Diagnostic Testing Solutions
a comprehensive test guide & collection procedures
Below you will find a comprehensive list of all tests currently offered at Luminus Diagnostics. As we continue to work to provide the most innovative and robust test menu, our goal is to provide an extensive tool to allow physicians quick access to test information, procedures, genes associated and other pertinent information.
In addition to testing information, we have also included proper collection procedures to allow for uninterupted test resulting.
PATHDNA™ | ANTIBIOTIC RESISTANCE Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: One E-Swab
CONTAINER: One E-Swab in Amies Solution
TRANSPORT: Room Temperature
THIS PANEL INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING PATHOGENS:
- Class A -lactamase (blaKPC)
- Class A -lactamase (CTX-MGroup 1)
- Antibiotic Sensitivity Test
- Class B metallo-lactamase (blaNDM)
- Vancomycin (vanA)
- Methicillin (mecA)
PATHDNA™ | EAR, NOSE & THROAT (ENT) Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: One E-Swab
CONTAINER: One E-Swab in Amies Solution
TRANSPORT: Room Temperature
THIS PANEL INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING PATHOGENS:
- Acinetobacter baumannii
- Chlamydophila pneumoniae
- Enterobacter aerogenes
- Enterobacter cloacae
- Haemophilus influenzae
- Klebsiella pneumoniae
- Moraxella catarrhalis
- Mycoplasma pneumoniae
- Proteus mirabilis
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa
- Staphylococcus aureus
- MRSA
- Streptococcus pneumoniae
- Streptococcus pyogenes (Group A)
PATHDNA™ | UPPER RESPIRATORY INFECTION (URI) Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: One E-Swab
CONTAINER: One E-Swab in Amies Solution
TRANSPORT: Room Temperature
THIS PANEL INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING PATHOGENS:
- Influenza A
- Influenze B
- RSV A
- RSV B
- HMPV A
- HMPV B
- Rhinovirus
- Enterovirus
- Bocavirus
- Adenovirus
- Coronavirus OC43
- Coronavirus 229E
- Coronavirus NL63
- Coronavirus HKU1
- PIV 1
- PIV 2
- PIV 3
- PIV 4
- Haemophilus influenzae
- Streptococcus pneumoniae
- Streptococcus pyogenes
- Moraxella catarrhalis
- Bordetella pertussis
- Chlamydophila pneumoniae
- Mycoplasma pneumoniae
- Legionella pneumophila
PATHDNA™ | URINARY TRACT INFECTION (UTI) Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 4 ML RANDOM, CLEAN CATCH, MIDSTREAM URINE COLLECTION
CONTAINER: GRAY TOP URINE CULTURE TRANSPORT TUBE
MINIMUM VOLUME: 4 ML
TRANSPORT: ROOM TEMPERATURE-PRESERVED. SUBMIT IMMEDIATELY
THIS PANEL INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING PATHOGENS:
- Enterococcus faecalis
- Enterococcus faecium
- Acinetobacter baumannii
- Citrobacter freundii/braakii
- Enterobacter aerogenes
- Enterobacter cloacae
- E. coli
- Klebsiella oxytoca
- Klebsiella pneumoniae
- Morganella morganii
- Proteus mirabilis
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa
- Staphylococcus saprophyticus
- Staphylococcus epidermidis
- Staphylococcus aureus
- MRSA
- Serratia marcescens
- Citrobacter koseri
PATHDNA™ | WOMEN’S HEALTH Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: One E-Swab
CONTAINER: One E-Swab in Amies Solution
TRANSPORT: Room Temperature
THIS PANEL INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING TESTS:
- CANDIDIASIS PANEL
- AEROBIC VAGINITS PANEL
- STD PANEL
- BACTERIAL VAGINOSIS PANEL
PATHDNA™| WOUND & INFECTION Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: One E-Swab
CONTAINER: One E-Swab in Amies Solution
TRANSPORT: Room Temperature
