Test Directory

Loinc

Expected Turnaround

24 hours

Information

Monitor treatment

Collection Information

Methodology

Colorimetric

Limitations

In very rare cases, gammopathy, in particular type IgM (Waldenström’s macroglobulinemia), may cause unreliable results

Rejection Criteria

Specimen Stability

Room temperature: 1 day Refrigerated: 7 days Frozen: 6 months

Alias

Lithium; LithobidÂ®; EskalithÂ®

Container Type

Serum, gel separator, SST

Minimum Volume

1 ML

Age Range

0 - 999

Sex

Generic

Units of Measure

Reference Range

0.6 - 1.2

Panic Range

>1.6