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HelpLactate Dehydrogenase (LD), Body Fluid
Performing Lab(s)
Memorial-Belleville only
Specimen Requirement (s)
Specimen Type: body fluid
Container/Tube: sterile container
Specimen Volume: 5 mL
Specimen Minimum Volume: 1 mL
Collection Instructions: Must indicate specimen type.
Day(s)/Shift(s) Test Set Up and Turnaround Time
Sunday through Saturday
Hours: 24 hours
Turnaround Time:
STAT: No
Routine: less than 8 hours from receipt.
Transport and Stability
Transport temperature: Ambient to lab
Reference Values
Ratio of pleural to serum LD ≥ 0.6 is indicative of exudate and <0.6 of transudates.
Ratio of peritoneal to serum LD ≥ 0.6 is indicative of exudate and <0.6 of transudates.
Ratio of pericardial to serum LD ≥ 0.6 is indicative of exudates and transudates <0.6.
Literature References:
Balfe, Alan et al. The Biochemistry of Body Fluids. Association of Clinical Biochemists in Ireland. 1-35. October 2009.
Block, Darci R. Tietz Textbook of clinical Chemistry and Molecular Diagnositics. Elsevier Sixth Edition 2017. Body Fluids Abstract p. 925
Yataco, Jose C, Cleveland Clinic Journal of Medicine. Pleural effusions: Evaluation and Management. October 2005. Volume 72, Number 10.
CPT/LOINC Codes
83615