THIS PANEL INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING PATHOGENS:
- Acinetobacter baumannii
- Citrobacter freundii/braakii
- Enterobacter aerogenes
- Enterobacter cloacae
- Enterococcus faecalis
- Enterococcus faecium
- Escherichia coli
- Klebsiella oxytoca
- Klebsiella pneumoniae
- Morganella morganii
- Proteus mirabilis
- Pseudomonas aeruginosa
- Staphylococcus aureus
- MRSA
- Streptococcus pyogenes (Group A)
24-HOUR URINE, CYSTINE, QUANTITATIVE Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 50 ML 24-HOUR RANDOM URINE
CONTAINER TYPE: URINE TRANSPORT CONTAINER
METHOD OF COLLECTION: PLASTIC 24-HOUR URINE CONTAINER WITH 30 ML 6 N HCL PRESERVATIVE
MINIMUM VOLUME: 5 ML ALIQUOT
TRANSPORT: FROZEN THE REQUEST FORM MUST STATE DATE AND TIME COLLECTION STARTED AND FINISHED. THE REQUEST FORM MUST STATE IF PATIENT IS TAKING PENICILLAMINE. MEASURE AND RECORD ON THE REQUEST FORM 24-HOUR TOTAL URINE VOLUME. INSTRUCT THE PATIENT TO VOID AT 8 AM AND DISCARD THE SPECIMEN. THEN COLLECT ALL THE URINE, INCLUDING THE FINAL SPECIMEN VOIDED AT THE END OF THE 24-HOUR COLLECTION PERIOD (IE, 8 AM THE NEXT MORNING), AND POUR INTO 24-HOUR URINE CONTAINER WITH 6N HCL. FINAL PH MUST BE 1-3. ADJUST PH WITH 6N HCL CAUTION: STRONG ACID. MAY CAUSE SKIN BURNS. MEASURE AND RECORD ON THE TEST REQUEST FORM THE 24-HOUR TOTAL VOLUME. MIX WELL AND SEND ALIQUOT.
24-HOUR URINE, PROTEIN, TOTAL QUANTITATIVE Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 50 ML 24-HOUR RANDOM URINE
CONTAINER TYPE: URINE TRANSPORT CONTAINER
VOLUME: 50 ML ALIQUOT OF ENTIRE COLLECTION
TRANSPORT: ROOM TEMPERATURE; INSTRUCT THE PATIENT TO VOID AT 8 AM AND DISCARD THE SPECIMEN. THEN COLLECT ALL THE URINE, INCLUDING THE FINAL SPECIMEN VOIDED AT THE END OF THE 24-HOUR COLLECTION PERIOD (IE, 8 AM THE FOLLOWING DAY), MIX WELL. SCREW THE LID ON SECURELY. CONTAINER MUST BE LABELED WITH PATIENT’S NAME AND DATE AND TIME COLLECTION STARTED AND FINISHED.
ABL KINASE DOMAIN MUTATION IN CML, CELL-BASED Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: BONE MARROW 1-3 ML (PREFERRED), OR WHOLE BLOOD 6 ML
TUBE TYPE: LAVENDER TOP (EDTA) TUBE
MINIMUM VOLUME:
- BONE MARROW: 1 ML
- WHOLE BLOOD: 4 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE; SHIP SPECIMEN IMMEDIATELY DUE TO SHORT SPECIMEN STABILITY OF 72 HOURS
ABL T3151 MUTATION IN CML, CELL-BASED Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: WHOLE BLOOD 6 ML
TUBE TYPE: LAVENDER TOP (EDTA) TUBE
MINIMUM VOLUME: 4 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE; SHIP SPECIMEN IMMEDIATELY DUE TO SHORT SPECIMEN STABILITY OF 72 HOURS
ABO GROUPING Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 4 ML WHOLE BLOOD
TUBE TYPE: LAVENDER TOP (EDTA) TUBE
MINIMUM VOLUME: 1 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE; STABLE FOR UP TO 72 HOURS
ABO GROUPING AND RH°(D) TYPING Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 5 ML WHOLE BLOOD
TUBE TYPE: LAVENDER TOP (EDTA) TUBE
MINIMUM VOLUME: 5 ML
TRANSPORT: ROOM TEMPERATURE; STABLE FOR UP TO 72 HOURS
ACTH (ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE) Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 3 ML EDTA PLASMA, FROZEN
TUBE TYPE: PURPLE TOP (EDTA) TUBE
MINIMUM VOLUME: 1 ML
TRANSPORT: AFTER VENIPUNCTURE, IMMEDIATELY IMMERSE THE TUBES IN AN ICE BATH. SEPARATE PLASMA FROM CELLS BY CENTRIFUGATION. TRANSFER THE PLASMA INTO A FROZEN PURPLE TUBE WITH SCREW CAP. FREEZE IMMEDIATELY AND MAINTAIN FROZEN UNTIL TESTED. FREEZE IMMEDIATELY. ACTH SHOULD BE DRAWN BETWEEN 7 AM AND 10 AM.
