Cyclosporin test Shankar-road

CYCLOSPORIN TEST

DESCRIPTION – cyclosporine is an immunosuppressant drug used to reduce the body’s natural defenses. This test measures the amount of cyclosporine in the blood. When people undergo an organ transplant, their immune system recognizes the graft as foreign and will begin to attack it just as it would any invasive bacteria or virus

METHODOLOGY – quantitative liquid chromatography tandem mass spectrometry

TURN AROUND TIME – within 24 hours

SPECIMEN REQUIERED –

PATIENT PREPARATION – pre dose levels should be drawn

COLLECT – lavender (EDTA) or pink (potassium EDTA)

SPECIMEN PREPARATION - transfer 1 ml well-mixed whole blood to a plastic vial

STORAGE/TRANSPORT TEMPERATURE – refrigerated

STABILITY – ambient: 24 hours; refrigerated: 2 weeks; frozen: 2 months

UNACCEPTABLE CONDITION – serum or plasma. Clotted specimens

SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS – clinical history is mandatory