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SPECIMEN REQUIREMENT MANUAL
February 2014
Table of Contents
1.
General Information:
 Quality Statement
 Laboratory Contact Information
 Holiday Schedule
 Supply Order Form
 Main Laboratory & Patient Service Centres
2.
Specimen Collection & Rejection Criteria:
 Completing a Requisition
 Labeling a Specimen
 Unlabeled Specimens
3.
Results Reporting Criteria:
 Alert & Critical Results
4.
Specimen Collection:
 Order of Blood Collections Draws
 Centrifugation
5.
Test Collection Listing:
 Individual Tests
 Panel Tests
February 2014
1. General Information:
Quality Statement
Our Commitment to You
Our Vision
To be the trusted leader in transforming laboratory information and services
into solutions that improve health, wellness and the Canadian health care
system.
Our Mission
Providing Information. Impacting Lives. Caring for People.
February 2014
1. General Information:
Laboratory Contact Information
Gamma-Dynacare Medical Laboratories
Internal Contact Listing Montreal
Name
Title
Contact
when…
Jocelyne
Boutin
Acting Director,
Laboratory
Manager
Analytical
Issues
Client Service
Manager
Clients Related
Issues
Contacts information
Phone #: 514-486-2299 or 1-800-697-3831 Ext: 3120
E-mail: [email protected]
Fax #: 514-486-8025
Phone #: 514-486-2299 or 1-800-697-3831 Ext: 3116
Johanne
St-Amour
E-mail: [email protected]
Fax #: 514-486-8025
Phone #: 514-486-2299 or 1-800-697-3831 Ext: 3115
Michel
Gariepy
Logistics
Manager
Transportation
Issues
E-mail: [email protected]
Fax #: 514-486-8025
Phone #: 514-486-2299 or 1-800-697-3831 Ext: 3831
David
Smith
Dispatcher
Transportation
Transportation
Issues
E-mail: [email protected]
Fax #: 514-486-8025
Phone #: 514-486-2299 or 1-800-697-3831 Ext: 3133
Raymond
Lepage
Warehouse
Manager
Supplies Issues
E-mail: [email protected]
Fax #: 514-687-1581
Phone #: 514-486-2299 or 1-800-697-3831 Ext: 3117
Carla
Tanasescu
Accounting
Manager
Billing/Invoice
Issues
E-mail: [email protected]
Fax #: 514-486-8025
Phone #: 514-486-2299 or 1-800-697-3831 Ext: 3119
Pamela
Brault
Patient Services
Manager
PSC Issues
E-mail: [email protected]
Fax #: 514-697-1081
Phone #: 514-486-2299 or 1-800-697-3831 Ext: 3118
Noemi
Villemure
Patient
Coordinator
PSC Issues
E-mail: [email protected]
Fax #: 514-697-1081
February 2014
1. General Information:
Holiday Schedule
Statutory Holidays
Gamma-Dynacare observes the following holidays in addition to the national
holidays in Canada.
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New Year’s Day
Good Friday
National Patriots’ Day
Quebec National Holiday
Canada Day
Labour Day
Thanksgiving Day
Christmas Day
Boxing day
Prior to each holiday, Gamma-Dynacare will notify the clients of any service
changes by releasing a “Holiday Notice” notification.
February 2014
1. General Information:
Supply Order Form
Client Supply Requisition
The Client Supply Requisition below displays the items routinely ordered printed on
the form. The individual designated to order supplies must complete the form with
the following information.
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The
The
The
The
date of the order
source or location of the order
contact name
quantity per item required
Once the requisition is completed it should be faxed to the Gamma-Dynacare
warehouse at 514-687-1581.
Please allow 3 business days for the order to be filled & delivered.
February 2014
1. General Information:
Main Laboratory
& Patient Service Centres
Patient Collection Sites
Montréal – Dobrin
Laboratoires médicaux Gamma-Dynacare
4850 rue Dobrin
St-Laurent, QC H4R 2P8
T: 514 787-6273
F: 514 787-6274
Pointe-Claire
Centre médical South West One
156 - 175 ave Stillview
Pointe-Claire, QC H9R 4S3
T : 514 787-6261
F : 514 697-1081
Dorion
Centre médical Dorion
600 boul. Harwood
Vaudreuil, QC J7V 6A3
T : 450 455-9301 poste 247
F : 450 455-5395
Kirkland
Centre médical Kirkland
101 - 17000 boul. Hymus
Kirkland, QC H9J 2W2
T : 514 697-6011
F : 514 697-3615
Roxboro – des Sources
Médicentre des Sources
4465 boul. des Sources
Roxboro, QC H8Y 3C1
T : 514 683-2555
F : 514 683-6487
Dollard-des-Ormeaux
Centre de médecine familiale Dollard-desOrmeaux
106-3400 du Marché
Dollard-des-Ormeaux, QC H9B 2Y1
T: 514 683-9131
F: 514 683-3040
Laval – IMSL
Institut de médecine spécialisée de Laval
1885 rue Maurice Gauvin
Laval, QC H7S 2M5
T : 450 669-4696
F : 450 669-4234
Laval – Samson
Clinique médicale Ste-Dorothée
3-L boul. Samson
Ste-Dorothée, QC H7X 3S5
T: 450-689-9527
F: 450-689-6417
Montréal – Beaumont
Centre médical René Laennec
301 - 1100 rue Beaumont
Montréal, QC H3P 3H5
T : 514 343-4333
F : 514 733-9143
Montréal – Westmount
Centre médical Westmount
265 - 5025 rue Sherbrooke O.
Westmount, QC H4A 1S9
T : 514 482-5521
F : 514 482-4172
Université de Montréal
Clinique médicale de l’Université de Montréal
013 - 2101 boul. Édouard-Montpetit
Montréal, QC H3T 1J3
T : 514 343-6111 poste 2592
F : 514 343-2145
Montréal – Hochelaga
Clinique médicale Hochelaga
9080 rue Hochelaga
Montréal, QC H1L 2N9
T : 514 788-0913
F : 514 355-4990
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Montréal – Plein Ciel
Clinique médicale Le Plein Ciel
475 boul. de la Côte Vertu
St-Laurent, QC H4L 1X7
T: 514 748-1060
F: 514 748-0251
Châteauguay
Clinique médicale Chateauguay
103-122 boul. St-Jean Baptiste
Chateauguay, QC J6K 3A9
T: 450 698-0563
F: 450 698-2892
Québec – Beauport
Centre médical Beauport
737 ave. Royale
Beauport, QC G1E 1Z1
T : 418 661-5909
F : 418 661-0562
Québec – des Ponts
Polyclinique des Ponts
120 – 1100 boul. de la Rive-Sud
St-Romuald, QC G6W 5M6
T : 418 834-5924
F : 418 834-3303
Québec – Giffard
Clinique médicale de Giffard
210-3333 rue du Carrefour
Québec, QC G1C 5R9
T : 418 663-6348
F : 418 661-7148
Québec – l'Ancienne-Lorette
Polyclinique l’Ancienne-Lorette
204-6385 boul. Wilfrid Hamel
L'Ancienne-Lorette, QC G2E 5W2
T : 418 872-7766
F : 418 877-3073
Québec – Neufchâtel
Clinique médicale de Neufchâtel
101-2425 boul. Bastien
Québec, QC G2B 1B3
T: 418 842-3515
F: 418 842-2107
Québec – Pierre-Bertrand
Clinique médicale Pierre-Bertrand
212 - 303 boul. Pierre-Bertrand
Québec, QC G1M 3L7
T: 418 683-4561
F: 418 683-9837
Québec – Lévis
Clinique médicale de Lévis
4975 boul. de la Rive Sud
Lévis, QC G6V 4Z5
T: 418 835-3515
F: 418 835-1286
Québec – Racine
Clinique médicale Racine
201-900 boul. Raymond
Québec, QC G1B 3G3
T: 418 660-8724
F: 418 660-1627
Québec –St Vallier
Centre médical St-Vallier
201-205 Montmagny
Québec, QC G1N 4V3
T: 418-529-3135
F: 418 529-7579
Gatineau – Greber
COOP Santé Gatineau
200 boul. Greber
Gatineau, QC J8T 6K2
T: 819 568-2975
F: 819 568-7206
Gatineau – Montclair
Clinique médicale familiale de Hull
15 boul. Montclair
Gatineau, QC J8Y 2E2
T: 819 770-1321
F: 819 770-1208
Gatineau – l’Atmosphère
Clinique médicale Du Plateau
195, rue de l’Atmosphère
Gatineau, QC J9A 0A3
T: 819 776-4477
F: 819 776-6057
February 2014
2. Specimen Collection
& Rejection Criteria :
Completing a Requisition
Completing a Requisition
The communication of accurate test requests, demographics and additional information
required for a specimen to be processed is a critical first step in meeting the needs of the
client and patient.
To facilitate accuracy in the communication of information, requests for testing will
routinely be documented by the physician/client or their representative on a
standardized requisition created by Gamma-Dynacare. It is the responsibility of the
physician/client to ensure that all demographics, test requests and additional information
are accurately provided to the laboratory. Refer to the section on Labeling a Specimen.
February 2014
2. Specimen Collection
& Rejection Criteria :
Labeling a Specimen
Labeling a Specimen
All specimens received must possess sufficient identification to ensure that
the specimens received are traceable to the requisition accompanying the
specimens. As a minimum all specimens must be labeled with the following:
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Patient full last name
Patient full first name and
One other identifier – either the date of birth (YYYY/MM/DD),
internal#, address, phone number etc.
Where required specimens and/or requisitions should also be labeled with:
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Date/time of collection
Anatomical sites (where appropriate for swabs, etc.)
Time of collection and time placed in fixative
Time of draw for multiple specimens (ie Glucose Tolerance Test)
NOTE: Specimens received with missing or incomplete information
may be subject to rejection.
February 2014
2. Specimen Collection
& Rejection Criteria :
Unlabeled Specimens
Unlabeled Specimens
Unlabeled specimens will not routinely be accepted for processing.
Exceptions will be made to this rule only in situations where the specimen in
question is impossible or difficult to retrieve in a timely manner. The
following specimens are considered impossible/difficult to retrieve:
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Histology Biopsy specimens
Cytology Pap smears
Synovial fluids
Blood Cultures
Renal Calculi
IUD’s (Intrauterine Device) or other foreign objects for culture
Electrocardiograms
Baby Cord Blood samples
February 2014
3. Results Reporting Criteria:
Alert & Critical Results
Alert & Critical Results
Gamma-Dynacare has defined the following 2 categories of phoneable
results. These limits have been defined specifically for the community
laboratory environment and are approved by the Medical Director for use.
LEVEL I – (Critical) – A result that will cause the patient to suffer a lifethreatening event if not communicated and treated immediately. These
results show marked deviation from reference intervals suggesting that, if
unexpected, a patient’s life is in danger and prompt medical action may be
required. These must be called as soon as results are available 24 hours per
day. In addition to phoning, these results will be faxed.
LEVEL II – (Phoneable/Alert) – A result that deviates significantly from
the reference interval and if unexpected, suggests the need to re-evaluate
the clinical situation prior to the arrival of a report by routine channels.
These results are phoned and faxed between 07:00 and 20:00 hours.
February 2014
4. Specimen Collection:
Order of Blood Collections Draws
Order of the Draw
To prevent contamination of tubes with additives from other tubes it is
important to draw the tubes in a SPECIFIC order called “the order of the
draw”. For example, if the additive in the purple stopper tube contaminates
the green stopper tube this would cause falsely decreased calcium and
increased potassium.
The sequence of collection of evacuated tubes in a multi-draw should be in
this order:
February 2014
4. Specimen Collection:
Centrifugation
Centrifugation of Specimens
The centrifuge is a device used to accelerate gravitational separation of substances
differing significantly in their masses. The quality of the separation obtained is
directly dependent upon the type of centrifuge used and the manner in which the
centrifuge is used.
For most vacutainer tubes and urine conical tubes the recommended Relative
Centrifugal Force (rcf) and time for spinning is defined in the table below:
Tube
rcf (g)
Time (min)
SST Tubes
1100-1300
Swing bucket centrifuges
10
SST Tubes
1100-1300
Fixed angle centrifuges
15
Non-gel tubes
≤1300
10
Sodium Citrate tubes
1500
15
Urine conical tubes
450
5
For smooth centrifuge operation and extended equipment life, it is essential that
loads be balanced as equally as possible. Ensure that tubes of equal volume are
placed opposite each other in the buckets. Extra tubes filled to different volumes
with distilled water may be used to balance tubes if required.
NOTE: Never attempt to balance by adding weights or other objects to the
bottom of the tube.
February 2014
5 . Te s t C o l l e c t i o n L i s t i n g :
Individual Tests
Code
VITD125
17HYPROG
24U5HIAA
APH
ACETONE
ARA
APCR
ACTH
Specimen&
TubeType
T(°C)
Instructions
TAT
1 SST
-20
Specimen must be collected, processed, aliquoted
and frozen within 30 minutes of collection.
Minimum 2 mL of serum. If unable to meet these
requirements, patients must be referred to a
Gamma-Dynacare Patient Service Center for
collection. Store frozen. Ship on dry ice.
9
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
9
24 hour
urine
container.
2-8
Collect urine in a 24 hour urine container with 25
mL 6N HCl as a preservative. Diet and drug
restrictions: to be avoided for 3 days (72 hrs.)
prior to collecting the urine specimen: alcohol,
avocados , bananas, coffee/tea, chocolate, colas,
egg plants, pineapples, plums, tomatoes, vitamins,
nicotine, acetaminophen (Tylenol), aspirin, antihypertensive medication such as (Aldomet*),
cough syrups containing guaïacolate
(Guaifenesin), walnuts. Refrigerate and protect
from light during collection. Please discard the
first morning specimen. Continue to collect all
specimens for the rest of the 24 hours. Store and
ship refrigerated.
9
ACETAMINOPHEN
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
4
ACETONE QUANTITATIVE
1 SST
2-8
Do not disinfect puncture site with alcohol. Do not
open tube. Centrifuge within 2 hours of
collection. Store and ship refrigerated.
4
ACETYLCHOLINE ANTIRECEPTOR ANTIBODY
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
37
-20
Specimen must be collected, processed, aliquoted
and frozen within 30 minutes of collection.
Minimum 2 mL of plasma. If unable to meet these
requirements, patients must be referred to a
Gamma-Dynacare Patient Service Center for
collection. Store frozen. Ship on dry ice.
12
-20
Specimen must be collected, processed, aliquoted
and frozen within 30 minutes of collection.
Minimum 2 mL of plasma. If unable to meet these
requirements, patients must be referred to a
Gamma-Dynacare Patient Service Center for
collection. Store frozen. Ship on dry ice.
5
Test Description
1.25 DIHYDROXY
VITAMIN D
17 HYDROXYPROGESTERONE
(17-OH PROGESTERONE)
5-HIAA-24HR URINE
(SEROTONINE METABOLITE)
ACTIVATED PROTEIN C
RESISTANCE
ADRENOCORTICOTROPIN
HORMONE (ACTH)
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1 Light Blue
1 Lavender
Code
ALB
MIALB
Test Description
ALBUMIN
ALBUMIN/CREATININE
RATIO
Specimen&
TubeType
T(°C)
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
1
Sterile
container
2-8
Collect random midstream urine in a sterile
container. Store and ship refrigerated.
