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Test Code 181451832 LDH Ascites Fluid

Performing Laboratory

Torrance Memorial Laboratories

Specimen Requirements

Submit the following specimen:

 

Specimen Type:  Ascites fluid
Container/Tube:  Sterile Container
Additional instructions:  None

Specimen Transport Temperature

Ambient

 

Specimen should be delivered to Laboratory as soon as possible after collection.

Methodology

Spectrophotometry

Reference Range

Interpretive Guidelines Ascites/Peritoneal Fluid:
Peritoneal body fluid LDH values are often elevated in malignant abdominal effusions when compared with simultaneously determined serum values.  Benign effusions usually have LDH levels comparable to or less than those in the serum.

Day(s) Test Set up/TAT

Performed:

Daily

Available STAT

TAT:

STAT: <1 hr
Routine: < 4 hrs

Aliases

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CPT Code

83615