ACTIN (SMOOTH MUSCLE) AB, (ASMA) Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 2 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE:SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER-TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.5 ML
TRANSPORT: MAINTAIN SPECIMEN AT ROOM TEMPERATURE NO LONGER THAN EIGHT HOURS. SAMPLE CAN BE REFRIGERATED FOR 48 HOURS. FOR LONGER STORAGE, FREEZE SAMPLE AT 20°C OR LOWER.
AEROBIC BACTERIAL CULTURE Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: SWAB OR 0.5 ML ASEPTICALLY ASPIRATED PUS OR TISSUE PUS OR OTHER MATERIAL PROPERLY OBTAINED FROM A BODY SITE (ABSCESSES, EYES, TISSUE, AND WOUNDS).
CONTAINER: SWAB (AMIES MEDIUM) / TRANSPORT TUBE
TRANSPORT: ROOM TEMPERATURE.
AFP, (A-FETOPROTEIN) TUMOR MARKER Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 2 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER-TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.5 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
AFP, (A-FETOPROTEIN) WITH AFP-L3% Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 2 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE:SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER-TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.5 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
AFP, (A-FETOPROTEIN) X-TRA PROFILE Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 2 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER-TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.5 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
THE FOLLOWING INFORMATION MUST BE PROVIDED: GESTATIONAL AGE, DATE ON WHICH THE PATIENT WAS THE STATED GESTATIONAL AGE, HOW GESTATIONAL AGE WAS DETERMINED (LMP, EDD, US), PATIENT’S WEIGHT, PATIENT’S DATE OF BIRTH, PATIENT’S RACE (WHITE, BLACK, OTHER), AND INSULIN-DEPENDENT DIABETIC STATUS. ALSO INDICATE RELEVANT PATIENT HISTORY (EG, PRIOR NEURAL TUBE DEFECTS, DOWN SYNDROME, ULTRASOUND ANOMALIES, OR PREVIOUS MATERNAL SERUM SCREENING SPECIMEN DURING THIS PREGNANCY). COMPLETE INFORMATION IS NECESSARY TO INTERPRET THE TEST. SPECIMENS MUST BE COLLECTED BEFORE AMNIOCENTESIS. DOWN SYNDROME SCREENING IS OFFERED FOR GESTATIONAL AGES 15 TO 21 WEEKS. OPEN SPINA BIFIDA SCREENING IS OFFERED FOR GESTATIONAL AGES 15 TO 23 WEEKS. THE OPTIMAL GESTATIONAL AGE FOR OPEN SPINA BIFIDA SCREENING IS 16 TO 18 WEEKS.
ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE (ALT/SGPT) Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 1 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER-TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.5 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
ALBUMIN Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 1 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER-TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.5 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
ALDOSTERONE Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 1 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER-TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.5 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 2 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER-TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.5 ML
METRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
ALLERGENS- INHALANT PANEL BY ZONE WITH TOTAL IgE ZONE 1 - WEST Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 10ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: RED-TOP (SERUM) TUBE
MINIMUM VOLUME: 10ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE; SEPARATE SERUM FROM CELLS WITHIN 2 HOURS OF COLLECTION.
