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Abbreviation: PACP

Specimen Type: Serum

Storage Temperature: Frozen

Tubes / Containers: SST

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YPACP

LOINC: 20420-6

Volume: 1 mL

Minimum Volume: 0.5 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Additional Information: Refrigerate up to 24 hours and then freeze. ARUP # - 0070120

Abbreviation: ARACTH

Specimen Type: EDTA plasma

Storage Temperature: CRITICAL FROZEN. (Plasma must be separated from the cells within 2 hours of collection and frozen immediately).

Tubes / Containers: Purple top tube

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YARACTH

LOINC: 2141-0

Volume: 1 mL

Minimum Volume: 0.5 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

PSPC Testing Schedule: Performed everyday / Reported within 24 hrs

Additional Information: Morning collection (7 a.m. to 10 a.m.) is preferred. Collection tube must be siliconized glass or plastic. CRITICAL FROZEN. Separate specimens must be submitted when multiple tests are ordered.

Abbreviation: APCR

Specimen Type: Sodium Citrate Plasma

Storage Temperature: Frozen

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

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YAPCR

LOINC: 13590-5

Volume: 1.5 mL

Minimum Volume: 1 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Additional Information: ARUP # 0030127 - CRITICAL FROZEN . Separate specimens must be submitted when multiple tests are ordered.

Abbreviation: AQPP

Specimen Type: Heparinized Plasma

Storage Temperature: Frozen

Tubes / Containers: Sodium or Lithium Heparin

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YAQPP

Volume: 0.5 mL

Minimum Volume: 0.2 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Additional Information: ARUP # 0040033 - CRITICAL FROZEN. Separate specimens must be submitted when multiple tests are ordered.

Abbreviation: ACYLU

Specimen Type: Urine random

Storage Temperature: Frozen

Tubes / Containers: Urine cup

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YACYLU

LOINC: 53718-3,24442-6, 24439-2, 24437-6, 24435-0, 24440-0, 24436-8, 24444-2, 24438-4, 24441-8, 24443-4, 2161-8

Volume: 6 mL

Minimum Volume: 3 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

PSPC Testing Schedule: Performed Wednesdays / Reported 2-13 days

Additional Information: ARUP # 0081170 Biochemical Genetics Patient History Form should accompany specimen

Documents: Biochemical Genetic Testing Patient History Form

Abbreviation: ADAPAN

Specimen Type: Serum

Storage Temperature: Refridgerated

Tubes / Containers: SST

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YADAPAN

LOINC: 86894-3, 86895-0

Volume: 1 mL

Minimum Volume: 0.1 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS SENDOUTS

PSPC Testing Schedule: Performed everyday / Reported 3-7 days

Additional Information: ARUP # 3017043 Collect specimens before next scheduled dose of adalimumab or adalimumab biosimilar (trough specimen). Avoid exposure to biotin (vitamin B7) for 12 hours prior to specimen collection.

Abbreviation: ADAP

Specimen Type: Body Fluid

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Tubes / Containers: Leak-proof container

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YADAP

LOINC: 35704-6

Volume: 0.3 mL

Minimum Volume: 0.1 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Additional Information: ARUP # 2006096

Abbreviation: ADVBL

Specimen Type: Plasma

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Tubes / Containers: Purple top tube

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YADVBL

LOINC: 62480-9

Volume: 1 mL plasma

Minimum Volume: 0.5 mL plasma

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Abbreviation: ADVOT

Specimen Type: Bone Marrow Aspirate, Respiratory speicmen, Body fluid, Urine, Stool, or Tissue (fresh, frozen or paraffin embeded)

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate. Transport snap frozen tissue in dry ice.

Tubes / Containers: Sterile Container

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YADVOT

Volume: 2.0 mL Bone Marrow Aspirate in EDTA tube; 2.0 mL body fluid, respiratory sample, urine or stool in a sterile containter.

Minimum Volume: 0.5 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Additional Information: Results in 3 days from time of receipt at RPS

Abbreviation: ADIPQ

Specimen Type: Serum

Storage Temperature: Frozen

Tubes / Containers: SST. Light green (Lithium heparin), or plain red also acceptable.

