Procalcitonin
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- TAT: 2 hours
- Reference range: <.10 ng/mL
- < 0.50 ng/mL = low risk of severe sepsis and/or septic shock (do not exclude infection, as infections or systemic infections in early stages (<6hrs) can be associated with low concentrations.)
- 0.50 -2.00 ng/mL = interpret in the clinical context of the patient, as a variety of conditions such as burns, trauma, surgery and severe cardiogenic shock can cause procalcitonin elevations.
- >2.00 ng/mL = elevated risk of sever sepsis and/or septic shock.