Method Name
Immunoassay
Aliases
Digoxin; Lanoxin Level; Dig, Digoxin Level
Specimen Required
One Lithium Heparin separator or one SST/gel tube. Draw the specimen 6 – 10 hours after dose.
Specimen Minimum Volume
1.0 mL of blood
Specimen Stability Information
Centrifuged specimen stable for 24 hours refrigerated.
Special Instructions
Patient should be at a “steady state” concentration.
Performing Laboratory
As ordered. Turn around time is 4 hours.
Reference Values
Therapeutic: 0.8 – 2.0 ng/mL nPotentially Toxic: > 2.0 ng/mL