1
1
Instructions
TAT
ALCOHOL (ETHANOL) –
URINE
Sterile
container
2-8
Collect 45 mL of urine in a split cup following drug
protocol. Ship sealed with completed NON-DOT
chain of custody. Do not open tube. Store and
ship refrigerated.
ALCO
ALCOHOL (ETHANOL)BLOOD
1 Grey –
preferred
specimen
or 1
Lavender
2-8
Do not disinfect venipuncture site with alcohol. Do
not open tube. Do not open or aliquot sample.
Store and ship refrigerated.
1
DOST
ALDOSTERONE
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
9
24 hour
urine
container
2-8
Collect urine in a 24 hour urine container with no
preservative. Refrigerate and protect from light
during collection. Please discard the first morning
specimen. Continue to collect all specimens for
the rest of the 24 hours. Store and ship
refrigerated.
9
ETOH
DOSTU
ALDOSTERONE – 24HR
URINE
ALK
ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE
(ALK)
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
1
ISOALK
ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE
ISOENZYMES
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
7
ALLERG1
ALLERGEN X 1
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
8
ALLERG2
ALLERGEN X 2
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
8
ALLERG3
ALLERGEN X 3
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
8
ALLERG4
ALLERGEN X 4
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
8
ALLERG5
ALLERGEN X 5
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
8
ALLERG6
ALLERGEN X 6
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
8
ALLERG7
ALLERGEN X 7
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
8
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Code
Test Description
Specimen&
TubeType
T(°C)
Instructions
TAT
INHALANT
ALLERGENS:
RESPIRATORY PROFILE
2 SST
2-8
Do not open tube. Specify allergen. IgE include :
contain: silver birch, boxelder, grass mix 1, house
dust mix, alternaria alternata, cladosporium
herbarum, common ragweed, cat dander, dog
dander. 1 ml/5 allergens.
FETO
ALPHA – FETOPROTEIN
(AFP)
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
2
TRYP
ALPHA -1 ANTITRYPSIN
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
3
ALT
ALT
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
1
AL
ALUMINIUM (Al)
2 Lavender
2-8
Store and ship refrigerated.
14
2-8
Please indicate the concentration, the date and
the time of the last dose on the requisition. Write
on tube: Amikacin random. Centrifuge within 2
hours of collection. Store and ship refrigerated.
6
2-8
Draw blood 1-2 hr. after IM injection or 30 min
after IV injection. Please indicate the
concentration and the time of this dose on the
requisition. Write on tube: Amikacin Post-Dose.
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
6
2-8
Draw just before injection. Please indicate the
concentration and the time of this dose on
requisition. Write on tube: Amikacin Pre-Dose.
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
6
2-8
Collect specimen in a dark blue top tube with no
additive. Collect just before dose or 10hrs after
last dose. Centrifuge. Aliquot serum to a
transport tube within 2 hrs. Indicate date and
time of last dose and date and time of specimen
collection on both the transport tube and the
requisition.
8
-20
Specimen must be collected, processed, aliquoted
and frozen within 30 minutes of collection.
Minimum 1 mL of serum. If unable to meet these
requirements, patients must be referred to a
Gamma-Dynacare Patient Service Center for
collection. Store frozen. Ship on dry ice.
8
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
1
AMIK
AMIK
AMIK
AMITRIP
AMIKACIN
AMIKACIN POST DOSE
AMIKACIN PRE DOSE
AMITRIPTYLINE
(TRICYCLIC
ANTIDEPRESSANT)
AMMO
AMMONIA
AMYL
AMYLASE
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1 SST
1 SST
1 SST
Dark Blue
(No
Additive)
Green
(sodiumheparin)
1 SST
4
Specimen&
TubeType
T(°C)
ANDROSTENEDIONE
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
9
ANGIOTENSIN
CONVERTING ENZYME
(ACE)
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
10
ANTI MYOCARDIAL
ANTIBODIES
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
13
ACSUR
ANTI-ADRENAL ANTIBODIES
(SURRENAL AB)
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
9
AMAT
ANTIBODIES SCREENING
(MATERNAL SCREENING)
1 Rose
2-8
Store and ship refrigerated
3
B2GP
ANTIBODIES: ANTI-B2
GLYCOPROTEIN I IgG
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
40
DNA
ANTIBODIES: ANTI-DNA
(ANTI ds-DNA)
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
4
1 Rose
2-8
Store and ship refrigerated
3
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
6
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
4
Code
ANDRO
ACE
MYOCAR
COD
ANTICAR
ACCP
Test Description
ANTIBODY SCREEN
(COOMBS DIRECT)
ANTI-CARDIOLIPIN
ANTIBODIES
(ANTIPHOSPHOLIPIDS)
(APA)
ANTI-CYCLIC
CITRULLINATED
ANTIBODY (ANTI-CCP
ANTI BODIES)
Instructions
TAT
ACENDOM
ANTI-ENDOMYSIAL
ANTIBODIES
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
5
DEGLIAA
ANTI-GLIADIN IgA
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
6
DEGLIAG
ANTI-GLIADIN IgG
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
6
AMITO
ANTI-MITOCHONDRIAL
ANTIBODIES
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
5
MITOM2
ANTIMITOCHONDRIAL
M2 ANTIBODIES
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
5
Sterile
Container
2-8
Collect random midstream urine in a sterile
container. Store and ship refrigerated.
9
MOINE
ANTIMONY – URINE
AMH
ANTI-MULLERIAN
HORMONE (AMH)
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
13
ANCA
ANTI-NEUTROPHIL
CYTOPLASMIC
ANTIBODIES (ANCA)
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
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Code
Test Description
Specimen&
TubeType
T(°C)
Instructions
TAT
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated. Note TAT can be longer is
confirmation is needed.
2
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
5
ANTI-SKIN ANTIBODIES
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
5
ANTI-SMOOTH MUSCLE
ANTIBODIES
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
5
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
9
ANA
ANTI-NUCLEAR
ANTIBODIES (ANA)
1 SST
APC
ANTI-PARIETAL CELLS
ANTISKIN
AML
ANTISPERM ANTI-SPERM ANTIBODIES
ASTO
ANTI-STREPTOLYSIN O
ANTIBODIES (ASO)
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
1
TETA
ANTI-TETANUS
ANTIBODIES
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
30
1 Light blue
-20
Specimen must be collected, processed and frozen
within 30 minutes of collection. If unable to meet
these requirements, patients must be referred to
a Gamma-Dynacare Patient Service Center for
collection. Collect 1 light blue top tube. Centrifuge
and remove top 2/3 of plasma with a plastic
transfer pipette into a transport tube being
careful not to disturb the cell layer. Centrifuge
plasma aliquot and transfer into 2nd transport
tube, staying clear of the cell button at the
bottom of the tube. Freeze immediately. Note: If
the light blue top is the first vacutainer to be
drawn, collect a small amount of blood in a
discard tube before proceeding with the rest of
collection.
16
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
4
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
15
ANTITH
TAPRO
ANTHY
ANTITHROMBIN III
(ACTIVITY)
ANTITHYROID
MICROSOMAL
ANTIBODIES
ANTI-THYROTROPIN
RECEPTORS (THYROID
BINDING INHIB IG )
APOA
APOLIPOPROTEIN A1
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
4
APOB
APOLIPOPROTEIN B
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
1
APS
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
1
PSA
February 2014
Code
AS
VITC
ASPP
NCYTO
AST
Test Description
ARSENIC – URINE
ASCORBIC ACID (VITAMIN C)
ASPERGILLUS ANTIBODY
ASPIRATED BIOLOGICAL
FLUID or SPUTUM
(CYTOLOGY)
AST
Specimen&
TubeType
T(°C)
Instructions
2-8
No seafood 3 days prior to specimen collection.
Collect random urine in a sterile container. Store
and ship refrigerated.
9
-20
Specimen must be collected, processed, aliquoted
and frozen within 30 minutes of collection.
Minimum 2 mL of serum. If unable to meet these
requirements, patients must be referred to a
Gamma-Dynacare Patient Service Center for
collection. Store frozen. Ship on dry ice.
9
2-8
Draw 2 red tubes without gel. Collect at 2 weeks
interval between specimens. Wait the clot
centrifuge, aliquot and refrigerate first specimen.
Send the first specimen when you have it and
st
write "1 specimen" and the date on the aliquot.
14 days after draw the second specimen and write
nd
"2 specimen" and the date on the aliquot.
10
Sterile
container
18-25
Sample must be mixed with equal amount of 50%
ethyl alcohol. If only a very small amount is
collected a clinician may spread it on a slide and
fix with cytospray. If a clinician has already
collected the sample and has no alcohol, please
submit to the laboratory within 4 hours of
collection. Synovial fluids require no fixative as
this sample needs to be processed fresh. A
completed cytology requisition must accompany
the specimen. Include relevant clinical
information.
5
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
1
9
1
Sterile
container
1 SST
Red with
clot
activator
NORTRIP
AVENTYL (TRICYCLIC
ANTIDEPRESSANT:
NORTRIPTYLINE)
Dark Blue
2-8
Collect specimen in a dark blue top tube with no
additive. Collect just before dose or 10-12 hrs
after last dose. Indicate date and time of last dose
on both the transport tube and the requisition.
Centrifuge. Aliquot serum to a transport tube
within 2 hrs. Indicate date and time of last dose
and date and time of specimen collection on both
the transport tube and the requisition.
B12
B12 VITAMIN
(CYANOCOBALAMIN)
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
February 2014
TAT
Code
ESTRA
B2MICRO
CARO
PEU
BERY
BILID
BILINDP
BILIT
BLOOD
BNP
BRUC
Test Description
Specimen&
TubeType
T(°C)
Instructions
TAT
B-17 ESTRADIOL
1 SST
2-8
Indicate patient's age and sex on both the
transport tube and the requisition. Centrifuge
within 2 hours of collection. Store and ship
refrigerated.
B2 MICROGLOBULIN
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
15
2-8
Fasting 10hrs is the preferred specimen. Protect
from the light, wait for the clot, centrifuge, aliquot
and refrigerate within 30 minutes.
9
Store and ship at room temperature.
6
2-8
Store and ship refrigerated.
14
B-CAROTENE
BENCE JONES – RANDOM
URINE
BERYLLIUM
1 SST
Sterile
container
1 Lavender
18-25
1
BILIRUBIN DIRECT /
CONJUGATED
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated. Protect from the light.
1
BILIRUBIN INDIRECT/NON
CONJUGATED
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated. Protect from the light.
1
BILIRUBIN TOTAL
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated. Protect from the light.
1
BLOOD GROUP & Rh
1 Rose
2-8
Do not centrifuge. Store and ship refrigerated.
3
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated. Protect from the light.
3
2-8
Draw 2 red tubes without gel. Collect at 2 week
interval between specimens. Wait the clot
centrifuge, aliquot and refrigerate first specimen.
st
Write "1 specimen" and the date on the aliquot.
14 days after draw the second specimen and write
nd
"2 specimen" and the date on the aliquot. Store
and ship refrigerated.
30
9
BNP (BRAIN NATRIURETIC
PEPTIDE)
BRUCELLA/BRUCELLOSIS
1 SST
Red with
clot
activator
PEPC
C PEPTIDE FASTING
1 SST
-20
Specimen for this test must be collected,
processed, aliquoted and frozen within 30
minutes of collection. If unable to meet these
requirements, patients for this test must
therefore be referred to a Gamma-Dynacare
Patient Service Center for collection. Centrifuge
and aliquot serum to a transport tube. Store
frozen. Ship on dry ice.
CA19
CA 19.9 (CARBOHYDRATE
AG 19-9)
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated. Protect from the light.
8
CA125
CA125 (OVARIAN)
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated. Protect from the light.
1
CA153
CA15.3 (BREAST)
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated. Protect from the light.
10
February 2014
Code
Test Description
CAD
CADMIUM – BLOOD
CADU
CADMIUM – URINE
CAF
CALCI
CA
24UCA
CAI
CAURAN
TEG
EPOX
CAFFEIN
Specimen&
TubeType
DARK BLUE
TOP
(K2EDTA)
Sterile
container
1 SST
T(°C)
Instructions
TAT
2-8
Store and ship refrigerated.
9
2-8
Store and ship refrigerated.
9
2-8
Centrifuge ASAP after clotting. Store and ship
refrigerated.
10
9
CALCITONIN
1 SST
-20
Specimen for this test must be collected,
processed, aliquoted and frozen within 30
minutes of collection. If unable to meet these
requirements, patients for this test must
therefore be referred to a Gamma-Dynacare
Patient Service Center for collection. Centrifuge
and aliquot serum to a transport tube. Store
frozen. Ship on dry ice.
CALCIUM
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated. Protect from the light.
1
2-8
Collect urine in a 24 hour urine container with no
preservative. Refrigerate and protect from light
during collection.
Please discard the first morning
specimen. Continue to collect all specimens for
the rest of the 24 hours.
Store and ship refrigerated.
1
1 SST
2-8
Fasting 12 hours is the preferred specimen. Do not
use tourniquet. Do not have patient make a fist.
Do not open tube. Collect dedicated tube.
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
4
Sterile
container
2-8
Store and ship refrigerated.
1
2-8
Specimen must be collected, centrifuged and
aliquoted within 2 hours of collection. Collect just
before dose. Write date and time of last dose on
requisition. If unable to meet these requirements,
patients must be referred to a Gamma-Dynacare
Patient Service Center for collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
1
2-8
Indicate date and time of last dose and date and
on both the transport tube and the requisition.
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
7
CALCIUM – 24HR URINE
CALCIUM – IONIZED (FREE
CALCIUM)
CALCIUM – RANDOM
URINE
CARBAMAZEPINE
(TEGRETOL)
CARBAMAZEPINE
EPOXIDE
February 2014
24 hour
urine
container
Red with
clot
activator
1 SST
Code
Test Description
Specimen&
TubeType
T(°C)
CARNIT
CARNITINE
1 SST
-20
KARYO
CARYOTYPE
Green
(sodiumheparin))
18-25
CATEMETA
CBC
CBCINT
CBCS
CATECHOLAMINES &
METANEPHRINE – 24HR
URINE
Catecholamines include:
Epinephrine,
norepinephrine, and
dopamine
Metanephrine include:
Metanephrine and
Normetanephrine
CBC (COMPLETE BLOOD
COUNT)
CBC WITH
INTERPRETATION
CBC WITH
SEDIMENTATION
NATKC
CD16/56 (NATURAL
KILLERS CELLS)
CD4
CD4 (IMMUNOLOGY
MARKERS)
February 2014
Instructions
TAT
Specimen for this test must be collected,
processed, aliquoted and frozen within 30
minutes of collection. If unable to meet these
requirements, patients for this test must
therefore be referred to a Gamma-Dynacare
Patient Service Center for collection. Centrifuge
and aliquot serum to a transport tube. Store
frozen. Ship on dry ice.
12
Store and ship at room temperature.
