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Abbreviation: HMQ

Specimen Type: Whole Blood

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Tubes / Containers: Royal Blue (1)

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YHMQ

Volume: 1 Royal Blue EDTA

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Additional Information: Please submit original unopened tube. Testing requires Royal Blue EDTA tube - Royal Blue No Additive tube CANNOT be used and specimen CANNOT be submitted in a purple top EDTA tube. Test Includes: Arsenic, Lead, Cadmium, and Mercury

Abbreviation: HMQ

Specimen Type: Whole blood

Storage Temperature: Ambient, Refrigerated (preferred), Frozen - 28 days

Tubes / Containers: Royal blue top (EDTA) plastic trace element blood collection tube

Instrument / Location: Mayo via RPS

Host Code: YHMQ

Volume: Full tube

Minimum Volume: 1 ml

Additional Information: Patient Preparation: High concentrations of gadolinium and iodine are known to interfere with most metal tests. If either gadolinium- or iodine-containing contrast media has been administered, a specimen should not be collected for 96 hours.

Abbreviation: UHMU

Specimen Type: Urine-No preservativ

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Tubes / Containers: Urine Cup (1)

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YUHMU

Volume: 30 mL

Minimum Volume: 5 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Abbreviation: HPSG

Specimen Type: Stool

Storage Temperature: Stable refrigerated for 3 days; Frozen 1 week

Tubes / Containers: Sterile Container

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YHPSG

LOINC: 31843-6, 31208-2, 48767-8

Volume: 1 gm

Minimum Volume: 1 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

PSPC Testing Schedule: Performed daily / Reported within 24 hrs

Additional Information: Antimicrobials, proton pump inhibitors and bismuth preparations are known to suppress H. pylori, and ingestion of these within 2 weeks prior to testing may cause false-negative results. Testing should be performed 2 weeks after ingestion of these compounds. If testing does occur within the 2 week period a positive result is considered accurate, a negative result should be repeated with a new specimen.

Abbreviation: HPUB

Specimen Type: Default

Storage Temperature: CRITICAL ROOM TEMPERATURE. Do not freeze. Protect bags from sharp objects and direct sunlight. Refrain from applying any external pressure on the Breath Sample Bags.

Tubes / Containers: Breath Test Kit IDkit Hp (TM) Two

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YHPUBR

LOINC: 29891-9

Volume: CRITICAL ROOM TEMPERATURE. Do not freeze. Protect bags from sharp objects and direct sunlight. Refrain from applying any external pressure on the Breath Sample Bags.

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

PSPC Testing Schedule: Performed daily / Reported 1-4 days

Additional Information: ARUP # 3006271 CRITICAL ROOM TEMPERATURE. Do not freeze. Protect bags from sharp objects and direct sunlight. Refrain from applying any external pressure on the Breath Sample Bags. The patient should have fasted at least one hour before administering the solution and not have taken antimicrobials, proton pump inhibitors (e.g., Prilosec, Prevacid, Aciphex, Nexium), or bismuth preparations (e.g., Pepto Bismol) within two weeks prior to administering the test. For ages 3 and up.

Abbreviation: HSSGE

Specimen Type: Serum

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Instrument / Location: IBT Laboratory

Host Code: YHSSGE

Tab Assignment: General

Abbreviation: HCT

Specimen Type: EDTA Whole Blood

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Tubes / Containers: Purple Top Tube (1)

Instrument / Location: XS-1000i

Host Code: YHCT

LOINC: 4544-3

Volume: 4 mL

Minimum Volume: 1 mL

Tab Assignment: General

PSPC Testing Schedule: Daily

Abbreviation: HECH

Specimen Type: EDTA Whole Blood

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YHECHN

LOINC: 48578-9

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Abbreviation: HGPA

Specimen Type: EDTA Whole Blood

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YHGPAN

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Abbreviation: HGB

Specimen Type: EDTA Whole Blood

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Tubes / Containers: Purple Top Tube (1)

Instrument / Location: XS-1000i

Host Code: YHGB

LOINC: 718-7

Volume: 4 mL

Minimum Volume: 1 mL

Tab Assignment: General

PSPC Testing Schedule: Daily

Abbreviation: A1C

Specimen Type: EDTA Whole Blood

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Tubes / Containers: Purple Top Tube (1)

Instrument / Location: Trinity BioTech Premier

Host Code: YA1C

LOINC: 17856-6

Volume: 4 mL

Minimum Volume: 1 mL

Tab Assignment: General

PSPC Testing Schedule: Daily

Abbreviation: HGBA2

Specimen Type: Whole Blood

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Tubes / Containers: Purple Top Tube

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YHGBA2

LOINC: 42245-1

Volume: 1 mL

Minimum Volume: 0.5 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

PSPC Testing Schedule: Performed Thursdays by 0900 / Reported same day

Abbreviation: HH

Specimen Type: EDTA Whole Blood

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Tubes / Containers: Purple Top Tube (1)

Instrument / Location: XS-1000i

Host Code: YHH

LOINC: 24360-0

Volume: 4 mL

Minimum Volume: 1 mL

Tab Assignment: General

PSPC Testing Schedule: Daily

Abbreviation: HGBEP

Specimen Type: EDTA Whole Blood

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Tubes / Containers: Purple Top

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YHGBEPR

LOINC: 42245-1, 42246-9, 13514-5, 50595-8

Volume: 1 mL

Minimum Volume: 0.5 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

PSPC Testing Schedule: Performed Thurs by 0900 / Reported same day

Additional Information: Write the most current MCV if available on the test request form. Test not performed on patients less than 6 months of age. If under 6 months, please order HGBEL. EDTA, Stable 7 days refrigerated

Abbreviation: HGBERC

Specimen Type: Whole Blood

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YHGBERC

Abbreviation: HGBEL

Specimen Type: Whole Blood

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Tubes / Containers: Lavendar (EDTA)

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YHGBEL

LOINC: 4547-6, 4551-8, 4563-3, 4575-7, 4576-5, 48343-8, 4625-0, 21026-0, 6864-3, 13514-5

Volume: 5 mL whole blood

Minimum Volume: 0.2 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

PSPC Testing Schedule: Performed everyday / Reported 1-5 days

Additional Information: ARUP # 0050610. Please include form for Patient History for Hemoglobinopathy/Thalassemia Testing and CBC w/o diff. Effective test for screening and follow up of individuals with known hemoglobinopathies. The optimal test for the initial diagnosis of a suspected hemoglobinopathy is Hemoglobin Evaluation Reflexive Cascade (ARUP # 2005792).

Documents: PATIENT HISTORY FOR HEMOGLOBINOPATHY/THALASSEMIA TESTING

Abbreviation: HGF

Specimen Type: Whole blood EDTA

Storage Temperature: Refrigerated

Tubes / Containers: Purple Top Tube

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YHGF

LOINC: 42246-9

Volume: 1 mL

Minimum Volume: 0.5 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

PSPC Testing Schedule: Performed Thursdays by 0900 / Reported same day

Abbreviation: HGBS

Specimen Type: Whole blood

Storage Temperature: Refrigerated

Tubes / Containers: Purple top tube (EDTA)

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YHGBS

LOINC: 44923-1

Volume: 1 mL

Minimum Volume: 0.5 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

PSPC Testing Schedule: Performed Thursdays by 0900 / Reported same day

Additional Information: Presence of Hb S must be verified before quantitation method is done.

Abbreviation: UHGB

Specimen Type: Urine

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Tubes / Containers: Urine Cup (1)

Instrument / Location: PSPC

Host Code: YUHGB

LOINC: 50559-4

Tab Assignment: General

Abbreviation: HAEVP

Specimen Type: Whole Blood

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YHAEVP

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Abbreviation: HEMS

Specimen Type: Urine-No preservativ

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Tubes / Containers: Urine Cup (1)

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YHEMS

Volume: 30 mL

Minimum Volume: 5 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Abbreviation: HIPA

Specimen Type: Serum

Storage Temperature: Frozen

Tubes / Containers: SST (1)

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YHIPA

Volume: 2 mL

Minimum Volume: 1 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Abbreviation: HIT

Specimen Type: Plasma - Frozen

Storage Temperature: Frozen

Tubes / Containers: Sodium citrate (blue top) tube

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YHIT

LOINC: 57761-9

Volume: Two - 5 mL sodium citrate tubes or Two - 3 mL sodium citrate tubes

Minimum Volume: Two - 0.5 mL aliquots, frozen, platelet poor citrated plasma minimum. DO NOT PUT ALL PLASMA IN ONE TUBE

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

PSPC Testing Schedule: Performed M, W, F if recv'd at RPS by 1300, test will be reported by 1600 day of testing

Additional Information: Patient should be off heparin treatment. Specimens contaminated with heparin will cause erroneous results.

Abbreviation: HITAR

Specimen Type: Serum-No SST Drug Le

Storage Temperature: Frozen

Tubes / Containers: RPS-Serum (1)

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YHITAR

Volume: 2 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Abbreviation: HEPNP

Specimen Type: Default

Storage Temperature: None

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YHEPNP