Procainamide/NAPA Panel PROC

Synonyms

Allscripts (AEHR) Order Name

Procainamide/NAPA Profile

Sunrise Clinical Manager (SCM) Order Name

Procainamide/NAPA Profile

Clinical Info

The concentration of both procainamide and NAPA levels are monitored to assure adequate therapeutic levels of procainamide are achieved and to avoid toxicity.

Specimen Type

Blood

Container

Red Top Tube

Collection Instructions

Container/Tube:  Plain, red-top tube(s) - Serum gel tube is not acceptable.
Specimen:  1 mL (minimum volume:  0.5 mL) of serum
Transport Temperature:  Refrigerate
 
Alternative Specimen(s) Plasma collected in: EDTA (lavender-top) tube, or sodium or lithium heparin (green-top) tube

Transport Instructions

Refrigerate

Specimen Stability

Methodology

Immunoassay (IA)
 
Includes Procainamide, N-acetylprocainamide, and Procainamide, Total

Days Performed

Monday -Thursday PM
Friday-Saturday Evenings
  TAT  1 - 2 Days

Performing Laboratory

Quest Diagnostics' Nichols Institute, Inc. - Chantilly

CPT

80192

PDM

5400100

Result Interpretation

PROCAINAMIDE
4-10 µg/mL
N-ACETYL-PROCAINAMIDE
6-20 ug/mL
PROCAINAMIDE AND N-ACETYL-PROCAINAMIDE
5-30 µg/mL

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