18
Diet and drug restrictions: to be avoided for 48
hours) prior to collecting the urine specimen:
ASA, chloralhydrate, coffee, cola drink, dopamine,
rythromycin, methyldopa, niacin, phenothiazin,
quinidine, quinine, riboflavin, smoking, tea,
tetracycline, vitamin B. To be avoided for 72
hours are as follows avocados, bananas,
chocolate, eggplant, fruit and juice, hypertensive
drugs (especially aldomet), pineapple, plums,
Tylenol (acetaminophen), walnuts note: coffee,
cola drinks, tea, smoking are considered drugs.
Collect urine in a 24 hour urine container with 25
mL 6N HCl as a preservative. Refrigerate and
protect from light during collection. Please
discard the first morning specimen.
Continue to collect all specimens for the rest of
the 24 hours. Store and ship refrigerated.
9
24 hour
urine
container.
2-8
1 Lavender
18-25
Store and ship at room temperature.
1
1 Lavender
18-25
Store and ship at room temperature.
1
1 Lavender
2-8
Store and ship refrigerated.
1
18-25
Notify laboratory. Specimens must be analyzed
within 24 hours of collection. Collect the
specimens as late in the day as possible. Note: do
not collect blood on Fridays or prior to a public
holiday. Do not centrifuge. Store and ship at room
temperature.
4
18-25
Collect from Monday to Thursday only. Do not
collect on a day before a public holiday. Notify
laboratory. Store and ship at room temperature.
3
1 Lavender
1 Lavender
Code
CEA
CERU
CH50
NGPCRS
NGPCRU
PCRCHS
PCRCHU
Specimen&
TubeType
T(°C)
CEA (CARCINO
EMBRYONIC ANTIGEN)
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated. Protect from the light.
1
CERULOPLASMIN
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated. Protect from the light.
4
-20
Specimen for this test must be collected,
centrifuged, aliquoted and frozen within one hour
of collection. If unable to meet these
requirements, patients for this test must
therefore be referred to a Gamma-Dynacare
Patient Service Center for collection. Centrifuge
and aliquot serum to a transport tube. Store
frozen. Ship on dry ice.
9
18-25
Use white shaft cleaning swab to remove excess
mucus from cervical OS. Discard cleaning swab.
Insert blue shafted collection swab into cervical
OS. Gently rotate swab. Withdraw swab, avoiding
contact with vaginal mucosa. Immediately place
swab in transport. Break shaft at score line. Recap
securely. For male patients, use white shafted
swab for cleaning, blue swab for collection after
milking the penis to obtain discharge. Store and
ship at room temperature.
5
18-25
Patient should not have urinated for at least 1
hour prior to specimen collection. Females should
not cleanse labial area. Collect first catch urine in
sterile container. Store and ship at room
temperature.
5
18-25
Use white shaft cleaning swab to remove excess
mucus from cervical OS. Discard cleaning swab.
Insert blue shafted collection swab into cervical
OS. Gently rotate swab. Withdraw swab, avoiding
contact with vaginal mucosa. Immediately place
swab in transport. Break shaft at score line. Recap
securely. For male patients, use white shafted
swab for cleaning, blue swab for collection after
milking the penis to obtain discharge. Store and
ship at room temperature.
5
Test Description
CH50, COMPLEMENT
TOTAL
CHLAMYDIA & GC
(NEISSERIA GONORRHEA)
TMA SWAB
CHLAMYDIA & NEISSERIA
GONORRHEA, TMA URINE
CHLAMYDIA TMA – SWAB
CHLAMYDIA TMA – URINE
February 2014
1 SST
Swab
Aptima
Sterile
container
Swab
Aptima
Sterile
container
18-25
Instructions
Patient should not have urinated for at least 1
hour prior to specimen collection. Females should
not cleanse labial area.
Collect first catch urine in sterile container. Store
and ship at room temperature.
TAT
5
Code
CHLORDIA
CL
Test Description
CHLORDIAZEPOXIDE
(LIBRIUM)
CHLORIDE
Specimen&
TubeType
T(°C)
1 Lavender
2-8
Store and ship refrigerated.
14
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated. Protect from the light.
1
1
Instructions
TAT
CHLORIDE – 24HR URINE
24 hour
urine
container.
2-8
Collect urine in a 24 hour urine container with no
preservative. Refrigerate and protect from light
during collection. Please discard the first morning
specimen. Continue to collect all specimens for
the rest of the 24 hours.
Store and ship refrigerated.
CLURAN
CHLORIDE – RANDOM
URINE
Sterile
container
2-8
Store and ship refrigerated.
2
CHOL
CHOLESTEROL TOTAL
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated. Protect from the light.
1
2 Lavender
2-8
Collect 1 full 6 mL lavender top tube. Mix gently
by inversion. Centrifuge within 1 hour of
collection. Remove plasma and submit red cells.
Discard plasma aliquot tube. Send only labeled red
cells. Hemolyzed samples are not acceptable.
Store and ship refrigerated.
4
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
3
1 Lavender
2-8
Store and ship refrigerated.
14
2-8
Workers exposed in their workplace: Collect urine
in a sterile container at the end of the shift, at the
end of the week. It is advisable to take a sample
before the shift, the beginning of the week to
establish a baseline. Unexposed individuals:
Collect urine in a sterile container at any time of
day. Store and ship refrigerated.
14
-20
Specimen for this test must be collected,
centrifuged, aliquoted and frozen within 30
minutes of collection. If unable to meet these
requirements, patients for this test must
therefore be referred to a Gamma-Dynacare
Patient Service Center for collection. Centrifuge
and aliquot serum to a transport tube. Store
frozen. Ship on dry ice.
17
24UCL
CRBC
CSE
CHROS
CHRO
CHROMA
CHOLINESTERASE RBC
CHOLINESTERASE TOTAL
CHROME
CHROME – URINE
CHROMOGRANIN A
February 2014
Sterile
container
1 Lavender
Code
Test Description
Specimen&
TubeType
T(°C)
Instructions
TAT
10
CITU
CITRATE – 24HR URINE
24 hour
urine
container.
2-8
Collect urine in a 24h urine container with 25 ml
6N HCl as a preservative. Refrigerate and protect
from light during collection. Please discard the
first morning specimen. Continue to collect all
specimens for the rest of the 24 hours. Store and
ship refrigerated.
CK
CK (CREATINE KINASE)
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated. NOTE: CK Mb will be performed
if CK is abnormal.
1
CK ISOENZYMES
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
3
2-8
Collect just before dose. Indicate time and date of
last dose on both tube and requisition. Original
sample must be aliquoted after
centrifugation/separate serum from cells ASAP.
Aliquot serum to a transport tube. Store and ship
refrigerated.
15
2-8
Collect specimen in a dark blue top tube with no
additive. Collect just before dose or 10hrs after
last dose. Wait the clot, centrifuge and aliquot
serum to a transport tube within 2 hrs. Indicate
date and time of last dose and date and time of
specimen collection on both the transport tube
and the requisition.
3
2-8
Collect specimen in a red tube just before the next
dose. Centrifuge. Do not use separator gel.
Aliquot serum to a transport tube within 2 hrs.
Indicate date and time of last dose and date and
time of specimen collection on both the transport
tube and the requisition. Store and ship
refrigerated the same day.
7
2-8
Collect specimen in a lavender tube. Draw just
before the dose. Centrifuge. Aliquot plasma into a
transport tube within 2 hrs. Indicate date and
time of last on both requisition and specimen.
Store and send refrigerated.
14
2
1
CKISO
CLOBAZAM CLOBAZAM (FRISIUM)
CLOMI
CLONA
CLOZA
CLOMIPRAMINE
(ANAFRIL)
CLONAZEPAM
(RIVOTRIL/RIVOSRIL)
Red with
clot
activator
Dark Blue
(No
Additive)
Red with
clot
activator
CLORAZIL (CLOZAPINE)
1 Lavender
CLOS
CLOSTRIDIUM DIFFICILE
Sterile
container
2-8
Test up to 3 specimens is recommended, collected
at least one day apart (18-24 hours). Rectal swabs
are not acceptable and leaking samples will be
rejected. Store and send refrigerated.
CO2
CO2 TOTAL
(BICARBONATE)
1 SST
2-8
Do not open the tube. Centrifuge within 2 hours
of collection. Store and ship refrigerated.
February 2014
Code
COBALT
COBALTU
COENZQ10
AGG
Test Description
Specimen&
TubeType
1 Lavender
T(°C)
Instructions
TAT
2-8
Store and ship refrigerated.
14
2-8
Workers exposed in their workplace: Collect urine
in a Nalgene container at the end of the shift at
the end of the week. It is advisable to take a
sample before the shift, the beginning of the week
to establish a baseline. Unexposed individuals:
Collect urine in a Nalgene container at any time of
day. Store and ship refrigerated.
14
COENZYME Q10
Green
(sodiumheparin)
-20
Specimen must be collected, centrifuge,
aliquoted, and frozen within 30 minutes of
collection. If unable to meet these requirements,
patients must therefore be referred to a GammaDynacare Patient Service Center for collection.
Pre-chill green top tube prior to collection. Draw
blood into chilled green top tube. Gently invert
five to six times to mix with preservatives.
Centrifuge immediately. Separate plasma from
cells within 30 minutes of venipuncture. Aliquot
plasma to a transport tube. Protect from light.
Freeze immediately. Store frozen. Ship on dry ice.
15
COLD AGGLUTININS
1 Lavender
18-25
Store and ship at room temperature.
4
4
COBALT
COBALT – URINE
Sterile
container
C3
COMPLEMENT C3
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated. Protect from the light.
C4
COMPLEMENT C4
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated. Protect from the light.
4
C3C4
COMPLEMENTS C3 &C4
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated. Protect from the light.
4
CODI
COOMBS INDIRECT
Rose
2-8
Do not centrifuge. Store and ship refrigerated.
3
Dark blue
no additive
2-8
Collect specimen in a dark blue top tube with no
additive. Centrifuge and separate serum from cells
ASAP. Aliquot serum to a transport tube. Store
and ship refrigerated.
5
Sterile
container
2-8
Store and ship refrigerated.
9
2-8
Collect urine in a 24 hour urine container with 5
gram sodium carbonate. Refrigerate and protect
from light during collection. Please discard the
first morning specimen. Continue to collect all
specimens for the rest of the 24 hours. Store and
ship refrigerated.
15
CUS
COPPER
CUU
COPPER – URINE
24PORPP
COPROPORPHYRIN –
24HR URINE
February 2014
24 hour
urine
container.
Code
CORTIAM
CORTISOL
AMPM
24CORTU
CORTIPM
Test Description
CORTISOL AM
CORTISOL AM & PM
CORTISOL FREE – 24HR
URINE
CORTISOL PM
COTIS
COTININE – BLOOD
CREA
CREATININE
24UCREA
CREACL
CREAURAN
CRPHS
CRP
CREATININE – 24HR
URINE
Specimen&
TubeType
T(°C)
Instructions
TAT
2-8
Specimen must be collected at 08:00hr. Indicate
collection time on the tube. Centrifuge within 2
hours of collection. Store and ship refrigerated.
3
2-8
First specimen must be collected at 08:00hr,
second specimen at 16:00hr. Indicate collection
time on the tube. Centrifuge within 2 hours of
collection. Store and ship refrigerated.
3
2-8
Collect urine in a 24 hour urine container with no
preservative. Refrigerate and protect from light
during collection.
Please discard the first morning
specimen. Continue to collect all specimens for
the rest of the 24 hours.
Store and ship refrigerated.
9
1 SST
2-8
Specimen must be collected at 16:00hr. Indicate
collection time on the tube. Centrifuge within 2
hours of collection. Store and ship refrigerated.
3
1 Lavender
2-8
Store and ship refrigerated.
14
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated. Protect from the light.
1
2-8
Collect urine in a 24 hour urine container with no
preservative. Refrigerate and protect from light
during collection.
Please discard the first morning
specimen. Continue to collect all specimens for
the rest of the 24 hours.
Store and ship refrigerated.
1
2
1 SST
2 SST
24 hour
urine
container
24 hour
urine
container.
CREATININE –
CLEARANCE
1 SST + 24
hour urine
container
2-8
Collect urine in a 24 hour urine container with no
preservative. Refrigerate and protect from light
during collection.
Please discard the first morning
specimen. Continue to collect all specimens for
the rest of the 24 hours. SST tube: Centrifuge
within 2 hours of collection. Store and ship both
specimens refrigerated.
CREATININE – URINE
RANDOM
Sterile
container
2-8
Store and ship refrigerated.
2
CRP – HIGH SENSITIVITY
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
1
CRP-INFLAMMATORY
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
1
February 2014
Code
CRYOF
Test Description
CRYOFIBRINOGEN
Specimen&
TubeType
Lavender +
Red Top
(10ml)
T(°C)
Instructions
TAT
18-25
Plasma and serum are required. Lavender top
tube: Place at 37°C immediately after collection.
After centrifugation aliquot plasma into a
transport tube, write plasma on the tube. Red top
tube: Place at 37°C while clotting. Centrifuge and
aliquot serum into a transport tube write serum
on the tube. Store and ship at room temperature.
5
18-25
Collect specimen in a pre-warmed tube and
maintain at 37°C while clotting. Centrifuge and
aliquot serum immediately to a transport tube.
Store and ship at room temperature.
7
18-25
For biological fluids. Indicate source on
requisition and on the specimen. Store and ship
at room temperature.
3
5
CRYOGLOBULIN
Red with
clot
activator
(10ml)
CUL
CULTURE AND
SENSITIVITY: OTHER
Sterile
container
VRE
CULTURE VRE
(VANCOMYCIN
RESISTANT
ENTEROCOCCUS)
Swab Amies
or Container
with enteric
pathogen
media
18-25
Rectal sample collected on Amies swab or stool
sample collected in a container with enteric
pathogen media. Indicate source on requisition
and on the specimen. Store and ship at
refrigerated.
CSC
CULTURE: CERVIX
Swab Amies
18-25
Indicate source on requisition and on the
specimen. Store and ship at room temperature.
3
Sterile
container
18-25
Send sample (nail, hair, scraping) in sterile
container. Indicate source on requisition and on
the specimen. Store and ship at room
temperature.
23
CULTURE: MRSA
(Methicillin resistant
Staphylococcus aureus)
Swab Amies
18-25
Indicate source on requisition and on the
specimen. Store and ship at room temperature.
5
CULTURE: NOSE
Swab Amies
18-25
Indicate source on requisition and on the
specimen. Store and ship at room temperature.
3
Sterile
container
2-8
Collection after deep coughing. Saliva specimens
are not acceptable. Store and ship refrigerated.
5
CRYO
FU
MRSA1P
CSN
CS
CULTURE: FUNGUS
CULTURE: SPUTUM
(EXPECTORATIONS)
February 2014
Code
CSS1P
CSS2P
CSS3P
STREP
STREPB
CST
TBS2P
Test Description
CULTURE: STOOL
CULTURE: STOOL x 2
CULTURE: STOOL x 3
CULTURE: THROAT
GROUP A + RAPID STREP
CULTURE: STREP GROUP B
CULTURE: THROAT
CULTURE: TUBERCULOSIS x 2
February 2014
Specimen&
TubeType
T(°C)
Instructions
TAT
18-25
Collect the stool in a clean, dry, waterproof
container making sure the stool is not
contaminated with urine. Place formed stool
about the size of a walnut into the special vial
provided by the laboratory or fill liquid stool to
the line on the vial label. Mix thoroughly. If there
are several cultures requested collections must be
done at a minimum interval of 1 day but
preferably at 2-3 days interval. Write date and
time of collection on both container and
requisition.
