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Abbreviation: CORD12

Specimen Type: Default

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Tubes / Containers: Special (1) *** Call Lab for Collection Kit ***

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YCORD12

Volume: 6-8 inch section of umbilical cord, drained

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

PSPC Testing Schedule: Specimen tested for: Amphetamines, Benzodiazapines, Barbiturates, Cocaine, Methadone, Meperidine, Opiates, Phenylcylidine, Oxycodone, Cannabinoids, Propoxyphene, Tramadol. Confirmation included if results are above screen limits.

Additional Information: Cut 6-8 inch of umbilical cord and drain and discard any blood. Rinse the cord segment with normal saline. Avoid using ethanol liquid or vapor with the umbilical cord. Place the cord in umbilical container( obtain collection kit from lab.) The kit has specimen handling instructions and a requisiton form. Form must be signed by the collector and sealed inside the kit. Distribution of copies: one copy sealed in kit, one copy to medical records, one copy to lab (keep this copy outside the kit.).

Documents: https://www.testmenu.com/nebraska/Tests/277357

Abbreviation: CAURS

Specimen Type: E Swab

Tubes / Containers: Culture collection and transport system consisting of a swab and tube with transport media - BD ESwab collection and transport system

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YCAURS

LOINC: 31208-2, 95765-4

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

PSPC Testing Schedule: Performed daily / Reported within 24 hrs

Additional Information: Specimens should be tested within 4 days of collection, or as otherwise indicated by testing laboratory.

Documents: Collection instructions

Abbreviation: C3AR

Specimen Type: EDTA plasma

Storage Temperature: Frozen

Tubes / Containers: Purple top (EDTA)

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YC3AR

Volume: 1 mL

Minimum Volume: 500 µL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

PSPC Testing Schedule: Performed 1st & 3rd Thurs of month / Reported 21 days

Additional Information: Sent to National Jewish Health via RPS

Abbreviation: BNPP

Specimen Type: EDTA Plasma

Storage Temperature: EDTA whole blood only valid for 7 hours. Separate plasma from cells within 7 hours. Plasma refrigerated up to 24 hours and then must be frozen.

Tubes / Containers: Purple top tube (EDTA)

Instrument / Location: Triage Quidel

Host Code: YBNPP

LOINC: 30934-4

Volume: 1 mL

Minimum Volume: 0.5 mL

Tab Assignment: General

PSPC Testing Schedule: Same day

Additional Information: EDTA whole blood only valid for 7 hours. Separate plasma from cells within 7 hours. Plasma refrigerated up to 24 hours and then must be frozen.

Abbreviation: CMVQB

Specimen Type: EDTA Plasma

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Tubes / Containers: Purple Top Tube (1)

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YCMVQB

LOINC: 72493-0, 72494-8, 48767-8

Volume: 1 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Additional Information: Plasma must be separated from cells within 48 hours of collection.

Abbreviation: DDIMER

Specimen Type: EDTA Plasma

Storage Temperature: Frozen

Tubes / Containers: Purple top tube (EDTA)

Instrument / Location: PSPC

Host Code: YDDIMER

LOINC: 48065-7

Volume: 1 mL

Minimum Volume: 0.5 mL

Tab Assignment: General

Additional Information: No more than a single freeze/thaw cycle is recommended. Avoid using severely hemolyzed specimens whenever possible.

Abbreviation: GLCGP

Specimen Type: EDTA Plasma

Storage Temperature: Frozen

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YGLCGP

Abbreviation: HSDB

Specimen Type: EDTA Plasma

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Tubes / Containers: Plasma (1), Purple Top Tube (1)

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YHSDB

Volume: 1 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Additional Information: Plasma must be separated from cells within 48 hours of collection.

Abbreviation: HIVNGS

Specimen Type: EDTA Plasma

Storage Temperature: Frozen

Tubes / Containers: EDTA

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YHIVNGS

LOINC: 80689-3, 11502-2

Volume: 2.5 mL

Minimum Volume: 1.5 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

PSPC Testing Schedule: Performed everyday / Reported 4-10 days

Additional Information: ARUP # 3003853. Please submit most recent viral load and test date, if available. Test may be unsuccessful if the plasma HIV-1 RNA viral load is <500 copies per mL of plasma.

Abbreviation: JCVQTP

Specimen Type: EDTA Plasma

Storage Temperature: Frozen

Tubes / Containers: Purple top tube

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YJCVQTP

Volume: 4 mL

Minimum Volume: 2 mL plasma

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

PSPC Testing Schedule: TAT: Same day

Abbreviation: MFPF

Specimen Type: EDTA Plasma

Storage Temperature: Frozen

Tubes / Containers: Frozen - EDTA plasma (1)

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YMFPF

Volume: 2 mL

Minimum Volume: 1 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Additional Information: Collect into a chilled EDTA tube and place specimen in ice bath. Centrifuge, separate, and freeze plasma within one hour of collection.

