CAUTION: Specimen should be collected 7-9 hours after the START of infusion for proper interpretation. Refer to Hartford Nomogram (applies only to 7 mg/kg dose. If other dose used, obtain pharmacokinetic consult). Please refer to Aminoglycoside Dosing/Monitoring Guidelines, AHS Bugs and Drugs Online Document May 2019 Revision. | ||||||||
| Testing Schedule: | Daily | ||||||||
| Reference Interval: | See Hartford Nomogram | ||||||||
| Critical Value: | Greater than 10.9 mg/L | ||||||||
| Testing Area: | Biochemistry | ||||||||
| Performing Site: |
| ||||||||
| Additional Test Information: | Steady State: approximately 1 day For more information refer to www.bugsanddrugs.org | ||||||||
| Last Updated On: | Monday, May 8, 2023 | ||||||||