3
18-25
Collect the stool in a clean, dry, waterproof
container making sure the stool is not
contaminated with urine. Place formed stool
about the size of a walnut into the special vial
provided by the laboratory or fill liquid stool to
the line on the vial label. Mix thoroughly. If there
are several cultures requested collections must be
done at a minimum interval of 1 day but
preferably at 2-3 days interval. Write date and
time of collection on both container and
requisition.
3
Container
with enteric
pathogen
media
18-25
Collect the stool in a clean, dry, waterproof
container making sure the stool is not
contaminated with urine. Place formed stool
about the size of a walnut into the special vial
provided by the laboratory or fill liquid stool to
the line on the vial label. Mix thoroughly. If there
are several cultures requested collections must be
done at a minimum interval of 1 day but
preferably at 2-3 days interval. Write date and
time of collection on both container and
requisition.
3
Swab Stuart
2 -8
Store and ship at room temperature.
2
Swab Amies
18-25
Store and ship at room temperature.
3
Swab Amies
18-25
Store and ship at room temperature.
2
Collection after deep coughing. Saliva specimens
are not acceptable. Indicate date and time of
specimen collection. Store and ship refrigerated.
65
Container
with enteric
pathogen
media
Container
with enteric
pathogen
media
Sterile
container
2-8
Code
TBS3P
TBS1P
Test Description
Specimen&
TubeType
CULTURE: TUBERCULOSIS x 3
Sterile
container
CULTURE: TUBERCULOSIS x 1
T(°C)
Instructions
TAT
2-8
Collection after deep coughing. Saliva specimens
are not acceptable. Indicate date and time of
specimen collection. Store and ship refrigerated.
65
Sterile
container
2-8
Collection after deep coughing. Saliva specimens
are not acceptable. Indicate date and time of
specimen collection. Store and ship refrigerated.
65
Swab Amies
18-25
Store and ship at room temperature.
3
Sterile
container
2-8
Collect mid-stream urine in sterile container.
Store and ship refrigerated.
3
Collect mid-stream urine in sterile container.
Store and ship refrigerated.
3
For GC, trichomonas, yeast & vaginosis. Store and
ship at room temperature.
3
CSV
CULTURE: URETHRAL
CSU
CULTURE: URINE
UC
CULTURE: URINE +
URINALYSIS
Sterile urine
container +
Stockwell
2-8
CVA
CULTURE: VAGINAL
Swab Amies
18-25
CN
CYANIDE
1 Lavender
2-8
Store and ship refrigerated.
20
2-8
Store and ship refrigerated.
25
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
12
Sterile
container
2-8
Store and ship refrigerated.
20
4
CYCLO
CYSTC
CYSTRU
CYCLOSPORIN
CYSTATIN C
CYSTINE-URINE
BRCYTO
CYTOLOGY: BREAST
ASPIRATION
PAPSM
CYTOLOGY: PAP SMEAR
THINCASC
THINPREP
UCYTO
CYTOLOGY: SUREPATH
/HPV CASCADE
1 Lavender
Sterile
container
18-25
Collect specimen in a sterile container. Ensure the
fluid is mixed with equal parts of 50% ethanol. If
able to collect only a very small amount fluid,
apply it to a slide and fix with cytospray. A fresh
sample is preferred. A completed cytology
requisition must accompany the specimen.
Include relevant clinical information. Indicate the
patient's name and date of birth on the container.
Store and ship at room temperature.
KIT
18-25
Identify slide with patient’s complete name and
DOB using a pencil. Store and ship at room
temperature.
3
18-25
Mark patient's name and date of birth on bottle.
Suspend collection device in collection fluid. Close
lid and tighten securely. A completed cytology
requisition must accompany the specimen.
10
Mark patient's name and date of birth on bottle.
Suspend collection device in collection fluid. Close
lid and tighten securely. A completed cytology
requisition must accompany the specimen.
3
Store and ship refrigerated.
4
KIT
SUREPATH
CYTOLOGY: SUREPATH
PAP TEST
KIT
SUREPATH
18-25
CYTOLOGY: URINE
Sterile
container
2-8
February 2014
Code
Test Description
U2CYTO
CYTOLOGY: URINE x 2
U3CYTO
CYTOLOGY: URINE x 3
Specimen&
TubeType
Sterile
container
Sterile
container
T(°C)
Instructions
TAT
2-8
Store and ship refrigerated.
4
2-8
Store and ship refrigerated.
4
CMVG
CYTOMEGALOVIRUS IgG
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
15
CMVM
CYTOMEGALOVIRUS IgM
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
15
24 hour
urine
container
-20
Collect urine in a 24 hour urine container with no
preservative. Refrigerate and protect from light
during collection.
Please discard the first morning
specimen. Continue to collect all specimens for
the rest of the 24 hours. Store and ship
refrigerated during collection. Transfer 50 mL
aliquot of the measured 24hr urine to a sterile
container. Freeze aliquot immediately. Store
frozen. Ship on dry ice.
10
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
15
1 Lavender
2-8
Specimen must be collected, centrifuged and
aliquoted within 2 hours of collection. Write
"Plasma" on the tube. Store and ship refrigerated.
14
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
3
2-8
Collect specimen 8-24 hrs after the last dose.
Indicate date and time of last dose. Store and ship
refrigerated.
3
-20
Specimen must be collected, processed, aliquoted
and frozen within 30 minutes of collection.
Minimum 2 mL of plasma. If unable to meet these
requirements, patients must be referred to a
Gamma-Dynacare Patient Service Center for
collection. Store frozen. Ship on dry ice.
15
2-8
Store and ship refrigerated.
1
2-8
Red tube without gel. Wait the clot, centrifuge,
aliquot and refrigerate within 2 hours.
5
ALA
DENGUE
D-AMINOLEVULINATE
(AMINO-LEVULINIC ACID)24HR URINE
DENGUE VIRUS
AMIO
DESETHYLAMIODARONE
(AMIODARONE )
DHEAS
DHEA-S
(Dehydroepiandrostendione
cholera )
DIG
DIGOXIN
DHT
DIHYDROTESTOSTERONE
DIL
DILANTIN (PHENYTOIN)
DIPH
DIPHTHERIA ANTIBODIES
February 2014
Red with
clot
activator
1 SST
Red with
clot
activator
Red with
clot
activator
Code
Test Description
Specimen&
TubeType
T(°C)
10
Store and ship at room temperature.
3
2-8
Collect 45 mL of urine in a split cup following drug
protocol. Ship sealed with completed NON-DOT
chain of custody. Store and ship refrigerated.
14
1
DOXEPINE (SINEQUAN)
Dark Blue
2-8
RBCSICK
DREPANOCYTOSIS TEST
(SICKLE CELL RBC TEST)
1 Lavender
18-25
DRUGCFM
Drug kit
TAT
Collect specimen prior to next dose or 10 hrs.
After last dose. Indicate date and time of last
dose. Centrifuge. Aliquot serum to a transport
tube. Store and ship refrigerated.
DOX
DRUG OF ABUSE
CONFIRMATION
Instructions
DRUG OF ABUSE: 2-7
Drug kit
2-8
Collect 45 mL of urine in a split cup following drug
protocol. Ship sealed with completed NON-DOT
chain of custody. Store and ship refrigerated.
AMPH
DRUG: AMPHETAMINES –
URINE
Drug kit
2-8
Collect 45 mL of urine in a split cup following drug
protocol. Ship sealed with completed NON-DOT
chain of custody. Store and ship refrigerated
1
BARB
DRUG: BARBITURATES –
URINE
2-8
Collect 45 mL of urine in a split cup following drug
protocol. Ship sealed with completed NON-DOT
chain of custody. Store and ship refrigerated.
1
BENZO
DRUG: BENZODIAZEPINE –
URINE
2-8
Collect 45 mL of urine in a split cup following drug
protocol. Ship sealed with completed NON-DOT
chain of custody. Store and ship refrigerated.
1
CAN
DRUG: CANNABINOIDS –
URINE
Drug kit
2-8
Collect 45 mL of urine in a split cup following drug
protocol. Ship sealed with completed NON-DOT
chain of custody. Store and ship refrigerated.
1
COCAINE
DRUG: COCAINE – URINE
Drug kit
2-8
Collect 45 mL of urine in a split cup following drug
protocol. Ship sealed with completed NON-DOT
chain of custody. Store and ship refrigerated.
1
2-8
Collect 45 mL of urine in a split cup following drug
protocol. Ship sealed with completed NON-DOT
chain of custody. Store and ship refrigerated.
1
1
DRUG2-7
Drug kit
Drug kit
OPI
DRUG: OPIATES – URINE
PCP
DRUG: PHENCYCLIDINE –
URINE
Drug kit
2-8
Collect 45 mL of urine in a split cup following drug
protocol. Ship sealed with completed NON-DOT
chain of custody. Store and ship refrigerated.
ECHINOCOCCUS
Red with
clot
activator
2-8
Red tube without gel. Wait the clot, centrifuge,
aliquot and refrigerate within 2 hours.
10
10
7
ECHIN
ECHO
ECG
Drug kit
ECHOVIRUS
2 SST
2-8
2 specimens at 2 week interval between samples.
Centrifuge and refrigerate. Write first or second
sample and the sampling date on the tube.
ELECTROCARDIOGRAM &
INTERPRETATION
ECG
N/A
Cardiologist interpretation.
February 2014
Code
24ELER
Test Description
ELECTROLYTES – 24HR
URINE
Specimen&
TubeType
T(°C)
Instructions
24 hour
urine
container.
2-8
Collect urine in a 24 hour urine container with no
preservative. Refrigerate and protect from light
during collection.
Please discard the first morning
specimen. Continue to collect all specimens for
the rest of the 24 hours.
Store and ship refrigerated.
TAT
1
LYTES
ELECTROLYTES (NA, K, CL)
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
1
UELER
ELECTROLYTES: RANDOM
URINE
Sterile
container
2-8
Store and ship refrigerated.
1
4
ENA
ENA
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated. (Included: anti-J01, anti-La (SSB),
anti-Ro (SSA), anti-RNP, anti-SCL 70, anti-SM).
EBVG
EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS IgG
(EBV-G)
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
20
EBVM
EPSTEIN BARR VIRUS IgM
(EBV-M)
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
20
ETINE
ERYTHROPOIETINE
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
12
1 Lavender
2-8
Store and ship refrigerated.
1
4
SED
ESR
CIE1
ESTERASE INHIBITOR C1
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
ESOL
ESTRIOL
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
11
ESTRON
ESTRONE
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
9
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Indicate
date and time of last dose. Store and ship
refrigerated.
4
1 Lavender
2-8
Store and ship refrigerated.
7
2 Light blue
-20
Each specimen must be centrifuged twice,
aliquoted and frozen within 30 minutes of
collection. Store frozen. Ship on dry ice.
8
1 Lavender
2-8
Do not centrifuge. Store and ship refrigerated.
17
2 Light blue
-20
Each specimen must be centrifuged twice,
aliquoted and frozen within 30 minutes of
collection. Store frozen. Ship on dry ice.
8
1 Lavender
2-8
Do not centrifuge. Store and ship refrigerated.
17
ETHO
ETHOSUXIMIDE
(ZARONTIN)
ETGL
ETHYLENE GLYCOL
FACII
FACTOR II
FAMU
FACTOR II MUTATION
(PROTHROMBIN GENE
VARIANT)
FACTIX
FACTOR IX
FALE
FACTOR V LEIDEN
(MUTATION)
February 2014
Code
FACTVIII
FACTX
FACTXI
FPSA
Test Description
FACTOR VIII
FACTOR X
FACTOR XI
FAPS
Specimen&
TubeType
T(°C)
Instructions
TAT
-20
Each specimen must be centrifuged twice,
aliquoted and frozen within 30 minutes of
collection. Store frozen. Ship on dry ice.
8
-20
Each specimen must be centrifuged twice,
aliquoted and frozen within 30 minutes of
collection. Store frozen. Ship on dry ice.
8
2 Light blue
-20
Each specimen must be centrifuged twice,
aliquoted and frozen within 30 minutes of
collection. Store frozen. Ship on dry ice.
8
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
1
2 Light blue
2 Light blue
OMG3
FATTY ACID TOTAL
(OMEGA 3)
1 Lavender
18-25
Do not centrifuge. Store and ship at room
temperature.
16
PORSG
FEP (PORPHYRINS RBC
FREE)
1 Lavender
18-25
Do not centrifuge. Protect from light. Store and
ship at room temperature.
14
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
1
Light blue
18-25
Store and ship at room temperature.
1
Fit kit
18-25
Kit FIT. Instructions in the kit. One sample only.
No diet. Store and ship at room temperature.
5
1 Lavender
Sterile
container
1 Lavender
2-8
Store and ship refrigerated.
30
2-8
Store and ship refrigerated.
30
2-8
Store and ship refrigerated.
10
1 SST
2-8
Fast 12 hrs. Protect from light. Centrifuge within 2
hours of collection. Store and ship refrigerated.
1
1 Lavender
2-8
Store and ship refrigerated.
4
FOLIC ACID (FOLATE)
1 SST
2-8
Fast 12 hrs. Centrifuge within 2 hours of
collection. Store and ship refrigerated.
1
INTOL
FOOD INTOLERANCE 120
IgG
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
5
INTOL200
FOOD INTOLERANCE 200
IgG
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
5
INTOLUP
FOOD INTOLERANCE
UPGRADE IgG
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
5
INTOLVEGE
FOOD INTOLERANCE
VEGETERIAN IgG
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
5
2-8
Fast 12hrs specimen is the preferred. Do not have
patient make a fist. Do not use tourniquet.
Centrifuge. Do not open. Store and ship
refrigerated.
4
FERI
FERRITIN
FIBR
FIBRINOGEN
FIT
FIT
FLVS
FLUORIDE
FLVU
FLUORIDE – URINE
FLUVO
FLUVOXAMINE
B12FOL
FOLATE AND VITAMIN
B12
FOLRBC
FOLATE RBC
(ERYTHROCYTES)
FOL
CAI
FREE CALCIUM (CALCIUM
– IONIZED)
February 2014
1 SST
Code
Test Description
Specimen&
TubeType
T(°C)
Instructions
TAT
FFA
FREE FATTY ACIDS
1 SST
-20
Specimen must be centrifuged, aliquoted and
frozen within 30 minutes of collection. Store
frozen. Ship on dry ice.
FLC
FREE LIGHT CHAINS
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
7
2 Light blue
-20
Specimen for this test must be collected,
processed, aliquoted and frozen within 30
minutes of collection. Collect 1 light blue top tube.
Centrifuge and remove top 2/3 of plasma with a
plastic transfer pipette into a transport tube being
careful not to disturb the cell layer. Centrifuge
plasma aliquot and transfer to 2nd transport tube,
staying clear of the cell button at the bottom of
the tube. Freeze immediately. Note: if the light
blue top tube is the first vacutainer to be drawn,
collect a small amount of blood in a discard tube
before proceeding with the rest of the collection.
If unable to meet these requirements, patients
must be referred to Dobrin Gamma-Dynacare
Patient Service Center for collection.