Abbreviation: PB19P

Specimen Type: EDTA Plasma

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Tubes / Containers: Purple Top Tube (1)

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YPB19P

Volume: 1 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Abbreviation: REN

Specimen Type: EDTA Plasma

Storage Temperature: Frozen

Tubes / Containers: Frozen - EDTA plasma (3)

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YREN

LOINC: 2915-7

Volume: 2 mL

Minimum Volume: 1.5 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Abbreviation: TGPR

Specimen Type: EDTA Plasma

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Tubes / Containers: Purple Top Tube (1)

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YTGPR

Volume: 1 mL

Minimum Volume: 0.5 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Additional Information: Refrigerate plasma up to 5 days and then freeze.

Abbreviation: VZVDB

Specimen Type: EDTA Plasma

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Tubes / Containers: Purple Top Tube

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YVZVDB

Volume: 1 mL

Minimum Volume: 0.5 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

PSPC Testing Schedule: Performed M-F

Additional Information: Must be collected & processed using sterile technique. For PPT tubes, plasma must be spun within 6 hours of collection and then refrigerated. For EDTA lavendar tubes, plasma must be taken off cells within 48 hours and then refrigerated.

Abbreviation: V1P

Specimen Type: EDTA Plasma

Storage Temperature: Frozen

Tubes / Containers: Purple Top Tube (1)

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YV1P

LOINC: 3125-2

Volume: 1 mL

Minimum Volume: 0.55 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

PSPC Testing Schedule: Performed M, Tue, W by 2 pm / Reported 3-8 days

Additional Information: Performed at MAYO

Abbreviation: ARACTH

Specimen Type: EDTA plasma

Storage Temperature: CRITICAL FROZEN. (Plasma must be separated from the cells within 2 hours of collection and frozen immediately).

Tubes / Containers: Purple top tube

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YARACTH

LOINC: 2141-0

Volume: 1 mL

Minimum Volume: 0.5 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

PSPC Testing Schedule: Performed everyday / Reported within 24 hrs

Additional Information: Morning collection (7 a.m. to 10 a.m.) is preferred. Collection tube must be siliconized glass or plastic. CRITICAL FROZEN. Separate specimens must be submitted when multiple tests are ordered.

Abbreviation: CHFP

Specimen Type: EDTA Plasma-FROZEN

Storage Temperature: Frozen

Tubes / Containers: Purple Top Tube

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YCHFP

LOINC: 42637-9

Volume: 1 mL

Minimum Volume: 0.5 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

PSPC Testing Schedule: Performed daily, routine, stat / Results same day

Additional Information: EDTA whole blood only valid for 7 hours. Separate plasma from cells within 7 hours. Plasma refrigerated up to 24 hours and then must be frozen.

Abbreviation: CC1Q

Specimen Type: EDTA Plasma-FROZEN

Storage Temperature: Frozen

Tubes / Containers: Frozen - EDTA plasma (1)

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YCC1Q

Volume: 1 mL

Minimum Volume: 0.25 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Abbreviation: CC4A

Specimen Type: EDTA Plasma-FROZEN

Storage Temperature: Frozen

Tubes / Containers: Frozen - EDTA plasma (1), Purple Top Tube (1)

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YCC4A

Volume: 1 mL

Minimum Volume: 0.5 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Additional Information: Separate plasma from cells within 1 hour of collection.

Abbreviation: GGON

Specimen Type: EDTA Plasma-FROZEN

Storage Temperature: Frozen

Tubes / Containers: Frozen - EDTA plasma (1)

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YGGON

LOINC: 2338-2

Volume: 3 mL

Minimum Volume: 1.1 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Additional Information: Overnight fast is required. Must be a fasting specimen. Draw in a prechilled tube and chill tube in wet ice for 10 minutes. Centrifuge in a refrigerated centrifuge, immediately remove plasma from cells and freeze.

Abbreviation: HCGNS3

Specimen Type: EDTA Plasma-FROZEN

Storage Temperature: Frozen

Tubes / Containers: Frozen - EDTA plasma (1), Purple Top Tube (1)

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YHCGNS3

Volume: 3 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Abbreviation: HH6DP

Specimen Type: EDTA Plasma-FROZEN

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YHH6DP

Volume: 1 mL

Minimum Volume: 0.5 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Additional Information: Serum or CSF is also acceptable to submit for this code.

Abbreviation: LYMPCR

Specimen Type: EDTA Plasma-FROZEN

Storage Temperature: Frozen

Tubes / Containers: Frozen - EDTA plasma (1)

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YLYMPCR

Volume: 1 mL

Minimum Volume: 0.5 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Abbreviation: MSHA

Specimen Type: EDTA Plasma-FROZEN

Storage Temperature: Frozen

Tubes / Containers: Frozen - EDTA plasma (1), Purple Top Tube (1)

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YMSHA

Volume: 1 mL

Minimum Volume: 0.5 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Additional Information: Separate plasma from cells within 1 hour of collection.