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Abbreviation: HXPP

Specimen Type: Sodium Citrate Plasm

Storage Temperature: Frozen

Tubes / Containers: Blue Top (1)

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YHXPP

Volume: 2 mL

Minimum Volume: 1 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Abbreviation: PAI1

Specimen Type: Sodium Citrate Plasm

Storage Temperature: Frozen

Tubes / Containers: Frozen - Sodium Citrated Plasma (1)

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YPAI1

Volume: 1.5 mL

Minimum Volume: 1 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Abbreviation: PLAACT

Specimen Type: Sodium Citrate Plasm

Storage Temperature: Frozen

Tubes / Containers: RPS-Frozen Sodium Citrated Plasma (1)

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YPLAACT

Volume: 1 mL

Minimum Volume: 0.5 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Abbreviation: CAG

Specimen Type: Sodium Citrate Plasm

Storage Temperature: Frozen

Tubes / Containers: Blue Top (1), Frozen - Sodium Citrated Plasma (1)

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YCAG

Volume: 2 mL

Minimum Volume: 1 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Abbreviation: SAG

Specimen Type: Sodium Citrate Plasm

Storage Temperature: Frozen

Tubes / Containers: Blue Top (1), Frozen - Sodium Citrated Plasma (1)

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YSAGR

Volume: 1.5 mL

Minimum Volume: 1 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Abbreviation: TPAA

Specimen Type: Sodium Citrate Plasm

Storage Temperature: Frozen

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YTPAA

Abbreviation: VNWFA

Specimen Type: Sodium Citrate Plasm

Storage Temperature: Frozen

Tubes / Containers: Blue Top (1), Frozen - Sodium Citrated Plasma (1)

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YVNWFA

Volume: 2 - 1 mL aliquots

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Abbreviation: LAMPP

Specimen Type: Sodium Heparin

Storage Temperature: Room Temp

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YLAMPPR

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Abbreviation: LMPS

Specimen Type: Sodium Heparin

Storage Temperature: Room Temp

Tubes / Containers: Sodium Heparin (1)

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YLMPS

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Abbreviation: AANC

Specimen Type: Specimen

Storage Temperature: Room Temp

Tubes / Containers: Specimen Cup (1)

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YAANC

LOINC: 9781-6

Volume: Corneal scrapings, vitreous fluid, or tissue (Place in 2 mL saline)

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Additional Information: ARUP # 0060245

Abbreviation: RAFCR

Specimen Type: Specimen

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YRAFCRR

LOINC: 533-0

Volume: 20 mL

Minimum Volume: 5 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

PSPC Testing Schedule: Performed M-F / Final at 6 weeks

Additional Information: Multiple collections from same site must be collected 24 hours apart. 5-20 mLs sputum or bronchial washings in a sterile leak-proof container.

Abbreviation: ANACU

Specimen Type: Specimen

Storage Temperature: Room Temp

Tubes / Containers: Anaerobic Media Aerobic Swab

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YANACU

Volume: Swab in anaerobic transport media, 0.5 mL pus, or other fluid or tissue from aspirated site in anaerobic transport media

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

PSPC Testing Schedule: Results in 24-72 hours. Prelim at 24 hours. Final at 5 days.

Additional Information: One anaerobic Culturette and two aerobic Culturettes or 0.5 mL pus or other fluid from aspirated site in syringe with needle removed and replaced with a cap. Pus tissue, or other material properly obtained from an abscess, biopsy, aspirate, drainage, exudate, lesion, or wound. Body fluid; peritoneal, thoracentesis, pericardial, amniotic or culdoncenteseis fluid. Asceptically collect body fluid into a sterile container (preferred), or an anaerobic vial or anaerobic culturette. 2.0 - 20.0 mLs. Specimens will also be cultured for aerobic growth.

Abbreviation: ABST

Specimen Type: Specimen

Storage Temperature: None

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YABST

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Abbreviation: BWCU

Specimen Type: Specimen

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YBWCU

Volume: 10 mL

Minimum Volume: 2 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

PSPC Testing Schedule: Gram stain results same day, stat gram stain results in 1 hour, preliminary report at 1 day; final report at 2 days.

Abbreviation: CGEN

Specimen Type: Specimen

Storage Temperature: None

Tubes / Containers: Special (1)

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YCGEN

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Abbreviation: CYEOS

Specimen Type: Specimen

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YCYEOS

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Abbreviation: FMIC

Specimen Type: Specimen

Storage Temperature: Split 1

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YFMIC

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Abbreviation: FUNCU

Specimen Type: Specimen

Storage Temperature: Split 1

Tubes / Containers: Swab

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YFUNCU

Minimum Volume: 5.0 mL fluid minimum

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

PSPC Testing Schedule: Performed daily / Prelim at 2 weeks, final at 4 weeks.

Additional Information: Tissue, pus, purulent fluid, respiratory specimens, body fluid or any body site or fluid, skin biopsy. Collect in a sterile container or a Culturette swab. Indicate suspected organism(s) on the test request form. Additional patient history may be helpful. Include the patients occupation, history of travel or residence abroad, and any animal contact. Media is available for direct inoculation. If CSF cannot be transported with 8 hours, hold CSF at 35 degrees centigrade until the time of transport.

Abbreviation: GDLM

Specimen Type: Specimen

Storage Temperature: None

Tubes / Containers: Royal Blue, Transfer Tube

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YGDLM

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Abbreviation: HYPCGP

Specimen Type: Specimen

Storage Temperature: Frozen; Refrigerated

Tubes / Containers: 4 - 5ml Sodium Citrate; 2 - 5ml EDTA; 2 - 5ml Red top or SST

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YHYPCGPR

Volume: 8 frozen 1.0ml aliquots of platelet poor Sodium Citrate plasma, 1 EDTA Whole blood Refrigerated; 1 - 5ml Serum Refrigerated; 1 - 1.0ml Serum Frozen

PSPC Testing Schedule: RPS

Additional Information: This Panel includes: Prothrombin Factor II, Leiden Factor V, Homocysteine, Lupus Anticoagulant Panel, Cardiolipin IgG and IgM, Protein C Activity, Protein S Activity, Anti-Thrombin III, Fibrinogen, D Dimer, and CBC. This panel also includes interpretation.

Abbreviation: INFX

Specimen Type: Specimen

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Tubes / Containers: Viral Transport Media (1)

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YINFX

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Abbreviation: LGCU

Specimen Type: Specimen

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YLGCU

Volume: Respiratory tract secretions and aspirates, tissue, fluid, sputum, abscess material. Collect in a sterile container. Refrigerate up to 24 hours and then freeze.

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Abbreviation: LEGDF

Specimen Type: Specimen

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YLEGDF

Volume: Pericardial fluid, respiratory, or tissue specimens Fluid: Prepare two duplicate slides. OR transfer 1 mL fluid to a sterile container. Tissue: Transfer tissue to a sterile container and place on gauze moistened with sterile non-bacteriostatic saline to prevent drying. Refrigerate up to 48 hours and then freeze.

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Abbreviation: MGRP

Specimen Type: Specimen

Storage Temperature: None

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YMGRP

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Abbreviation: NGCRPS

Specimen Type: Specimen

Storage Temperature: None

Tubes / Containers: Special (1)

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YNGCRPS

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts