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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: TBAPR

Specimen Type: Specimen

Storage Temperature: Room Temp

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YTBAPR

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Abbreviation: MGRP

Specimen Type: Specimen

Storage Temperature: None

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YMGRP

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Abbreviation: OPBF

Specimen Type: Specimen

Storage Temperature: Stability: Body Fluid: Ambient: Unacceptable; Refrigerated: 72 hours; Frozen: Unacceptable Urine: Ambient: 72 hours; Refrigerated: 72 hours; Frozen: Unacceptable

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YOPBF

Additional Information: Peak egg excretion occurs between noon and 3 p.m.

Abbreviation: ECTO

Specimen Type: Specimen

Storage Temperature: Room Temp

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YECTO

LOINC: 20932-0, 31208-2, 48767-8

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Additional Information: Skin and Hair Scrapings. Insects, ticks, mice, lice, worm and worm proglottids.

Abbreviation: PJPCR

Specimen Type: Specimen

Storage Temperature: Frozen

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YPJPCR

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Abbreviation: RFFO

Specimen Type: Specimen

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YRFFO

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Abbreviation: ROUC

Specimen Type: Specimen

Storage Temperature: Room Temp

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: ROUC

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Abbreviation: SINCU

Specimen Type: Specimen

Storage Temperature: Room Temp

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YSINCU

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

PSPC Testing Schedule: Prelim at 1 day, final at 2 days.

Additional Information: Aerobic culture of sinus drainage. Two aerobic swabs, Culturette II. Includes gram stain.

Abbreviation: TRIPCR

Specimen Type: Specimen

Storage Temperature: Aptima Swab/Aptima Urine: Ambient 1 month, Refrigerated 1 month. Unpreserved urine: 24 hours refrigerated

Tubes / Containers: Aptima Swab / Aptima Urine Tube / Unpreserved urine

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YTRIPCR

Volume: Vaginal, endocervical, or male urethral swab in APTIMA Unisex Swab Specimen Collection kit or urine transferred to an APTIMA Urine Specimen Transport Tube. Also acceptable, unpreserved urine up to 24 hours of collection.

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Additional Information: Unpreserved Urine is also acceptable up to 24 hours of collection. If unpreserved urine sent, testing will be changed to CGDPS and TVTMA.

Abbreviation: UCON

Specimen Type: Specimen

Storage Temperature: None

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YUCON

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Abbreviation: URRP

Specimen Type: Specimen

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YURRP

Abbreviation: FAMAN

Specimen Type: Sodium heparin plasma or red-top tube serum

Storage Temperature: Refrigerated

Tubes / Containers: Sodium heparin or Plain red-top tube

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YFAMAN

LOINC: 3317-5

Volume: 3 mL sodium heparin plasma or red-top tube serum

Minimum Volume: 0.6 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

PSPC Testing Schedule: Performed M-Sun / Reported 9 days

Additional Information: MAYO ID: FAMAN

Abbreviation: CEFU

Specimen Type: Sodium Heparin

Storage Temperature: Room Temp

Instrument / Location: IBT Laboratory

Host Code: YCEFU

Volume: 10 mL Whole Blood

Tab Assignment: General

Abbreviation: DHRP

Specimen Type: Sodium Heparin

Storage Temperature: Room Temp

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YDHRP

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: PRPP

Specimen Type: Sodium Heparin

Storage Temperature: Frozen - protect from light

Tubes / Containers: Plasma (1)

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YPRPP

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Abbreviation: BSFHRT

Specimen Type: Sodium Heparin

Storage Temperature: Room Temp

Instrument / Location: IBT Laboratory

Host Code: YBSFHRT

Volume: 10 mL Whole Blood

Tab Assignment: General

Abbreviation: APIXA

Specimen Type: Sodium Citrate Plasma Frozen (Double Spun)

Storage Temperature: Frozen

Tubes / Containers: Sodium Citrate

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YAPIXA

LOINC: 74214-8

Volume: 1 mL

Minimum Volume: 0.5 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

PSPC Testing Schedule: Performed M-F / Reported 1-3 days

Additional Information: MAYO Test ID: APIXA Specimen should be collected 2 to 4 hours (peak) after a dose or just prior (trough) to the next dose for apixaban concentrations. A double-centrifuged specimen is critical for accurate results as platelet contamination may cause spurious results.

Abbreviation: AT3R

Specimen Type: Sodium Citrate Plasm

Storage Temperature: Frozen

Tubes / Containers: RPS-Frozen Sodium Citrated Plasma (2)

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YAT3R

LOINC: 27811-9

Volume: 2 - 0.5 mL aliquots

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Abbreviation: AT3AG

Specimen Type: Sodium Citrate Plasm

Storage Temperature: Frozen

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

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YAT3AG

Volume: 1 mL

Minimum Volume: 0.5 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Abbreviation: DRVV

Specimen Type: Sodium Citrate Plasm

Storage Temperature: Frozen

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

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YDRVV

Volume: 2 mL

Minimum Volume: 1 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Abbreviation: ELYS

Specimen Type: Sodium Citrate Plasm

Storage Temperature: Frozen

Tubes / Containers: Blue Top (1), Sodium Citrate Plasma (1)

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YELYS

LOINC: 3244-1

Volume: 2 mL

Minimum Volume: 1 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

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

Additional Information: Sent to Nichols reference lab Specific directions for Hemostasis/Thrombosis specimen collection 1. Obtain specimen by venous puncture. Do not use smaller than 23 gauge needle. Do not leave tourniquet on for extended time. 2. Draw pilot tube (light blue or red) discard. 3. Fill light blue tube as far as vacuum will allow. Mix by gentle inversion. 4. Centrifuge the specimen at 1700xg for 15 minutes. Note: Hemolyzed specimens will be rejected. 5. Immediately remove the top 2/3 of the plasma and transfer to a clean tube using a plastic transfer pipette. 6. Immediately label the tube with the patient name, citrated plasma, and freeze the plasma. Specimens must remain frozen during transport to lab. Sent to reference lab (Nichols)

Abbreviation: FDPP

Specimen Type: Sodium Citrate Plasm

Storage Temperature: Frozen

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YFDPP

LOINC: 30226-5