VITAMIN E
Marquette General Health System

General Info

Alpha Code

   VITE

MGH LIS Test No

   763

Schedule

   Tuesday-Saturday

Testing Time

   2-4 Days

Testing Lab

   Specialty Labs, Inc.

QORR Test Code

   VITE

Specimen Info

Type

   Serum  

Volume

   1.0 (0.4) mL

Temperature

   Refrigerated or Frozen

Preservative

    

Collection Info

   Use plastic vial. Protect from light by wrapping in foil.
 
Specimen Acceptability

Methods
High Performance Liquid Chromatography

Clinical Utilities
Evaluate vitamin E deficiency in hemolytic disease in premature infants and neuromuscular disease in infants (and adults) with chronic cholestasis.

CPT Codes
84446, 82491

Reference Range

Component Information

Name

   VIT E (ALPHA-TOCOPHEROL) 

Method

   HPLC 

CPT Code

   84446 

Units

   mg/L 
Ref Range   2.4-20 
Reflex Reason    
     

Name

   VIT E (GAMMA-TOCOPHEROL) 

Method

   HPLC 

CPT Code

    

Units

   mg/L 
Ref Range   <4.7 
Reflex Reason    
     
Collection Notes

Additional Comments
Also known as alpha and beta Tocopherol.

 

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