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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: TWP

Specimen Type: EDTA Whole Blood

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Tubes / Containers: Purple Top Tube (1)

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YTWP

Volume: 1 mL

Minimum Volume: 0.5 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Abbreviation: TVTMA

Specimen Type: Unisex Aptima Swab / Urine Aptima Tube / Unpreserved urine up to 24 hours of collection

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

Tubes / Containers: Aptima Swab / Urine Aptima Tube / Unpreserved urine up to 24 hours of collection

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YTVTMA

LOINC: 74384-9, 31208-2, 46154-1

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Additional Information: ARUP # 2005506

Documents: http://ltd.aruplab.com/Tests/Pub/2005506

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: TICKPCR

Specimen Type: Whole blood

Storage Temperature: Refrigerated

Tubes / Containers: Purple top tube

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YTICKPCR

LOINC: 30039-2, 27994-3, 48865-0, 48866-8, 88233-2, 21089-8

Volume: 1 mL

Minimum Volume: 0.6 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS

Additional Information: ARUP # 2008670

Abbreviation: TIDR

Specimen Type: Transport full intact tick in 70 percent ethanol.

Tubes / Containers: Specimen container

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YTIDR

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Additional Information: ARUP # 2006502

Abbreviation: TBGEN

Specimen Type: Specimen

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YTBGEN

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Abbreviation: TISCU

Specimen Type: Biopsy and/or surgical tissue, bone and bone specimens.

Tubes / Containers: Sterile Container

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YTISCU

Tab Assignment: Microbiology

PSPC Testing Schedule: Gram stain same day, stat 1 hour, prelim at 1 day, final at 5 days.

Additional Information: Keep small tissue sections moist with sterile nonbacteriostatic saline. An aerobe and anaerobic culture performed on properly collected specimens.

Abbreviation: TISCU

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YTISCU

LOINC: 627-0

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Abbreviation: TYIAS

Specimen Type: Serum

Storage Temperature: None

Tubes / Containers: Purple Top Tube (1)

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YTYIAS

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Abbreviation: TYIOB

Specimen Type: Serum

Storage Temperature: None

Tubes / Containers: Purple Top Tube (1)

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YTYIOB

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Abbreviation: HTGR

Specimen Type: Serum

Storage Temperature: Refrigerated preferred, frozen also acceptable

Tubes / Containers: Red top tube (SST not acceptable)

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YHTGR

LOINC: 56536-6

Volume: 2 mL

Minimum Volume: 1.25 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

PSPC Testing Schedule: Performed Mon - Fri / Reported 1-5 days

Additional Information: MAYO ID: HTGR Patient Preparation: For 12 hours before specimen collection do not take multivitamins or dietary supplements containing biotin (vitamin B7), which is commonly found in hair, skin, and nail supplements and multivitamins. Stable refrigerated 7 days (preferred), 30 days frozen.

Abbreviation: TRICAB

Specimen Type: Serum

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Tubes / Containers: SST SERUM (1)

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YTRICAB

Volume: 0.5 mL

Minimum Volume: 0.25 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Abbreviation: FTAIG

Specimen Type: Serum

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Tubes / Containers: Serum (1)

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YFTAIG

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Abbreviation: TPATPA

Specimen Type: Serum or plasma

Storage Temperature: Refrigerated

Tubes / Containers: SST or plasma separator tube

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YTPATPA

LOINC: 24312-1

Volume: 1 mL

Minimum Volume: 0.4 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

PSPC Testing Schedule: Performed Monday - Friday / Reported 1-4 days

Additional Information: ARUP # 0050777

Abbreviation: TPIFA

Specimen Type: Serum

Storage Temperature: Refrigerated

Tubes / Containers: SST

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YTPIFA

LOINC: 17726-1

Volume: 1 mL

Minimum Volume: 0.2 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

PSPC Testing Schedule: Performed everyday / Reported 1-3 days

Additional Information: ARUP # 0050477

Abbreviation: TXPM

Specimen Type: Serum

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Tubes / Containers: SST (1)

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YTXPM

Volume: 1 mL

Minimum Volume: 0.5 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Abbreviation: TOXO

Specimen Type: Serum

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Tubes / Containers: SST SERUM (1)

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YTOXO

Volume: 1 mL

Minimum Volume: 0.5 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Abbreviation: TRPAG

Specimen Type: Serum

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YTRPAG

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Abbreviation: TXOAB

Specimen Type: Serum

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Tubes / Containers: Plain Red Top Tube (1)

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YTXOAB

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Abbreviation: TXCAG

Specimen Type: Serum

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Tubes / Containers: SST (1)

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YTXCAG

Volume: 1 mL

Minimum Volume: 0.25 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Abbreviation: TORCHM

Specimen Type: Serum

Storage Temperature: Refrigerated

Tubes / Containers: SST

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YTORCHM

LOINC: 5335-5, 7853-5, 8040-8, 41399-7

Volume: 2 mL

Minimum Volume: 1 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

PSPC Testing Schedule: Performed everyday / Reported 1-2 days

Additional Information: Parallel testing is preferred and convalescent specimens must be received within 30 days from receipt of the acute specimens. Mark specimens plainly as "acute" or "convalescent." ARUP # 0050665

Abbreviation: TORC

Specimen Type: Serum

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Tubes / Containers: SST (1)

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YTORCR

Volume: 2 mL

Minimum Volume: 1 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Abbreviation: TBGOLD

Specimen Type: Default

Storage Temperature: CALL LAB FOR INSTRUCTIONS / TESTING HAS VERY SPECIFIC TIME CONSTRAINTS

Tubes / Containers: Special (3)

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YTBGOLD

LOINC: 64084-7

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Abbreviation: THYAPS

Specimen Type: Serum

Storage Temperature: 3 days refrigerated, 1 month frozen

Tubes / Containers: SST

Instrument / Location: COBAS 6000

Host Code: YTHYAPS

LOINC: 8099-4, 8098-6

Volume: 0.5 mL

Minimum Volume: 0.3 mL

Tab Assignment: General