Chlorthalidone, Blood

Purpose

Therapeutic Drug Monitoring

Method(s)

High Performance Liquid Chromatography/ Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS)

Suggested CPT Code(s)

80375

New York State Approval Status

Approved

Turnaround Time

8 days

Test Includes


1	Chlorthalidone	Hygroton®; Thalitone®	High Performance Liquid Chromatography/ Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS)	ng/mL	25	Antihypertensive, Diuretic

Test Also Known As

Hygroton®

Specimen Type

Blood

Requested Volume

1 mL

Minimum Volume

0.4 mL

Special Handling

None

Specimen Container

Lavender top tube (EDTA)

Additional Collection Instructions

Transport Temperature

Refrigerated

Light Protection

Not Required

Rejection Criteria

None

Rejection criteria pertain to clinical specimen submissions only.

Stability

Room Temperature: 1 month(s)
Refrigerated: 1 month(s)
Frozen (-20 °C): 1 month(s)


1	Chlorthalidone	Hygroton®; Thalitone®	High Performance Liquid Chromatography/ Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC-MS/MS)	ng/mL	25	Antihypertensive, Diuretic

Example Report (Negative)

Example Report (Positive)

Interface Map

1250B Chlorthalidone, Blood - Current Version
Analyte	Units	Analyte Mapping Code	LOINC®
Chlorthalidone	ng/mL	CHLORTHALI

LOINC^® Information

1250B Chlorthalidone, Blood - Current Version
Analyte	Units	Analyte Mapping Code	LOINC®
Chlorthalidone	ng/mL	CHLORTHALI


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