Test ID: AST
CPT code: 84450
LOINC: 30239-8
Specimen Type: red or gel clot
Frequency: Setup: Daily; TAT <4 hrs
Instructions: 0.5mL serum or plasma from PST, SST, or RST.
Text: Useful in detection of liver disease. May also be increased in
myocardial infarction, skeletal muscle trauma, rheumatic pericarditis,
extensive gangrene, drug intoxication, acute pancreatitis and hemolysis of red blood cells.
Methodology: COLORIMETRIC