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Test Code LACTIC Lactic Acid ( L-Lactate), Blood

Important Note

If sample cannot be tested as whole blood or processed to plasma within 30 minutes of collection, it must be collected at one of the following Bronson locations:

Plasma is stable for 24 hours at Room Temp or 14 days refrigerated.

  • Bronson Methodist Hospital Outpatient Testing: 601 John St., 1st floor South Campus, Kalamazoo, MI 49007
  • Bronson Battle Creek Lab: 300 North Ave., Battle Creek, MI 49037
  • Bronson Lakeview Hospital Outpatient Testing:  408 Hazen St., Paw Paw, MI 49079
  • Bronson South Haven Hospital:  955 South Bailey Ave.,  South Haven, MI 49090

Additional Codes

LAB95

Methodology

Enzymatic measurment of L-Lactate.

 

Note:  This test does not measure D-Lactate, which is associated with gastrointestinal tract bacterial overgrown seen in conditions such as short bowel syndrome. The preferred sample for D-Lactate is urine, and the test is available through our reference lab. Please click the link below to view information for this test.

https://bronsonlab.testcatalog.org/show/DLAU

Performing Laboratory

Bronson Laboratory, Chemistry - Kalamazoo, Paw Paw, South Haven

Bronson Battle Creek - Respiratory Care Department

Specimen Requirements

Note: Sample requirements differ between testing performed in the laboratories at Bronson Methodist, Lakeview, and South Haven vs. testing performed by the Respiratory Care department in Battle Creek. See details below. 

 

Bronson Battle Creek Specimen Requirements

Specimen Type

Whole blood

Container Type
  • Green Lithium Heparin
  • Blood gas heparinized syringe
  • Heparinized capillary tube

Optimal Specimen Volume

Full tube

Minimum Volume

1 mL whole blood

Collection Instructions
  • If a tourniquet is used, it must not be applied for more than one minute.
  • After collection, invert the sample several times to mix blood.
  • Do not centrifuge
  • Send sample to respiratory department immediately for processing.
Processing Instructions
  • Specimens must be processed within 30 minutes of collection.
Causes for Rejection
  • PST (mint top)
  • Specimen not processed within 30 minutes of collection

 

 

Bronson Kalamazoo, Lakeview and South Haven Laboratories

Specimen Type

 Whole blood or plasma

Container Type
  • Green Lithium Heparin
  • Blood gas heparinized syringe
  • Heparinized capillary tube

Optimal Specimen Volume

Full tube

Minimum Volume

1 mL whole blood

Collection Instructions
  • If a tourniquet is used, it must not be applied for more than one minute.
  • After collection, invert the sample several times to mix blood.
  • Do not centrifuge
  • Send sample to respiratory department immediately for processing.

Processing Instructions
  • Specimens must be processed within 30 minutes of collection.

Causes for Rejection
  • Specimen not processed within 30 minutes of collection

 

Causes for rejection include: Sample not processed within 30 minutes of collection.

  • Plasma is stable for 24 hours at Room Temp or 14 days refrigerated.

Specimen Transport Temperature

Must be tested as heparinized whole blood (for BBC Respiratory testing). Plasma is also acceptable at BMH/BLH/BSH laboratories. 

Sending specimen on ice may help with sample stability, but is not required. 

Reference Values

0.7-2.5 mmol/L

 

Critical Value: > 4.0 mmol/L

Day(s) Test Set Up

24/7

Test Classification and CPT Coding

83605