17
PROTSF
FREE PROTEIN S
15
TESLI
FREE TESTOSTERONE
1 SST
2-8
Collect before 10:00 AM. Centrifuge within 2
hours of collection. Store and ship refrigerated.
4
FRU
FRUCTOSAMINE
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
2
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
1
1 Lavender
2-8
Do not centrifuge. Store and ship refrigerated.
9
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
1
-20
Fast 12 hrs. Specimen must be centrifuged,
aliquoted and frozen within 30 minutes of
collection. Store frozen. Ship on dry ice.
9
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated. Indicate date and time of
collection.
3
3
3
FSH
G6PD
GGT
GAST
GENTA
FSH (FOLLICULAR
STIMULATING
HORMONE)
G6PD
GAMMA GLUTAMYL
TRANFERASE (GGT)
GASTRIN
GENTAMICIN PRE & POST
DOSES
1 SST
1 SST
POSTGEN
GENTAMYCIN POST-DOSE
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated. Indicate date and time of
collection.
PREGEN
GENTAMYCIN PRE-DOSE
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated. Indicate date and time of
collection.
February 2014
Code
Test Description
Specimen&
TubeType
T(°C)
GBM
GLOMERULAR BASE
MEMBRANE ANTIBODIES
(ANTI-GBM )
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
5
1
Instructions
TAT
AC
GLUCOSE : AC
1 SST
2-8
Fasting 12 hr from food and alcohol, water
permitted. Centrifuge within 2 hours of
collection. Store and ship refrigerated.
PC
GLUCOSE : PC
1 SST
2-8
Collect blood sample 2 hours after breakfast.
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
1
2-8
Glucose AC should be requested with this analysis.
Collect a urine sample before giving the glucose
drink. Verify that urine is negative for glucose. If
urine is positive for glucose, contact physician
before proceeding with test. Give 50g glucose and
note time when intake is completed. Glucose
should be ingested in 10 min or less. Collect one
yellow SST tube 1hr after glucose intake. Indicate
time of collection on both tube and requisition.
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
1
1
PC50g
PC75g
ACP
GLUCOSE PC 1 hr. 50g.
1 SST
GLUCOSE PC 2 hrs 75g.
1 SST
2-8
Glucose AC should be requested with this analysis.
Collect a urine sample before giving the glucose
drink. Verify that urine is negative for glucose. If
urine is positive for glucose, contact physician
before proceeding with test. Give 75g glucose and
note time when intake is completed. Glucose
should be ingested in 10 min or less. Collect one
yellow SST tube 2hr after glucose intake. Indicate
time of collection on both tube and requisition.
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
GLUCOSE RANDOM
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
1
1 Lavender
2-8
Store and ship refrigerated.
9
G6PD
GLUCOSE-6-PHOSPHATE
DEHYDROGENASE (G6PD)
HGH
GROWTH HORMONE (GH)
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
9
HAPT
HAPTOGLOBIN
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
4
KIT
18-25
Refer to kit instruction. Store and ship at room
temperature.
12
HARMO
HARMONY
February 2014
Code
Test Description
Specimen&
TubeType
T(°C)
Instructions
TAT
HARMOXY
HARMONY XY
KIT
18-25
Refer to kit instruction. Store and ship at room
temperature.
12
HARMOY
HARMONY Y
KIT
18-25
Refer to kit instruction. Store and ship at room
temperature.
12
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
4
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
1
2-8
Store and ship refrigerated.
1
HBEAG
HBeAg
BSQUAL
HCG QUALITATIVE
PREG
HCG QUALITATIVE–
URINE
Red with
clot
activator
Sterile
container
BSQUANT
HCG QUANTITATIVE
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
1
HDL CHOLESTEROL PANEL
(HDL/LDL/CHD)
1 SST
2-8
Fast 12 hrs. Centrifuge within 2 hours of
collection. Store and ship refrigerated.
1
Follow instructions from kit and patient
preparation instructions.
2
HDLP
DIA13HELI
HELICOBACTER PYLORI
BREATH TEST
KIT
18-25
HPYL
HELICOBACTER PYLORI
IgG
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
10
1 Lavender
2-8
Store and ship refrigerated.
15
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
1
HÉMOCHROMATOSIS
HEMOCHRO GENE MUTATION (C282Y
+ H63D)
HBA1C
HEMOGLOBIN A1C
1 Lavender
2-8
HBEL
HEMOGLOBIN
ELECTROPHORESIS
1 Lavender
18-25
Store and ship at room temperature.
6
HBFOE
HEMOGLOBIN FETAL
1 Lavender
18-25
Do not centrifuge. Store and ship at room
temperature.
9
HEPAG
HEPATITIS A IgG TOTAL
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
4
HEPAM
HEPATITIS A IgM
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
1
ANHBS
HEPATITIS B ANTI-Hbs
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
1
HEPBC
HEPATITIS B ANTI-HBc
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
1
HEPBCM
HEPATITIS B ANTI-HBc
IgM
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
4
HEPBE
HEPATITIS B ANTI-Hbe
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
4
HEPATITIS B HBsAg
(ANTIGEN)
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
1
HBS
February 2014
Code
HBVDNA
HEPCQUAL
HEPCQUANT
HEPC
Test Description
HEPATITIS B-HBV DNA
HEPATITIS C
(QUALITATIVE) PCR
Specimen&
TubeType
2 Lavender
1 SST
T(°C)
Instructions
TAT
Store and ship at room temperature.
10
2-8
Centrifuge and ship as soon as possible. Store and
ship refrigerated.
9
16
18-25
HEPATITIS C
(QUANTITATIVE) PCR
1 SST
2-8
USE FOR KNOWN POSITIVE PATIENT. AVAILABLE
ON SPECIAL REQUEST ONLY. CONTACT MAIN
LABORATORY FOR DETAILS. Centrifuge and ship as
soon as possible. Store and ship refrigerated.
Indicate if the patient is pretreatment, posttreatment or at 12 weeks of treatment.
HEPATITIS C ANTIBODY
(HCV)
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
1
16
HEPCGENO
HEPATITIS C PCR
GENOTYPE
1 SST
2-8
USE FOR KNOWN POSITIVE PATIENT. AVAILABLE
ON SPECIAL REQUEST ONLY. CONTACT MAIN
LABORATORY FOR DETAILS. Centrifuge and ship as
soon as possible. Store and ship refrigerated.
Indicate if the patient is pretreatment, posttreatment or at 12 weeks of treatment.
ACDELTA
HEPATITIS D (ANTIDELTA)
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
40
HERPPCR
HERPES PCR (SWAB)
Store and ship at room temperature.
10
2-8
Once collection is executed, the swab is broken
and left in the media. Indicate source (body site)
of collection on both requisition and sample.
Store and ship refrigerated.
15
Swab Cobas
PCR media
Swab Copan
UTM
(UNIVERSAL
TRANSPORT
MEDIUM)
18-25
HERPC
HERPES SIMPLEXCULTURE
HERPG
HERPES SIMPLEX IgG
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
10
HERPM
HERPES SIMPLEX IgM
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
20
10
HERPBLOT
HISTAB
HIV
HERPES SIMPLEX
IMMUNUBLOT
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated. (Confirmatory test of a positive
serology HSV 1&2.)
HISTONE ANTIBODIES
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
17
HIV COMBO (ANTI HIV 1-2
+ P24)
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
1
February 2014
Code
Test Description
HIVCV
HIV VIRAL CHARGE
HIVU
HIV-1 URINE EIA
HLAB
HLA-B-27
HLATYPE
LHOMO
HTLV1
HPV/DNA
HLA TYPING DQ2/DQ8
HOMOCYSTEINE
(L-HOMOCYSTEIN)
HTLV I-II
HUMAN
PAPILLOMAVIRUS / DNA
TEST (HPV)
Specimen&
TubeType
2 Lavender
Sterile
container
1 Light
yellow
1 Lavender
T(°C)
Instructions
TAT
18-25
or -70
Specimen must be collected and sent to the
laboratory within 4 hours. Store and ship at room
temperature. If unable to meet these
requirements, specimen must be collected,
centrifuged, aliquot and frozen. Store frozen.
Ship on dry ice.
16
Store and ship refrigerated.
5
18-25
Store and ship at room temperature.
10
18-25
Store and ship at room temperature.
22
3
2-8
1 Lavender
2-8
Collect specimen after an 8 hour fast. Centrifuge.
Aliquot plasma within 1 hour to a transport tube.
Refrigerate immediately. Store and ship
refrigerated.
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
15
18-25
Specimens must be collected prior to application
of acetic acid or iodine if colposcopy examination
is being performed. Store and ship at room
temperature. (Note: Cervical biopsies up to 5 mm
in cross-section may be tested if collected in 1.0
ml of specimen transport media and stored at 20°C. Biopsies less than 2 mm should not be
used). This test can be performed within 21 days
of collection.
7
24 hour
urine
container
2-8
Collect urine in a 24 hour urine container with no
preservative. A controlled diet free of gelatin and
low in collagen is required-meat, fish, sweet
products (jam or ice cream) must be avoided for 1
day prior to and during collection. Eggs and milk
are not prohibited foods. Refrigerate and protect
from light during collection. Please discard the
first morning specimen. Continue to collect all
specimens for the rest of the 24 hours. Store and
ship refrigerated.
32
HPV KIT
HYPRO
HYDROXYPROLINE TOTAL
– 24H URINE
IGESS
IgE
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
20
IgE TOTAL
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
4
IGF-1 (SOMATOMEDINE
C)
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
9
IGE
SOMA
February 2014
Code
Test Description
Specimen&
TubeType
T(°C)
Instructions
TAT
IGFBP3
IgFBP3-(INSULINE LIKE
GROWTH FACTOR)
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
15
IGGSS
IgG IMMUNOGLOBULIN
SUBCLASSES
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
12
18-25
Collect Monday to Thursday only. Do not collect
on a day before a public holiday. Notify
laboratory. Keep at room temperature. During
summer heat period, send with ice pack.
15
9
IL28B
IL28B
1 Lavender
IMIP
IMIPRAMINE (TRICYCLIC
ANTIDEPRESSANT)
Dark Blue
(No
Additive)
2-8
Dark blue tube no additive. Collect specimen prior
to next dose or 10-12 hr. after last dose. Indicate
date and time of last dose. Centrifuge and aliquot
serum to a transport tube. Store and ship
refrigerated.
IMMUELE
IMMUNOELECTROPHORE
SIS
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
4
24 hour
urine
container
2-8
Collect urine in a 24 hour urine container with no
preservative. Refrigerate and protect from light
during collection.
Please discard the first morning
specimen. Continue to collect all specimens for
the rest of the 24 hours.
Store and ship refrigerated.
7
24UIEP
IMMUNOELECTROPHORE
SIS – 24HR URINE
ELEPRO
IMMUNOFIXATION
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
4
IMMUNOGLOBULINS
QUANTITATIVE (IGG-IGA-
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
4
INR
Light blue
18-25
Store and ship at room temperature.
1
INR-PTT
Light blue
18-25
Avoid temperature variation. Store and ship at
room temperature.
1
2-8
Collect specimen after an 8 hour fast. Indicate
“fasting insulin” on both requisition and
specimen. Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection.
Store and ship refrigerated.
7
2 SST
2-8
Patient must not have had a B12 injection within
the last 24 hours. Centrifuge within 2 hours of
collection. Store and ship refrigerated.
37
1 Lavender
2-8
Store and ship refrigerated.
30
1 SST
2-8
Fast 12 hrs. Centrifuge within 2 hours of
collection. Store and ship refrigerated.
1
IMQUANT
IGM)
PT
PTPTT
INSUL
INSULIN (FASTING)
IFA
INTRINSIC FACTOR
ANTIBODIES
IODT
FE
IODINE TOTAL
IRON
February 2014
1 SST
Code
TIBCP
Test Description
IRON TOTAL BINDING
CAPACITY PANEL (IRON,
UIBC, TIBC)
Specimen&
TubeType
T(°C)
1 SST
2-8
Fast 12 hrs. Centrifuge within 2 hours of
collection. Store and ship refrigerated.
1
1 SST
2-8
Do not disinfect with alcohol. Do not open tube.
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
5
Store and ship at room temperature.
4
Instructions
TAT
ISOPRO
ISOPROPANOL
KIDNEY
KIDNEY STONE ANALYSIS
Sterile
container
18-25
LD
LACTATE
DEHYDROGENASE (LDH)
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
1
2-8
Collect specimen after 10 hour fast. Centrifuge
and separate within 15 min of collection. Store
and ship refrigerated.
5
2-8
Blood and urine specimen are collected after a 10
hour fast, the urine sample is tested with a
dipstick to verify that urine sugar is negative. The
patient takes the lactose beverage (within 10
min.) and notes the time at the beginning of the
intake. Blood is collected at intervals of 30, 60, 90
and 120 minutes PC. Lactose amount to give:Adult: 50 g , NOTE: Child: under 25 kg (55 lbs)
should be referred to an hospital.
2
Collect trough level prior to next dose. Indicate
date and time of last dose. Centrifuge. Store and
ship refrigerated.
9
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection.
Hemolyzed specimens not suitable for analysis.
Store and ship at room temperature.
7
2-8
Store and ship refrigerated.
5
2-8
Store and ship refrigerated.
9
2-8
2 specimens at 2 weeks interval between samples.
Wait to clot, centrifuge, and aliquot and
refrigerate within 2 hours. Write first or second
sample and the sampling date on the tube.
30
LAC
LTT
LACTIC ACID (LACTATE)
LACTOSE TOLERANCE
TEST
1 Grey
5 SST
LAMO
LAMOTRIGINE
(LAMICTAL)
1 SST
2-8
ISOLDH
LDH ISOENZYMES
1 SST
18-25
PB
PBU
LEAD (Pb)
LEAD (Pb) – URINE
1 Blue top
tube(K2
EDTA)
Sterile
container
LEPTO
LEPTOSPIROSIS (SERUM
AGGLUTINATION)
Red with
clot
activator
LH
LEUTINISING HORMONE
(LH)
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
1
LIP
LIPASE
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
1
February 2014
Code
Test Description
LIPID
LIPID PROFILE
(CHOL,TRIG,HDL,LDL AND
RISK)
LIPOA
LIPOELE
LI
LIPOPROTEIN A, Lp(a)
Specimen&
TubeType
1 SST
1 SST
T(°C)
Instructions
TAT
2-8
Collect specimen after a 12 hour fast. Centrifuge
within 2 hours of collection. Store and ship
refrigerated.
1
2-8
Collect specimen after a 12 hour fast. Centrifuge
within 2 hours of collection. Store and ship
refrigerated.
4
17
LIPOPROTEINPHENOTYPING
1 SST
2-8
Collect specimen after a 12 hour fast. Centrifuge
within 2 hours of collection. Store and ship
refrigerated.
LITHIUM
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
1
10
LUPUS
LUPUS ANTICOAGULANT
2 Light blue
-20
Specimen for this test must be collected,
processed, aliquoted and frozen within 30
minutes of collection. Collect 1 light blue top tube.
Centrifuge and remove top 2/3 of plasma with a
plastic transfer pipette into a transport tube being
careful not to disturb the cell layer. Centrifuge
plasma aliquot and transfer to 2nd transport tube,
staying clear of the cell button at the bottom of
the tube. Freeze immediately. Note: if the light
blue top tube is the first vacutainer to be drawn,
collect a small amount of blood in a discard tube
before proceeding with the rest of the collection.
