| Specimen: |
| |
Collect: |
One 6 mL Pink Top (EDTA)
Also Acceptable
One 4 mL Lavender (EDTA) One 4 mL Green Top (Li Heparin) One 4 mL Gray Top |
| |
Submit: |
4 mL Whole blood. Submit Refrigerated.
|
| |
Special Handling: |
Please label specimen with pre-numbered requisition sticker. Also using a positive identification wristband, label specimen with patient's full name, medical records number (also acceptable: DOB or SS#), date, time, and phlebotomist's initials |
| |
Rejection Criteria: |
Grossly Hemolyzed Samples Specimen not properly labeled |
| |
Stability: |
Ambient: Unacceptable; Refrigerated: 3 Day(s); Frozen: Unacceptable; Incubated: Unacceptable |
| Methodology: |
Microscopy |
| Performed: |
Sun-Sat |
| Reported: |
1-3 Day(s) |
| CPT Codes: |
|
| Interpretive Data: |
General Reference Range : <0.3 %
|
|