Orderable Name Ammonia Ammonia Level

Specimen Type

Blood

0.5 mL

Mint green, Lithium Heparin or Dark Green, Sodium Heparin

Glutamate Dehydrogenase

1 Hour

Avoid Hemolysis Keep On Ice.

Sample must be centrifuged within 15 minutes of collection.

If specimen is collected in Green NaHeparin, aliquot sample after spinning.

Deliver to lab within 2 hours.

Birth-14 Days : 56-92 mcmol/L
>14 Days-1 Month : 21-50 mcmol/L
> 1 Month : 11-32.0 mcmol/L

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