If unable to meet these requirements, patients
must be referred to Dobrin Gamma-Dynacare
Patient Service Center for collection.
LY
LYME DISEASE (ANTIBORRELIA BURGDORFERI)
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
21
1 Lavender
2-8
Collect as late as possible during the day (call lab
for info). Do not collect on Friday or the day
before a public holiday. Store and ship
refrigerated.
3
MACROPROLACTIN
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
3
MAGNESIUM
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
3
BCELLS
MACROPRO
MG
LYMPHOCYTE B
February 2014
Code
Test Description
Specimen&
TubeType
T(°C)
Instructions
TAT
24UMG
MAGNESIUM – 24HR
URINE
24 hour
urine
container
2-8
Collect urine in a 24 hour urine container with no
preservative. Refrigerate and protect from light
during collection.
Please discard the first morning
specimen. Continue to collect all specimens for
the rest of the 24 hours.
Store and ship refrigerated.
MGRBC
MAGNESIUM RBC
1 Lavender
2-8
Store and ship refrigerated.
10
2
MAL
MANG
3
MALARIA SMEAR
1 Lavender
2-8
Whole blood. Do not centrifuge. Prepare 10
smears within 2 hours from blood collection.
Identify smears with patient name, and DOB
accession (when available) and date. Let dry.
Store and ship both tube and smears refrigerated
MANGANESE
1 Lavender
Sterile
container
2-8
Store and ship refrigerated.
14
2-8
Store and ship refrigerated.
14
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
15
1 Lavender
2-8
Store and ship refrigerated.
17
2-8
Store and ship refrigerated.
9
Nail sample in a sterile container: 10mg.
30
Store and ship refrigerated.
9
Nail sample in a sterile container: 10 mg. Included:
aluminum, antimony, silver, arsenic, barium,
beryllium, bismuth, cadmium, calcium, chrome,
cobalt, copper, tin, iron, lithium, magnesium,
manganese, molybdenum, nickel, gold, lead,
selenium, tellurium, thallium, uranium, vanadium
and zinc.
30
MANGU
MANGANESE – URINE
ROUGG
MEASLES IgG IMMUNITY
MERCA
MERCAPTOPURINES
(THIOGUANINE
ERTHYRICYTAIRE)
MERCB
MERCURY – BLOOD
MERCN
MERCURY – NAIL
MERCU
MERCURY – RANDOM
URINE
1 Dark blue
top tube (K2
EDTA)
Sterile
container
Sterile
container
18-25
2-8
METALS
METALS (HEAVY) – NAIL
Sterile
container
18-25
MTHFR
METHYLENE THFR
VARIANT
1 Lavender
2-8
Store and ship refrigerated.
15
METMALA
METHYLMALONIC ACID –
BLOOD
Red with
clot
activator
2-8
Centrifuge and aliquot serum to a transport tube
within 30 minutes of collection. Store and ship
refrigerated.
16
METMALAU
METHYLMALONIC ACID
QUANTITATIVE – URINE
Sterile
container
2-8
Early morning specimen preferred. Store and ship
refrigerated.
37
February 2014
Code
Test Description
Specimen&
TubeType
T(°C)
Instructions
TAT
MHATP
MHA-TP (TP-PA)
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
10
MIALBP
MICROALBUMIN
Sterile
container
2-8
First morning sample is preferred. Collect random
urine in a sterile container. Store and ship
refrigerated.
2
24 hour
urine
container
2-8
Collect urine in a 24 hour urine container with no
preservative. Refrigerate and protect from light
during collection.
Please discard the first morning
specimen. Continue to collect all specimens for
the rest of the 24 hours.
Store and ship refrigerated.
2
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
1
Sterile
container
2-8
Specimen may be collected in Doctor's office and
submitted as per routine samples but must arrive
at GDML within 24 hours of collection. Samples
will be frozen upon receipt in a GDML main lab
facility. Collect urine in a sterile container. Store
and ship refrigerated.
37
24MIALBP
MONO
MICROALBUMIN-- 24HR
URINE
MONO SCREEN
MUCOPOLY
MUCOPOLYSACCHARIDE
Random Urine
MUMPIGG
MUMPS IgG
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
16
MUMPIGM
MUMPS IgM
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
9
MYOGLO
MYOGLOBIN – BLOOD
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
10
MYOGLOU
MYOGLOBIN – URINE
Sterile
container
2-8
Collect urine in a sterile container. Store and ship
refrigerated.
9
2-8
Store and ship refrigerated.
23
2-8
Store and ship refrigerated.
23
-20
2 specimens at 2 week interval between samples.
Add clinical description and travel history if
available. Original sample must be aliquot and
frozen within 2hours after collection. Write first or
second sample and the sampling date on the tube.
Store frozen and ship on dry ice.
20
NICKELB
NICKEL – BLOOD
NICKELU
NICKEL – URINE
VNO
NIL VIRUS
(OCCIDENTAL/WEST NILE
VIRUS MAC-EIA IgM
PANEL)
February 2014
1 Lavender
Sterile
container
Red with
clot
activator
Code
NORTRI
Test Description
NORTRIPTYLINE
(TRICYCLIC
ANTIDEPRESSANT)
BNP
NT-proBNP
CSEU
ORGANOPHOSPHATES
OSU24HR
OSMOLALITY – 24H
URINE
Specimen&
TubeType
T(°C)
Instructions
TAT
1 Dark Blue
(No
Additive)
2-8
Collect specimen in a dark blue top tube with no
additive. Collect just before dose or 10-12hrs after
last dose. Centrifuge. Aliquot serum to a
transport tube. Indicate date and time of last dose
and date and time of specimen collection on both
the transport tube and the requisition. Store and
ship refrigerated.
9
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
3
Sterile
container
2-8
Store and ship refrigerated.
28
24 hour
urine
container
2-8
Collect urine in a 24 hour urine container with no
preservative. Refrigerate and protect from light
during collection.
Please discard the first morning
specimen. Continue to collect all specimens for
the rest of the 24 hours.
Store and ship refrigerated.
4
OSS
OSMOLALITY – SERUM
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
4
OSU
OSMOLALITY – URINE
Sterile
container
2-8
Collect random urine in a sterile container. Store
and ship refrigerated.
4
1 SST
-20
Specimen for this test must be collected,
centrifuged, aliquoted and frozen within 30
minutes of collection. Store frozen and ship on dry
ice.
20
Sterile
container
2-8
Collect last portion of urine from an afternoon
voiding. Store and ship refrigerated.
8
2-8
Stool in SAF media container. Collect stool in a
clean container. The specimen must not be
contaminated by water, dirt or urine. With small
spoon attached to container lid, add enough
stools to bring the liquid level to the line on label.
Tighten the lid and shake well. Refrigerate.
Possible interference: antibiotics, anti-diarrheal
medication, antacids, bismuth, barium, mineral oil
or laxatives.
8
OSTEO
OPU
OP1P
OSTEOCALCIN
OVA & PARASITES –
URINE
OVA & PARASITES STOOL
February 2014
SAF
container
Code
OP2P
OP3P
Test Description
OVA & PARASITES STOOL x2
OVA & PARASITES STOOL x3
Specimen&
TubeType
T(°C)
Instructions
TAT
2-8
Stool in SAF media container. Collect stool in a
clean container. The specimen must not be
contaminated by water, dirt or urine. With small
spoon attached to container lid, add enough
stools to bring the liquid level to the line on label.
Tighten the lid and shake well. Refrigerate.
Possible interference: antibiotics, anti-diarrheal
medication, antacids, bismuth, barium, mineral oil
or laxatives.
8
2-8
Stool in SAF media container. Collect stool in a
clean container. The specimen must not be
contaminated by water, dirt or urine. With small
spoon attached to container lid, add enough
stools to bring the liquid level to the line on label.
Tighten the lid and shake well. Refrigerate.
Possible interference: antibiotics, anti-diarrheal
medication, antacids, bismuth, barium, mineral oil
or laxatives.
8
24 hour
urine
container
2-8
Patients must refrain from taking Ascorbic Acid
(vitamin C) at least 24 hours prior to and during
collection. Collect urine in a 24 hour container
with 25 mL of 6N HCl as a preservative.
Refrigerate and protect from light during
collection. Please discard the first morning
specimen.
Continue to collect all specimens for the rest of
the 24 hours. Store and ship refrigerated.
10
SAF
container
SAF
container
OXAUR
OXALATES – 24HR URINE
PARVOG
PARVOVIRUS IgG
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
9
PARVOVIRUS IgG + IgM
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
9
PARVOVIRUS IgM
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
9
Submit specimen to be analyzed in a 30 mL bottle
containing 10% formalin. Specimen should be
placed in the fixative immediately. A completed
histopathology requisition must accompany with
the specimen. Store and ship at room
temperature.
7
Store and ship refrigerated.
20
PARVO
PARVOM
PATHO
PBDE
PATHOLOGY
SPECIMEN/HISTOLOGY
Sterile
container
18-25
PBDE – (Polybrominated
Diphenyl Ether)
1 Lavender
2-8
February 2014
Code
Test Description
Specimen&
TubeType
T(°C)
Instructions
TAT
ARAH1
PEANUT – ARAH1
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated. Do not open tube.
4
ARAH2
PEANUT – ARAH2
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated. Do not open tube.
4
ARAH3
PEANUT – ARAH3
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated. Do not open tube.
4
ARAH8
PEANUT – ARAH8
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated. Do not open tube.
4
ARAH9
PEANUT – ARAH9
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated. Do not open tube.
4
PEANUT – COMPONENT
PROFILE
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated. Do not open tube.
4
2-8
Tube without gel. Wait the clot, centrifuge,
aliquot and refrigerate. Indicate time and date of
last dose. Store and ship refrigerated.
3
1 Lavender
Sterile
container
2-8
Store and ship refrigerated.
14
2-8
Store and ship refrigerated.
14
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
1
1
PPEANUT
PHEN
PHENOBARBITAL
PHENOB
PHENOTHIAZINE-BLOOD
PHENOU
PHENOTHIAZINE-URINE
PHOS
PHOSPHORUS
Red with
clot
activator
24UPHOS
PHOSPHORUS – 24HR
URINE
24 hour
urine
container
2-8
Collect urine in a 24 hour urine container with no
preservative. Refrigerate and protect from light
during collection.
Please discard the first morning
specimen. Continue to collect all specimens for
the rest of the 24 hours.
Store and ship refrigerated.
PHOSURAN
PHOSPHORUS – RANDOM
URINE
Sterile
container
2-8
Store and ship refrigerated.
1
2-8
Use plastic paddle provided in pinworm test
container. Gently press sticky side of paddle to
skin around rectum. Do not contaminate with
stool. Instructions provided with container. Store
and ship refrigerated.
1
TAPE
PINWORM (TAPE TEST)
February 2014
PINWORM
KIT
Code
PLASMINO
BPC
PORPHO
SPECO
K
Test Description
PLASMINOGEN
POLYCHLORINATED
BIPHENYLS (PESTICIDES)
PORPHOBILINOGEN
QUANT – 24HR URINE
POST VASECTOMY
(SPERM COUNT)
POTASSIUM (K)
Specimen&
TubeType
T(°C)
Instructions
TAT
2 Light blue
-20
Specimen for this test must be collected,
processed, aliquoted and frozen within 30
minutes of collection. Collect 1 light blue top tube.
Centrifuge and remove top 2/3 of plasma with a
plastic transfer pipette into a transport tube being
careful not to disturb the cell layer. Centrifuge
plasma aliquot and transfer to 2nd transport tube,
staying clear of the cell button at the bottom of
the tube. Freeze immediately. Note: if the light
blue top tube is the first vacutainer to be drawn,
collect a small amount of blood in a discard tube
before proceeding with the rest of the collection.
If unable to meet these requirements, patients
must be referred to Dobrin Gamma-Dynacare
Patient Service Center for collection.
19
2 Lavender
2-8
Store and ship refrigerated.
17
2-8
Collect urine in a 24 hour urine container with 5g
sodium carbonate preservative. Refrigerate and
protect from light during collection. Please
discard the first morning specimen. Continue to
collect all specimens for the rest of the 24 hours.
Store and ship refrigerated.
20
Sterile
container
2-8
Patients must abstain from intercourse for 3 days
prior to testing. Sperm sample must be collected
in sterile container. The patient must identify and
write on container the time at which specimen
has been produced. Store and ship at room
temperature.
1
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
1
1
24 hour
urine
container.
24UK
POTASSIUM (K) – 24HR
URINE
24 hour
urine
container
2-8
Collect urine in a 24 hour urine container with no
preservative. Refrigerate and protect from light
during collection.
Please discard the first morning
specimen. Continue to collect all specimens for
the rest of the 24 hours.
Store and ship refrigerated.
KURAN
POTASSIUM (K)-URINE
RANDOM
Sterile
container
2-8
Collect random urine in a sterile container. Store
and ship refrigerated.
1
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
8
PREA
PREALBUMIN
February 2014
Code
PREGNOL
TT1
TT2
Test Description
PREGNENOLONE
PRENATEST (1ST
TRIMESTER)
PRENATEST (2ND
TRIMESTER)
Specimen&
TubeType
T(°C)
Instructions
TAT
-20
Specimen must be collected, centrifuged,
aliquoted and frozen within 1 hour of collection.
Store frozen and ship on dry ice.
15
18-25
Special procedure: Follow instructions in
collection kit. Test done between the 11th to the
14th week (13th week and 6 days) of pregnancy.
Attach a copy of ultrasound. Results go directly to
physician.
3
2-8
Can be done with the Kit of prenatest 1st
trimester or with a red tube without gel. Test
done between the 14th to the 22nd week of
pregnancy. Results go directly to physician. For
the kit method follow instructions for prenatest
1st trimester. For the red tube method, wait for
the specimen to clot, centrifuge, and aliquot and
refrigerate. Send the same day to the main lab.
Attach a copy of ultrasound if available.
10
Red with
clot
activator
2-8
Centrifuge. Do not use separator gel. Aliquot
serum in a transport tube. Indicate date and time
of last dose. Indicate the date and time of
specimen collection on both the transport tube
and the requisition. Store and ship refrigerated.
3
2 SST
KIT
Red tube
with clot
activator or
KIT
MYSO
PRIMIDONE (MYSOLINE)
PROG
PROGESTERONE
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Indicate if
patient is pregnant. Store and ship refrigerated.
3
PROL
PROLACTIN
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
1
2-8
Collection for this test is to be performed
following a digit rectal exam at a physician's office.
A special kit is required for collection. The kit
including instructions can be obtained at any
GDML patient service center. Store and ship
refrigerated. Specimens are viable up to 7 days if
refrigerated.
17
1
1
PCA3
PROSTATE CANCER GENE 3
Sterile
container
24UPROT
PROTEIN – 24HR URINE
24 hour
urine
container
2-8
Collect urine in a 24 hour urine container with no
preservative. Refrigerate and protect from light
during collection.
Please discard the first morning
specimen. Continue to collect all specimens for
the rest of the 24 hours.
Store and ship refrigerated.
