Guide to Diagnostic Tests
Lactate
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Test/Range/Collection
Lactate , venous blood
0.5–2.0 meq/L [mmol/L]
4.5–18 mg/dL
Gray
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Collect on ice in gray-top tube containing fluoride to inhibit in vitro glycolysis and lactic acid production, and process within 15 minutes.
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Citation
McPhee, Stephen J., et al. "Lactate." Guide to Diagnostic Tests, 7th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2017. Emergency Central, emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/GDT/619214/2/Lactate.
McPhee SJ, Lu CM, Nicoll D. Lactate. Guide to Diagnostic Tests. 7th ed. McGraw-Hill Education; 2017. https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/GDT/619214/2/Lactate. Accessed November 21, 2019.
McPhee, S. J., Lu, C. M., & Nicoll, D. (2017). Lactate. In Guide to Diagnostic Tests. Available from https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/GDT/619214/2/Lactate
McPhee SJ, Lu CM, Nicoll D. Lactate [Internet]. In: Guide to Diagnostic Tests. McGraw-Hill Education; 2017. [cited 2019 November 21]. Available from: https://emergency.unboundmedicine.com/emergency/view/GDT/619214/2/Lactate.
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