4 - 8 days
Test Updated:
Enkaid
ENCAINIDE (ENKAID)
ENCAINIDE
MODE
ODE
3-METHOXY-ODE (MODE)
O-DEMETHYLENCAINIDE (ODE)
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Test Overview
Liquid Chromatography/Tandem Mass Spectrometry (LC/MS/MS)
Therapeutic drug monitoring.
Encainide: 15 - 100 ng/mL; O-desmethylencainide (ODE): 100 - 300 ng/mL; 3-methoxy-ode (MODE): 60 - 300 ng/mL. Ten percent of patients do not form therapeutic levels of the active metabolites MODE and ODE. In these patients, the recommended range for encainide is 300 - 1,200 ng/mL.
* Reference ranges may change over time. Please refer to the original patient report when evaluating results.
Specimen Requirements
Collect blood in a red or green top tube; do not use SST tube. Centrifuge, aliquot serum or plasma into plastic vial and refrigerate.
Collect blood in a red or green top tube; do not use SST tube. Centrifuge, aliquot serum or plasma into plastic vial and refrigerate.