PROTURP
PROTEIN – URINE
RANDOM
Sterile
container
2-8
Store and ship refrigerated.
February 2014
Code
PROCACT
PROT
Test Description
PROTEIN C ACTIVITY
PROTEIN TOTAL
Specimen&
TubeType
T(°C)
Instructions
TAT
2 Light blue
-20
Refer the patient to PSC Dobrin or PSC PointeClaire because need a poor platelet plasma
(special centrifugation speed and special
decantation). Specimen for this test must be
collected, processed, aliquoted and frozen within
30 minutes of collection.
17
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
1
2-8
Collect urine in a 24 hour urine container with no
preservative. Refrigerate and protect from light
during collection.
Please discard the first morning
specimen. Continue to collect all specimens for
the rest of the 24 hours.
Store and ship refrigerated.
7
Sample must be centrifuged and aliquoted within
1 hour after collection. Write PLASMA on aliquot.
Store and ship refrigerated.
3
Avoid temperature variation. Store and ship at
room temperature.
1
7
24PE
PROTEIN
ELECTROPHORESIS-24
HOUR URINE
24 hour
urine
container
PTH
PTH (PARATHYROID
HORMONE)
1 Lavender
2-8
PTT
PTT
Light blue
18-25
QUI
QUINIDINE
Red with
clot
activator
2-8
Collect just prior to next dose. Original sample
must be aliquot after centrifugation ASAP. Wait
the clot, centrifuge, aliquot and refrigerate. Write
the time of the last dose on requisition. Store and
ship refrigerated.
RABI
RABIES IMMUNITY TEST
Red with
clot
activator
2-8
Tube without gel. Wait the clot, centrifuge,
aliquot and refrigerate within 2 hours. Store and
ship refrigerated.
15
8
ALLERG1
RAST TEST (ALLERGIES)
1 SST
2-8
Ask 1 test by code. Do not open tube. Centrifuge
within 2 hours of collection. Store and ship
refrigerated. Specify which allergen. 1 SST tube
per 7 allergens.
ALLERG2
RAST TEST (ALLERGIES)
1 SST
2-8
Ask 2 tests by code. Do not open tube. Centrifuge
within 2 hours of collection. Store and ship
refrigerated. Specify which allergen.
8
2-8
Ask 3 tests by code. Do not open tube. Centrifuge
within 2 hours of collection. Store and ship
refrigerated. Specify which allergen.
8
2-8
Ask 4 tests by code. Do not open tube. Centrifuge
within 2 hours of collection. Store and ship
refrigerated. Specify which allergen.
8
ALLERG3
ALLERG4
RAST TEST (ALLERGIES)
RAST TEST (ALLERGIES)
February 2014
1 SST
1 SST
Code
ALLERG5
ALLERG6
ALLERG7
REN
RETICP
ACCPP
RA
Test Description
Specimen&
TubeType
T(°C)
Instructions
TAT
2-8
Ask 5 tests by code (1 to 7). Do not open tube.
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated. Specify which allergen.
8
2-8
Ask 6 tests by code (1 to 7). Do not open tube.
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated. Specify which allergen.
8
1 SST
2-8
Ask 7 tests by code (1 to 7). Do not open tube.
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated. Specify which allergen.
8
RENIN
2 Lavender
2-8
Specimen for this test must be collected,
centrifuged, aliquoted and frozen within 30
minutes of collection. Store and ship on dry ice.
16
RETICULOCYTE COUNT
1 Lavender
18-25
Store and ship refrigerated.
1
12
1
RAST TEST (ALLERGIES)
RAST TEST (ALLERGIES)
RAST TEST (ALLERGIES)
1 SST
1 SST
RF ISOTYPES
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
RHEUMATOID FACTOR
(RA)
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
ROTA
ROTAVIRUS
Sterile
container
2-8
Collect the stool in a sterile container making sure
the stool is not contaminated with urine.
RUB
RUBELLA IgG
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
1
9
12
RUBIGM
RUBELLA IgM
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated. Indicate relevant clinical and
family history.
ROUGM
RUBEOLA IgM (MEASLES)
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
9
1 SST
2-8
Indicate date and time of last dose and date and
time of specimen collection on both the transport
tube and the requisition. Centrifuge ASAP after
clotting. Store and ship refrigerated.
10
1 Lavender
Sterile
container
2-8
Store and ship refrigerated.
14
2-8
Store and ship refrigerated.
14
2-8
Complete collection form. Specimens must reach
laboratory within 24hrs. If not possible, patient
must be referred to main laboratory. Store and
ship refrigerated.
10
SAL
SELENBL
SELENIUM
SEPTIN9
SALICYLATES
SELENIUM – BLOOD
SELENIUM – URINE
RANDOM
SEPTIN 9
February 2014
4 Pink
Code
Test Description
SHBG
SEX HORMONE BINDING
GLOBULIN (SHBG)
SHOX
SHOX DHPLC
NA
24UNA
NAURAN
SPER
REDSUB
STR
SYNOVIAL
SODIUM
Specimen&
TubeType
T(°C)
Instructions
TAT
1 SST
18-25
or -20
Specimen must be collected, centrifuged and sent
to the laboratory within 4 hours. Store and ship at
room temperature. If unable to meet these
requirements, specimen must be collected,
centrifuged, aliquoted and frozen, Store frozen.
Ship on dry ice.
5
2 Lavender
18-25
Store and ship at room temperature.
27
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
1
1
1 SST
SODIUM – 24HR URINE
24 hour
urine
container
2-8
Collect urine in a 24 hour urine container with no
preservative. Refrigerate and protect from light
during collection.
Please discard the first morning
specimen. Continue to collect all specimens for
the rest of the 24 hours.
Store and ship refrigerated.
SODIUM-RANDOM URINE
Sterile
container
2-8
Collect random urine in a sterile container. Store
and ship refrigerated.
1
1
SPERMOGRAM
(FERTILITY)
Sterile
container
37 C
Test done only at Ville St-Laurent laboratory (4800
rue Dobrin) by appointment only (Tel.: 514-7876273). Instruction sheet. Sexual abstinence for a
minimum of 3 days. Collect in sterile container.
Specimens collected in condoms are rejected.
Specimen must be received at laboratory within
1hr of ejaculation. Keep at body T°. Specify
ejaculation time and number of days of
abstinence.
STOOL REDUCING
SUBSTANCE
Sterile
container
2-8
First morning specimen is preferred. Stool sample
collected in a sterile container; minimum of 5g.
Store and ship refrigerated.
9
2-8
Must be collected after exposition period
(generally at the end of work shift). Store and
ship refrigerated.
14
4
O
STRONTIUM
1 Lavender
SYNOVIAL FLUID:
CRYSTAL CELL COUNT
Sterile
Container
and 1 LAV
2-8
Synovial fluid collected in a sterile container and a
second sample collected in a lavender tube. Store
and ship both the sterile container and the
lavender tube refrigerated.
RPR
SYPHILIS (RPR)
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
1
SYPH
SYPHILIS TP (CMIA)
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
1
February 2014
Code
Test Description
Specimen&
TubeType
T(°C)
Instructions
TAT
T3F
T3 FREE
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
1
T3
T3 TOTAL
(TRIIODOTHYRONINE)
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
1
T4F
T4 FREE
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
1
18-25
Must be a pre-dose collection. Collect as late in
the day as possible. Do not collect on Friday or on
the day before a public holiday. Store and ship at
room temperature.
4
18-25
Ask patient to make an appointment with patient
service center of Ville St-Laurent (4800 rue
Dobrin). Collect Monday to Thursday only. Do not
collect on a day before a public holiday.
14
Fasting 12hr. Specimen must be collected,
centrifuged and sent to the laboratory within 4
hours. Store and ship at room temperature. If
unable to meet these requirements, specimen
must be collected, centrifuged, aliquoted and
frozen, Store frozen. Ship on dry ice.
8
TAC
QTB
CTX
TESBIO
TEST
THEO
TACROLIMUS
TB QUANTIFERON (QTB
GOLD)
1 Lavender
KIT
18-25
TELOPEPTIDE-C
1 SST
TESTOSTERONE BIOAVAILABLE
1 SST
2-8
Collect before 10:00 AM. Centrifuge within 2
hours of collection. Store and ship refrigerated.
7
TESTOSTERONE TOTAL
1 SST
2-8
Collect before 10:00 AM. Centrifuge within 2
hours of collection. Store and ship refrigerated.
3
2-8
Tube without gel. Collect just before, 2hrs after or
4hrs after dose. Indicate time and date of last
dose. Wait the clot, centrifuge, aliquot and
refrigerate within 2 hours. Store and ship
refrigerated.
3
2
THEOPHYLLINE
Red with
clot
activator
or -20
TT
THROMBIN TIME
Light blue
-20
Specimen for this test must be collected,
centrifuged, aliquoted and frozen within 30
minutes of collection. Store frozen and ship on
dry ice.
THYRO
THYROGLOBULIN
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
3
TBG
THYROXIN BINDING
GLOBULIN (TBG)
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
15
TOXO
TOXOPLASMOSIS IgG
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
5
TOXOM
TOXOPLASMOSIS IgM
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
15
February 2014
Code
TRANS
TRANSGLUT
TRICHI
DESI
TRIG
TRIMI
TRYPTASE
Specimen&
TubeType
T(°C)
TRANSFERRIN
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
3
TRANSGLUTAMINASE IgA
ANTIBODIES
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
6
TRICHINELLA
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
11
2-8
Collect specimen prior to next dose or 10-12 hrs.
after last dose. Centrifuge. Aliquot serum to a
transport tube. Indicate date and time of last
dose. Store and ship refrigerated.
9
2-8
Fasting 12hr from food and alcohol, water
permitted. Centrifuge within 2 hours of
collection. Store and ship refrigerated.
1
2-8
Green tube with heparin. Collect specimen prior
to morning dose. Centrifuge, aliquot and
refrigerate plasma ASAP. Collect just before 10 to
12hrs after dose. Indicate time of last dose. Write
"PLASMA" on tube. If those manipulations can't
be done, refer patient to any Gamma-Dynacare
patient service center.
12
15
Test Description
TRICYCLIC
TRIGLYCERIDES
Dark Blue
1 SST
Instructions
TRIMIPRAMINE
(SURMONTIL)
Green
(sodiumheparin)
TRYPTASE
Red with
clot
activator
2-8
Specimen should be collected between 15 min
and 3 hours of anaphylactic shock. Centrifuge and
aliquot serum into a transport tube. Store and
ship refrigerated.
TAT
TSH
TSH ULTRASENSITIVE
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
1
TUBP
TUBERCULOSIS – PCR
Sterile
container
2-8
In case of negative result, culture performed
automatically. Add 9 weeks delay if culture is
done. Store and ship refrigerated.
63
24 hour
urine
container.
2-8
Collect urine in a 24 hour urine container with no
preservative. Refrigerate and protect from light
during collection.
Please discard the first morning
specimen. Continue to collect all specimens for
the rest of the 24 hours.
Store and ship refrigerated.
1
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
1
24HRUREA
UREA
UREA – 24HR URINE
UREA NITROGEN
February 2014
Code
Test Description
UM
UREAPLASMA &
MYCOPLASMA
URIC
URIC ACID
Specimen&
TubeType
Swab Copan
UTM
(UNIVERSAL
TRANSPORT
MEDIUM)
1 SST
T(°C)
Instructions
TAT
2-8
Special transport media. Collected by physician.
Store and ship refrigerated.
9
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
1
1
24UURIC
URIC ACID – 24HR URINE
24 hour
urine
container
2-8
Collect urine in a 24 hour urine container with no
preservative. Refrigerate and protect from light
during collection.
Please discard the first morning
specimen. Continue to collect all specimens for
the rest of the 24 hours.
Store and ship refrigerated.
URICURAN
URIC ACID – URINE
RANDOM
Sterile
container
2-8
Collect random urine in a sterile container. Store
and ship refrigerated.
1
URI
URINALYSIS
Stockwell
tube
2-8
Collect random urine in a sterile container. Aliquot
the urine into a Stockwell tube and fill to the MAX
line. Store and ship refrigerated.
1
VAL
VALPROIC ACID
(DEPAKENE)
Red with
clot
activator
2-8
Store and ship refrigerated.
1
2-8
Collect 2hrs after a 60 min infusion. Specify
dosage of drug, dosage interval, and time of last
dose. Centrifuge. Do not use separator gel.
Aliquot serum into a transport tube. Store and
ship refrigerated.
3
2-8
Collect specimen prior to next dose. Centrifuge
and aliquot serum into a transport tube. Indicate
date and time of collection, dosage of drug given,
dosage interval and date and time of dose given.
Store and ship refrigerated.
3
24 hour
urine
container.
2-8
Collect urine in a 24 hour urine container
containing 25 mL 6N HCl as a preservative. Diet:
(To be avoided 48 hours) ASA, chloralhydrate,
coffee, cola drink, dopamine, erythromycin,
methyldopa, niacin, phenothiazines, quinine,
riboflavin, smoking, tea, tetracycline, vitamin B.
Transfer 50 mL aliquot of the measured 24 hour
urine into a sterile container. Indicate 24 hour
urine volume. Store and ship refrigerated.
9
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
12
VANPOST
VANPRE
VANCOMYCIN POST-DOSE
VANCOMYCIN PRE-DOSE
24VMA
VANYLMANDELIC ACID
(VMA)-24 URINE
VARIG
VARICELLA IGG
February 2014
Red with
clot
activator
Red with
clot
activator
Code
VARIM
VITA
VITB1
VITD125
VITE
VITK1
Test Description
VARICELLA IGM
VITAMIN A (RETINOL)
VITAMIN B1 (THIAMINE)
VITAMIN D (1.25
DIHYDROXY)
VITAMIN E
(TOCOPHEROL)
VITAMIN K1
VITB6
VITAMINE B6
(PYRIDOXINE)
VITD
VITAMINE D 25 HYDROXY
(CHOLECALCIFEROL)
February 2014
Specimen&
TubeType
T(°C)
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
22
2-8
Fasting 12hr food and alcohol, water permitted.
Patient should be without vitamin supplements
for 24 hours prior to testing. Centrifuge and
aliquot serum to a transport tube within 30
minutes of collection. Avoid hemolysis. Protect
from light. Store and ship refrigerated.
9
-20
Specimen for this test must be collected,
centrifuged, aliquoted and frozen within 30
minutes of collection. Store and ship on dry ice.
12
-20
Specimen must be collected, centrifuged,
aliquoted and frozen within 30 minutes of
collection. Store and ship on dry ice. If not, refer
patient to a Gamma-Dynacare Patient Service
Center.
9
2-8
Fasting sample preferred. Avoid vitamin
supplement intake 24hrs prior to collection.
Protect from light. Wait for the clot. Centrifuge,
aliquot and refrigerate serum within 30 min. Store
and ship refrigerated. If not, refer patient to any
Gamma-Dynacare Patient Services Center.
9
-20
Draw blood in chilled red-top tubes. Keep
unopened vacuum tube on ice before processing.
Immediately separate plasma from red cells using
refrigerated centrifugation or pre-chilled
centrifuge carrier tubes before centrifuging.
Plasma must be separated from cells within 45
minutes of venipuncture. Transfer plasma to a
labeled amber transport tube and freeze on dry
ice. Protect from light. Store frozen and ship on
dry ice.
