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Laboratory Information

Test Name

Digoxin

External Price (excl. GST)

9.32

Specimen Collection

Adult Specimen

Heparin (light green), SST(gold)"T-" labs SST (gold)

Specimen Collection and Transport Protocols

Specimen must be taken at least 8 hours but not more than 24 hours after dose. Please note time and dose of digoxin on request form.

Paediatric Specimen

0.4ml Heparin (light green) or plain(red).

Test Information

Department

Biochemistry

Test Availability

Mon - Sun, 24hrs

Laboratory Turnaround Time

3 hrs

Method

Cobas Pro ECLIA

Unit of measurement

nmol/L

Reference interval

Therapeutic Interval: 0.6 - 2.0 nmol/L

Toxic level: Usually > 2.0 nmol/L

Uncertainty of measurement

15% at 1 nmol/L and 10% at 2.6 nmol/L

Minimum Volume

0.2 mL heparin plasma or serum.

Electronic Information

Registration Code

DIG

HL7 mapping code

$DIG

LOINC Code

14698-5

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