Abbreviation: ANEMp
    
      Specimen Type: Serum and EDTA Whole blood
    
      Storage Temperature: Refrigerated
    
      Tubes / Containers: Purple Top  Tube (1), Purple  Top Tube (1), SST   SERUM (1)
    
      Instrument / Location: Bill only profile
    
      Host Code: YANEM
    
      Volume: Serum - 3 mL ; EDTA - 5 ml
    
      Minimum Volume: Serum - 2 mL;  EDTA - 3 mL
    
    
      Additional Information: If the specimen transit time will exceed 48 hours before testing, freeze serum and send on dry ice.  Also send two air-dried peripheral smears, unstained. 
    
    
      Documents: 
      Test Includes:  CBC with automated 5 part differential, Retic Count Corrected, Retic Count, Retic Production Index, Iron, Iron Binding Capacity, Ferritin, Transferrin Saturation (%), Vitamin B12, Folate