Method Name
Colormetric
Aliases
Salicylate, Salicylate Level
Specimen Required
one SST/gel tube
Specimen Minimum Volume
1.0 mL of blood
Specimen Stability Information
Centrifuged specimen stable for 5 days refrigerated.
Special Instructions
For therapeutic monitoring, the patient should be at a “steady state” concentration.
Performing Laboratory
As ordered. Turn around time is 4 hours.
Reference Values
Therapeutic: 3 – 20 mg/dL nToxic: > 30 mg/dL