Printable Test Catalog - OU Medicine

TUBE OR CONTAINER: Sterile container
SPECIMEN VOLUME: 1 mL
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.5 mL
TEST AVAILABILITY: Daily
TURNAROUND TIME: 8 hours
REFERENCE RANGE: None established
METHODOLOGY: Enzymatic rate
CLINICAL USE: A fluid LD activity nearly equal to the plasma
activity is usually associated with inflammatory
processes
CPT: 83615
[LDHCSF] CSF Lactate Dehydrogenase
SPECIMEN REQUIRED: Refrigerated CSF
TUBE OR CONTAINER: Sterile container
SPECIMEN VOLUME: 1 mL
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.5 mL
TEST AVAILABILITY: Daily
TURNAROUND TIME: 8 hours
REFERENCE RANGE: None established
METHODOLOGY: Enzymatic rate
CLINICAL USE: Lactate dehydrogenase (LD) is a normal component
of CSF. Increased amounts may occur in association
with ischemic necrosis, meningitis, leukemia,
metastatic cancer of the CNS, and lymphoma
CPT: 83615
[LDHFL] Body Fluid Lactate Dehydrogenase
SPECIMEN REQUIRED: Refrigerated body fluid
TUBE OR CONTAINER: Sterile container
SPECIAL HANDLING: Specify source of fluid
SPECIMEN VOLUME: 1 mL
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.5 mL
TEST AVAILABILITY: Daily
TURNAROUND TIME: 8 hours
REFERENCE RANGE: None established
METHODOLOGY: Enzymatic
CPT: 83615
[LDHISO] LACTIC DEHYDROGENASE ISOENZYME
SPECIMEN REQUIRED: Room temperature serum
TUBE OR CONTAINER: Red or Gold
SPECIAL HANDLING: Separate serum from cells within 45 minutes of
venipuncture
SPECIMAN VOLUME: 3 mL
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.5 mL
TEST INCLUDES: Total serum LD and relative percentage of
isoenzymes (LD1-LD5)
TEST AVAILABILITY: Daily
TURNAROUND TIME: 1-3 days