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YADIPQ

LOINC: 47828-9

Volume: 0.5 mL

Minimum Volume: 0.2 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

PSPC Testing Schedule: Performed on Wed / Reported every 1-8 days

Additional Information: ARUP # 3017195

Abbreviation: BETA42

Specimen Type: CSF

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YBETA42

Abbreviation: ARGS

Specimen Type: Serum

Storage Temperature: Room Temp

Instrument / Location: IBT Laboratory

Host Code: YARGS

Volume: 2 mL

Tab Assignment: General

Abbreviation: ANACU

Specimen Type: Specimen

Storage Temperature: Room Temp

Tubes / Containers: ESwab Collect

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: AERCU

Specimen Type: Skin, ear, nasopharyngeal , wound, placenta, vaginal, cervical

Storage Temperature: Room temperature

Tubes / Containers: ESwab Collect

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YAERCU

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

PSPC Testing Schedule: Gram stain same day, prelim results 1 day, final at 3 days.

Abbreviation: AFBBL

Specimen Type: Specimen

Storage Temperature: Room Temp

Tubes / Containers: Draw aseptically per Blood Culture Collection procedure. Collect blood into Bactec Myolytic/F bottle (red label).

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YAFBBL

Volume: 3-5 mL blood for adults; 1-3 mL blood for pediatrics

Minimum Volume: 1 mL minimum volume for bone marrow

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

PSPC Testing Schedule: No Mycobacterium isolated at 6 weeks.

Additional Information: Critical ambient storage. Transport to lab ASAP.

Abbreviation: AFBIS

Specimen Type: Specimen

Storage Temperature: Room Temp

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YAFBIS

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

PSPC Testing Schedule: Performed Monday - Friday

Additional Information: Actively growing isolated organism, in pure culture on Middlebrook 7H10, 7H11, or Lowenstein-Jensen agar slants or AFB automated system bottle (ESP, Bactec, Septi-check).

Abbreviation: MICSS

Specimen Type: Default

Storage Temperature: None

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YMICSS

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Abbreviation: AFPQ

Specimen Type: Serum

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Tubes / Containers: SST

Instrument / Location: ARUP via RPS

Host Code: YAFPQ

LOINC: 23883-2, 1834-1, 49092-0, 41274-2, 2250-9

Volume: 3.0 mL

Minimum Volume: 1.0 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Additional Information: Specimen must be drawn between 14 weeks, 0 days and 24 weeks, 6 days. This test is used to screen for fetal risk of Down syndrome (trisomy 21), trisomy 18, and Open Neural Tube Defect (ONTD, spina bifida).

Abbreviation: ALB

Specimen Type: Serum

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Tubes / Containers: SST/CHEMISTRY SERUM (1)

Instrument / Location: COBAS 6000

Host Code: YALB

LOINC: 61151-7

Volume: 1 mL

Minimum Volume: 0.5 mL

Tab Assignment: General

PSPC Testing Schedule: Daily

Abbreviation: BALB

Specimen Type: Body Fluid

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Tubes / Containers: Plain Red Top Tube (1)

Instrument / Location: COBAS 6000

Host Code: YBALB

LOINC: 1747-5

Volume: 1 mL

Minimum Volume: 0.5 mL

Tab Assignment: General

PSPC Testing Schedule: Daily

Abbreviation: ALBC

Specimen Type: Spinal Fluid

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Tubes / Containers: Sterile screw top

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YALBC

Volume: 1 mL

Minimum Volume: 0.4 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Abbreviation: ETGM

Specimen Type: Urine

Storage Temperature: Refrigerated

Tubes / Containers: Urine cup

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YETGM

Volume: 20 mL

Minimum Volume: 10 mL

Tab Assignment: RPS Sendouts

Additional Information: MedTox Test: 868

Abbreviation: ETOHL

Specimen Type: Urine

Storage Temperature: Refrigerate

Instrument / Location: RPS

Host Code: YETOHL

Abbreviation: ALCOS

Specimen Type: Serum / Li Hep Plasma

Storage Temperature: 2 weeks Refrigerated

Tubes / Containers: Serum / Li Hep Plasma

Instrument / Location: Cobas 6000

Host Code: YALCOS

LOINC: 5643-2

Volume: 1 mL

Minimum Volume: 0.5 mL

PSPC Testing Schedule: Daily

Additional Information: Keep sample lid tightly closed. **Use a non-alcohol disinfectant at the site of venipuncture**

Abbreviation: ALCOU

Specimen Type: Random Urine

Storage Temperature: 2 weeks Refrigerated

Tubes / Containers: Random Urine

Instrument / Location: Cobas 6000

Host Code: YALCOU

LOINC: 5645-7

Volume: 1 mL

Minimum Volume: 0.5 mL

Tab Assignment: General

PSPC Testing Schedule: Daily

Additional Information: Keep lid tightly closed.