Guide to Diagnostic Tests
Ammonia
Test/Range/Collection
Ammonia, plasma (NH3)
11–35 mcmol/L
Green, lavender
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Place specimen on ice immediately. Separate plasma from cells ASAP or within 2 hrs. Analyze immediately, or freeze for storage or shipment.
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Citation
Nicoll, Diana, et al. "Ammonia." Guide to Diagnostic Tests, 7th ed., McGraw-Hill Education, 2017. Anesthesia Central, anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/GDT/619247/all/Ammonia.
Nicoll DD, Lu CMC, McPhee SJS. Ammonia. Guide to Diagnostic Tests. McGraw-Hill Education; 2017. https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/GDT/619247/all/Ammonia. Accessed May 2, 2025.
Nicoll, D., Lu, C. M., & McPhee, S. J. (2017). Ammonia. In Guide to Diagnostic Tests (7th ed.). McGraw-Hill Education. https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/GDT/619247/all/Ammonia
Nicoll DD, Lu CMC, McPhee SJS. Ammonia [Internet]. In: Guide to Diagnostic Tests. McGraw-Hill Education; 2017. [cited 2025 May 02]. Available from: https://anesth.unboundmedicine.com/anesthesia/view/GDT/619247/all/Ammonia.
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