13
Green
(sodiumheparin)
-20
Patient must avoid taking vitamin B6 on the day of
collection. Specimen must be collected,
processed, aliquoted and frozen within 30
minutes of collection. Store frozen and ship on
dry ice. If not, refer patient to a Gamma-Dynacare
Patient Services Center.
15
1 SST
2-8
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection. Store and
ship refrigerated.
4
1 SST
2 Lavender
1 SST
1 SST
Red with
clot
activator
Instructions
TAT
Code
ZN
Test Description
ZINC
February 2014
Specimen&
TubeType
1 Dark blue
top tube (K2
EDTA)
T(°C)
2-8
Instructions
Collect specimen in a dark blue top tube with K2
EDTA additive. Centrifuge and separate serum
from cells ASAP. Aliquot serum to a transport
tube. Store and ship refrigerated.
TAT
9
5 . Te s t C o l l e c t i o n L i s t i n g :
Panel Tests
Code
Profile Description
Specimen
& Tube Type
ACCPP
PROFILE -ACCP
(ANTI-CYCLIC CITRULLINATED PEPTIDE
ANTIBODY)
1 SST
ANEM1
PROFILE -ANEMIA #1
(CBC, SEDIMENTATION, TIBC, VITAMIN
B12, FOLATES)
1 Lavender
2 SST
ANEM2
PROFILE -ANEMIA #2
(CBC WITH INTERPRETATION,
SEDIMENTATION, TIBC, VITAMIN B12,
FOLATES)
1 Lavender
2 SST
ANEM8
PROFILE -ANEMIA #8
(SED, CBC, FERI, TIBC)
1 Lavender
2 SST
ANEM11
PROFILE -ANEMIA #11
(SED, CBC, FERI)
1 Lavender
1 SST
LIPID
LIPID6
LIPID17
LIPID18
COAG
CBCCOAG
PROFILE - CARDIOVASCULAR - LIPID
(CHOLESTEROL,TRIGLYCERIDES,HDL, LDL)
PROFILE - CARDIOVASCULAR - LIPID #6
(CHOLESTEROL,TRIGLYCERIDES, HDL, LDL,
APOLIPOPROTEIN B)
PROFILE - CARDIOVASCULAR - LIPID #17
(CHOLESTEROL,TRIGLYCERIDES, HDL, LDL,
CRPHS)
PROFILE - CARDIOVASCULAR - LIPID #18
(CHOLESTEROL,TRIGLYCERIDES, HDL, LDL,
APOLIPOPROTEIN B, CRPHS)
PROFILE - COAGULOGRAM
(CBC, INR , PTT, FIBRINOGEN)
PROFILE - COAGULATION/ CBC
(CBC, INR, PTT)
1 SST
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection.
Store and ship refrigerated.
SST: Centrifuge within 2 hours of
collection. Store and ship refrigerated.
Lavender: Do not centrifuge. Store and
ship at room temperature
SST: Centrifuge within 2 hours of
collection. Store and ship refrigerated.
Lavender: Do not centrifuge. Store and
ship at room temperature
SST: Centrifuge within 2 hours of
collection. Store and ship refrigerated.
Lavender: Do not centrifuge. Store and
ship at room temperature
SST: Centrifuge within 2 hours of
collection. Store and ship refrigerated.
Lavender: Do not centrifuge. Store and
ship at room temperature
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection.
Store and ship refrigerated.
TAT
1
1
1
1
1
1
1 SST
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection.
Store and ship refrigerated.
1
1 SST
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection.
Store and ship refrigerated.
1
1 SST
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection.
Store and ship refrigerated.
1
1 Lavender
1 Light Blue
1 Lavender
1 Light Blue
DIAB
PROFILE - DIABETIC #1
(GLUCOSE AC, UREA, CREATININE,
ELECTROLYTES,HBA1C, URINALYSIS,
MICROALBUMINURIA)
1 Lavender
1 SST
1 Stockwell
DIAB6
PROFILE - DIABETIC #6
(GLUCOSE AC, HBAIC)
1 Lavender
1 SST
FERT1
PROFILE - FERTILITY #1
(FSH, LH)
1 SST
February 2014
Instructions
Do not centrifuge. Store and ship at
room temperature
Do not centrifuge. Store and ship at
room temperature
SST: Centrifuge within 2 hours of
collection. Store and ship refrigerated.
Lavender and Stockwell: Do not
centrifuge. Store and ship at room
temperature
SST: Centrifuge within 2 hours of
collection. Store and ship refrigerated.
Lavender: Do not centrifuge. Store and
ship at room temperature
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection.
Store and ship refrigerated.
1
1
1
1
1
FERT2
GP1
GP2
GP3
GP4
HEPB
HEPABC
HEPAB
LFT
MONOP
PROFILE - FERTILITY #2
(FSH, LH, PROLACTIN)
PROFILE - GENERAL #1
(CBC, GLUCOSE AC, CALCIUM,
PHOSPHORUS, URIC ACID, UREA,
CREATININE, BILIRUBIN TOTAL, ALKALINE
PHOSPHATASE, LDH, AST, ALT, GGT,
PROTEIN, ALBUMIN, CHOLESTEROL,
TRIGLYCERIDES, , URINALYSIS)
PROFILE - GENERAL #2
(CBC, GLUCOSE AC,
CALCIUM,PHOSPHORUS, URIC ACID,
CREATININE, GFR, BILIRUBIN TOTAL,
ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE, LDH, AST, ALT,
GGT, PROTEIN, ALBUMIN, CHOLESTEROL,
TRICLYCERIDES, ELECTROLYTES,
URINALYSIS
PROFILE - GENERAL #3
(GLUCOSE AC, CALCIUM, PHOSPHORUS,
URIC ACID, UREA, CREATININE, BILIRUBIN
TOTAL, ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE, LDH,
AST, ALT, GGT, PROTEIN, ALBUMIN,
CHOLESTEROL, TRIGLYCERIDES, CBC,
URINALYSIS, HDL, LDL)
PROFILE - GENERAL #4
(CBC, GLUCOSE AC,
CALCIUM,PHOSPHORUS, URIC ACID,
CREATININE, GFR, BILIRUBIN TOTAL,
ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE, LDH, AST, ALT,
GGT, PROTEIN, ALBUMIN, CHOLESTEROL,
TRICLYCERIDES, HDL, LDL, ELECTROLYTES,
URINALYSIS
PROFILE - HEPATITE B SCREEN
(HBS ANTIBODY, HBC ANTIBODY, HBS
ANTIGEN)
PROFILE - HEPATITES A, B, C SCREEN
(HBS ANTIBODY, HBC ANTIBODY, HBS
ANTIGEN, HETAPITIS A IGM, HEPATITIS C
ANTIBODY)
PROFILE - HEPATITIS A & B SCREEN
(HBS ANTIBODY, HBC ANTIBODY, HBS
ANTIGEN, HEPATITIS A IGM)
PROFILE - LIVER FUNCTION
(ALT, AST, BILIRUBIN TOTAL, GGT, LDH,
ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE)
PROFILE – MONOSCREEN
(CBC, MONOTEST)
February 2014
1 SST
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection.
Store and ship refrigerated.
1
1 Lavender
1 SST
1 Stockwell
SST: Centrifuge within 2 hours of
collection. Store and ship refrigerated.
Lavender and Stockwell : Do not
centrifuge. Store and ship at room
temperature
1
1 Lavender
1 SST
1 Stockwell
SST: Centrifuge within 2 hours of
collection. Store and ship refrigerated.
Lavender and Stockwell : Do not
centrifuge. Store and ship at room
temperature
1
1 Lavender
1 SST
1 Stockwell
SST: Centrifuge within 2 hours of
collection. Store and ship refrigerated.
Lavender and Stockwell : Do not
centrifuge. Store and ship at room
temperature
1
1 Lavender
1 SST
1 Stockwell
SST: Centrifuge within 2 hours of
collection. Store and ship refrigerated.
Lavender and Stockwell : Do not
centrifuge. Store and ship at room
temperature
1
1 SST
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection.
Store and ship refrigerated.
1
1 SST
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection.
Store and ship refrigerated.
1
1 SST
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection.
Store and ship refrigerated.
1
1 SST
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection.
Store and ship refrigerated.
1
1 Lavender
1 RED
Lavender: Do not centrifuge. Store and
ship at room temperature. Red: Do not
centrifuge. Store and ship refrigerated.
1
OSTEOP
PROFILE - OSTEOPOROSIS
(PTH, PROTEIN ELECTROPHORESIS,
IONIZED CALCIUM, ALBUMIN, ALKALINE
PHOSPHATASE, CALCIUM, CREATININE,
PHOSPHORUS, PROTEIN, CALCIUMURINE RANDOM, CREATITINE -URINE
RANDOM, PHOSPHORUS- URINE
RANDOM, RATIO CAL/CREAT RANDOM)
4 SST
1 Lavender
1 Sterile
urine
container
PREN1
PROFILE - PRENATAL #1
(CBC INTERPRETATION, MATERNAL
ANTIBODY, BLOOD)
1 Lavender
PINK
PREN2
PROFILE - PRENATAL #2
(CBC INTERPRETATION, MATERNAL
ANTIBODY, BLOOD, RUBELLA IGG)
2 Lavender
1SST
1 Rose
PREN3
PROFILE - PRENATAL #3
(CBC INTERPRETATION, MATERNAL
ANTIBODY, BLOOD, RUBELLA IGG,
TOXOPLASMOSIS IGG, GLUCOSE AC,
GLUCOSE PC)
1 Lavender
4 SST
1 Rose
FPSA
STONE
SMAC
SMACLYT
SMA5
PROFILE - PROSTATIC MARKERS
(PSA FREE, PSA TOTAL)
PROFILE - RENAL STONE - UROLITHIASIS
(CALCIUM, PHOSPHORUS, ELECTOLYTES,
URIC ACID, 24H CALCIUM URINE, 24H
PHOSPHOUS URINE, 24H CREATININE
URINE, 24H URIC ACID URINE, 24H
OXALATES URINE, URINALYSIS)
PROFILE - SMAC
(GLUCOSE AC, CALCIUM, PHOSPHORUS,
URIC ACID, CREATININE,BILIRUBIN
TOTAL, ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE, LDH,
AST, ALT, GGT, PROTEIN, ALBUMIN,
CHOLESTEROL, TRIGLYCERIDES)
PROFILE - SMACLYTES
(GLUCOSE AC, CALCIUM, PHOSPHORUS,
URIC ACID, CREATININE,BILIRUBIN
TOTAL, ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE, LDH,
AST, ALT, GGT, PROTEIN, ALBUMIN,
CHOLESTEROL, TRIGLYCERIDES,
ELECTROLYTES)
PROFILE - SMA5
(GLUCOSE AC, CREATININE,
ELECTROLYTES)
February 2014
1 SST
1 SST
24 hour
urine
container
Stockwell
SST: Centrifuge within 2 hours of
collection. Store and ship refrigerated.
Lavender and Stockwell : Do not
centrifuge. Store and ship at room
temperature
SST: Centrifuge within 2 hours of
collection. Store and ship refrigerated.
Rose: Do not centrifuge. Store and ship
refrigerated. Lavender: Do not
centrifuge. Store and ship at room
temperature
SST: Centrifuge within 2 hours of
collection. Store and ship refrigerated.
Rose: Do not centrifuge. Store and ship
refrigerated. Lavender: Do not
centrifuge. Store and ship at room
temperature
SST: Centrifuge within 2 hours of
collection. Store and ship refrigerated.
Rose: Do not centrifuge. Store and ship
refrigerated. Lavender: Do not
centrifuge. Store and ship at room
temperature
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection.
Store and ship refrigerated.
SST: Centrifuge within 2 hours of
collection. Store and ship refrigerated.
24 Hour urine container: Store and ship
refrigarated. Stockwell: Do not
centrifuge. Store and ship at room
temperature
1
1
1
1
1
1
1 SST
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection.
Store and ship refrigerated.
1
1 SST
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection.
Store and ship refrigerated.
1
1 SST
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection.
Store and ship refrigerated.
1
SMA6
SMA7
SMA12
SMA12LYT
SMA16
STDFS
STDFU
STDMS
STDMU
ITSS
ITSU
TH2
TH6
PROFILE - SMA6
(GLUCOSE AC, UREA, CREATININE,
ELECTROLYTES)
PROFILE - SMA7
(GLUCOSE AC UREA, CREATININE,
ELECTROLYTES, CO2 TOTAL)
PROFILE - SMA12
(GLUCOSE AC, ALBUMIN, ALKALINE
PHOSPHATASE, AST, BILIRUBIN TOTAL,
CALCIUM, CHOLESTEROL, CREATININE,
LDH, PROTEIN, UREA, URIC ACID)
PROFILE - SMA12LYTES
(GLUCOSE AC, ALBUMIN, ALKALINE
PHOSPHATASE, AST BILIRUBIN TOTAL,
CALCIUM, CHOLESTEROL, CREATININE,
ELECTROLYTES)
PROFILE - SMA16
(GLUCOSE AC, ALBUMIN, ALKALINE
PHOSPHATASE, AST BILIRUBIN TOTAL,
CALCIUM, CHOLESTEROL, CREATININE,
ELECTROLYTES CO2 TOTAL)
PROFILE - STI FEMALE - MEDIA
(VAGINAL CULTURE, CHLAMYDIA &
NEISSERIA GONORRHEA SWAB)
PROFILE - STI FEMALE - URINE
(VAGINAL CULTURE, CHLAMYDIA &
NEISSERIA GONORRHEA URINE)
PROFILE - STI MALE - MEDIA
(CHLAMYDIA & NEISSERIA GONORHEA
SWAB)
PROFILE - STI MALE – URINE
(CHLAMYDIA & NEISSERIA GONORHEA
URINE)
PROFILE - STI GONO-CHLAM SWAB &
BLOOD
(HBS ANTIGEN, HIV, CHLAMYDIA &
NEISSERIA GONORRHEA SWAB, SYPHILIS
TP EIA)
PROFILE - STI GONO-CHLAM URINE &
BLOOD
(HBS ANTIGEN, HIV, CHLAMYDIA &
NEISSERIA GONORRHEA URINE, SYPHILIS
TP EIA)
PROFILE - THYROID #2
(TSH, FREE T4)
PROFILE - THYROID #6
(TSH, FREE T4, THYROID ANTIBODIES)
February 2014
1 SST
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection.
Store and ship refrigerated.
1
1 SST
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection.
Store and ship refrigerated.
1
1 SST
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection.
Store and ship refrigerated.
1
1 SST
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection.
Store and ship refrigerated.
1
1 SST
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection.
Store and ship refrigerated.
1
1 Aptima
Swab
Store and ship refrigerated.
1
1 Sterile
Urine
container
Store and ship refrigerated.
1
1 Aptima
Swab
Store and ship refrigerated.
1
1 Sterile
urine
container
Store and ship refrigerated.
1
1 SST
1 Aptima
Swab
Store and ship refrigerated.
1
1 SST
1 Sterile
urine
container
Store and ship refrigerated.
1
1 SST
2 SST
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection.
Store and ship refrigerated.
Centrifuge within 2 hours of collection.
Store and ship refrigerated.
1
1