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Epic Code LAB95 Lactic Acid, Blood Level

Important Note

Due to specimen integrity, if outpatient Lactic Acid is needed, the patient must be COLLECTED at the 35 Michigan Draw Site or at one of the Regional Hospital Main lab sites.

Test Name Alias

Lactic Acid Blood Level | Lactate | LA | 8254

Interface Order Alias

10188

Quick Collect

ON ICE+(1)S/PO/F

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Collection Instructions

MULTIPLE COLLECTION OPTIONS, PLEASE MAKE SURE YOU ARE COLLECTING FOR THE RIGHT LOCATION AND RIGHT TEST (CRIT CARE VS LACTATE)

 

Specimen Collection: Blood

 

SHRL, SHBW, SHBL, SHKL COLLECTION

Container(s): 2 mL or 6 mL Gray top (sodium fluoride)

Preferred Volume to Collect: 2.0 mL

Minimum Volume to Collect: 1.0 mL

Neonate Volume to Collect: 1.0 mL

Capillary collect ok? No

Microtainer acceptable: No

 

Collection Instructions:

  • Do not use tourniquet
  • Do not allow patient to flex or clench fist
  • Avoid hemolysis
  • After collection, gently invert tube 8 - 10 times
  • Deliver on ice immediately to lab within 15 minutes after collection.
  • Specimen must be processed within 15 minutes - see processing instructions below

 

SHBR, SHGM, SHLH, SHPH, SHRC, SHUN, SHZH COLLECTION

Container(s): 4.0 mL Green Top (Lithium Heparin) or Heparinized syringe 

Preferred Volume to Collect: 4.0 mL

Minimum Volume to Collect: 0.5 mL

Neonate Volume to Collect: 0.5 mL

Capillary collect ok? No

Microtainer acceptable: No

 

Collection Instructions:

  • Do not use tourniquet
  • Do not allow patient to flex or clench fist
  • Avoid hemolysis
  • After collection, gently invert tube 8 - 10 times
  • Deliver on ice immediately to lab within 15 minutes after collection
  • Leave as whole blood - do not follow processing instructions below.

 

Critcare Lactic Acid to Respiratory Care [LAB1230303]

Container(s): 4.0 mL Green Top (Lithium Heparin non-gel) or Heparinized syringe 

  • Specimen must be delivered to Hospital Laboratory or Respiratory within 15 minutes of collection.
  • Call Respiratory Satellite Lab and tube to Respiratory
    • Grand Rapids: Hand Deliver ALL Capillary specimens to HDVCH - 8th floor Respiratory Satellite Lab, Room 89203. Please call first 616-352-6027
    • Butterworth (BW) 5 MHC – 616-352-5756 - Tube Station 881
    • Helen DeVos Children's Hospital (HDVCH) 8 CH – 616-352-6027 - Tube Station 912
    • Blodgett (BIRL) – 616-382-2122 - Tube Station 411
    • Or Hand Deliver to any Respiratory Satellite Lab

Processing Instructions (Laboratory, Outpatient or Off-site collection)

Container(s): 2 mL or 6 mL Gray top (sodium fluoride)

Processed Specimen: Plasma

 

Centrifuge/Spin: Yes

Aliquot: Yes

 

Processing instructions

  • Specimen must be on ice
  • Transfer plasma to storage tube and freeze specimen

Transport Temperature: Frozen

Specimen Stability

Ambient: 15 minutes

Refrigerate: 72 hours (spun & separated)

Frozen: 4 days

Laboratory Retention: 72 hours

Test Frequency

Available 24 hours, usual TAT 1 day.

Reference Range

0 – 2.0 mmol/L

 

Laboratory Critical Values Table

Performing Department

Chemistry

Performing Department Laboratory Location

Corewell Health Reference Laboratory, Grand Rapids, MI
Corewell Health Blodgett Laboratory, Grand Rapids, MI
Corewell Health Big Rapids Laboratory, Big Rapids, MI
Corewell Health Gerber Laboratory, Fremont, MI
Corewell Health Kelsey Laboratory, Lakeview, MI
Corewell Health Ludington Laboratory, Ludington, MI
Corewell Health Pennock Laboratory, Hastings, MI
Corewell Health Reed City Laboratory, Reed City, MI
Corewell Health Greenville Laboratory, Greenville, MI
Corewell Health Zeeland Laboratory, Zeeland, MI
Corewell Health Lakeland St. Joseph Laboratory, St. Joseph, MI
Corewell Health Lakeland Niles Laboratory, Niles, MI
Corewell Health Lakeland Watervliet Laboratory, Watervliet, MI

Methodology

Enzymatic – colorimetric

CPT

83605, 83605

CDM Code

3018360502, 3018360502

Epic Test ID

1230100868

LOINC

Lactic Acid: 2524-7

Reviewed Date

3/7/2024