| Synonyms:
| Pronestyl |
| Specimen: | Blood; (1) Red (no preservative) or Green (heparin) top vacutainer tube.
Do not collect a SST (serum separator).
Peak level- Oral treatment; 75 minutes after dose;
Trough level- immediately before next dose.
I.V. treatment- immediately after loading dose; 2, 6, 12, and 24 hours after starting I.V. maintenance. |
| Volume: | Full primary tube |
| Minimum Volume: | 0.3 mL |
| Collection: | Transfer serum or plasma to a tightly capped plastic aliquot tube within 2 hours of collection for transport.
Refrigerate at 2-8°C. |
| Rejection Criteria: | SST(serum separator tube); severe hemolysis; lipemia; icteric specimen; improper labeling. |
| Reference Range: | Therapeutic: procainamide: 4.0-10.0 μg/mL, procainamide + NAPA: 10.0-30.0 μg/mL |
| Methodology: | Immunoassay |
| Test Use: | Treatment of cardiac abnormalities. |
| Additional Information: | Peak blood levels are reached within 1 hour, Optimal plasma sampling time after oral dose is 1-2 hours. Optimal sampling time after IV administration of dose is 30 minutes. |
| Testing Includes: | Specimen sent to LabCorp. LabCorp test # 007252.
Procainamide and N-acetyl procainamide (NAPA) |
| Testing Facility: | LabCorp |