Pregnenolone Pregnenolone (ESO)

Synonyms

Allscripts (AEHR) Order Name

Pregnenolone (ESO)

Sunrise Clinical Manager (SCM) Order Name

Pregnenolone (ESO)

Clinical Info

Specimen Type

Blood

Container

Gold Top Tube

Collection Instructions

Container/Tube: Gold or red top tube
Specimen: 2.5 mL serum (1.1 mL min)
Transport Temperature: Frozen serum
 
Collection Serum or plasma must be separated from cells and transferred to a plastic transport tube within one hour of collection. The specimen should be frozen immediately and maintained frozen until tested.
 

Transport Instructions

Frozen serum

Specimen Stability

Methodology

Liquid chromatography/tandem mass spectrometry (LC/MS-MS)

Days Performed

Performing Laboratory

Labcorp-Esoterix

CPT

84140

PDM

5910412

Result Interpretation

 

Age	Range (ng/dL)
Premature (26-28w) Day 4	260  -2104
Premature (34 - 36w) Day 4	203 - 1024
Neonates (1-7d)	150 - 2000
Prepubertal	20 - 140
Pubertal and adults	<151

 
Levels decrease after birth and are within the prepubertal range of 20 - 140 by 3 months.

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