THIS PANEL INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ALLERGENS: ACACIA IgE, WHITE ASH IgE, BIRCH IgE, MAPLE IgE, RED CEDAR IgE, COTTONWOOD IgE, ELM IgE, EUCALYPTUS IgE, OAK MIX IgE, OLIVE TREE IgE, SYCAMORE IgE, WALNUT TREE IgE, PECAN TREE IgE, WILLOW IgE, BERMUDA GRASS IgE, JUNE GRASS/KENTUCKY IgE, JOHNSON GRASS IgE, FIREBUSH IgE, COCKLEBUR IgE, ENGLISH PLANTAIN IgE, LAMB’S QUARTER IgE, MUGWORT IgE, CARELESS IgE, RAGWEED-FALSE IgE, RAGWEED-WESTERN IgE, RUSSIAN THISTLE IgE, WORMWOOD IgE, SCALE IgE, SHEEP SORREL IgE, CAT EPITHELIUM IgE, DOG DANDER IgE, COCKROACH-AMERICAN IgE, COCKROACH IgE, D. FARINAE IgE, A. TENIUS IgE, A. FUMIGATUS IgE, C. ALBICANS IgE, C. HERBARIUM IgE, TOTAL IgE.
ALLERGENS- INHALANT PANEL BY ZONE WITH TOTAL IgE ZONE 2 - NORTH WEST Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 10ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: RED-TOP (SERUM) TUBE
MINIMUM VOLUME: 10ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE; SEPARATE SERUM FROM CELLS WITHIN 2 HOURS OF COLLECTION.
THIS PANEL INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ALLERGENS: WHITE ASH IgE, BIRCH IgE, MAPLE IgE, RED CEDAR IgE, COTTONWOOD IgE, ELM IgE, OAK MIX IgE, AUSTRALIAN PINE IgE, WHITE PINE IgE, SYCAMORE IgE, WALNUT TREE IgE, PECAN TREE IgE, WILLOW IgE, FIREBUSH IgE, COCKLEBUR IgE, ENGLISH PLANTAIN IgE, LAMB’S QUARTER IgE, MARSHELDER, ROUGH IgE, NETTLE IgE, CARELESS IgE, RAGWEED-FALSE IgE, RAGWEED-WESTERN IgE, RUSSIAN THISTLE IgE, WORMWOOD IgE, SCALE IgE, SHEEP SORREL IgE, CAT EPITHELIUM IgE, DOG DANDER IgE, D. FARINAE IgE, SWEET VERNAL GRASS IgE, A. TENIUS IgE, A. FUMIGATUS IgE, C. ALBICANS IgE, C. HERBARIUM IgE, P. BREVI IgE, P. NOTATUM IgE, TOTAL IgE.
ALLERGENS- INHALANT PANEL BY ZONE WITH TOTAL IgE ZONE 3 - SOUTH WEST Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 10ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: RED-TOP (SERUM) TUBE
MINIMUM VOLUME: 10ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE; SEPARATE SERUM FROM CELLS WITHIN 2 HOURS OF COLLECTION.
THIS PANEL INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ALLERGENS: WHITE ASH IgE, BIRCH IgE, MAPLE IgE, RED CEDAR IgE, COTTONWOOD IgE, ELM IgE, OAK MIX IgE, AUSTRALIAN PINE IgE, WHITE PINE IgE, SYCAMORE IgE, WALNUT TREE IgE, PECAN TREE IgE, WILLOW IgE, FIREBUSH IgE, COCKLEBUR IgE, ENGLISH PLANTAIN IgE, LAMB’S QUARTER IgE, MARSHELDER ROUGH IgE, NETTLE IgE, CARELESS IgE, RAGWEED-FALSE IgE, RAGWEED-WESTERN IgE, RUSSIAN THISTLE IgE, WORMWOOD IgE, SCALE IgE, SHEEP SORREL IgE, CAT EPITHELIUM IgE, DOG DANDER IgE, D. FARINAE IgE, SWEET VERNAL GRASS IgE, A. TENIUS IgE, A. FUMIGATUS IgE, C. ALBICANS IgE, C. HERBARIUM IgE, P. BREVI IgE, P. NOTATUM IgE, TOTAL IgE.
ALLERGENS- INHALANT PANEL BY ZONE WITH TOTAL IgE ZONE 4 - NORTH EAST Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 10ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: RED-TOP (SERUM) TUBE
MINIMUM VOLUME: 10ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE; SEPARATE SERUM FROM CELLS WITHIN 2 HOURS OF COLLECTION.
THIS PANEL INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ALLERGENS: ALDER IgE, WHITE ASH IgE, BEECH IgE, BIRCH IgE, MAPLE IgE, COTTONWOOD IgE, ELM IgE, PECAN TREE IgE, OAK MIX IgE, AUSTRALIAN PINE IgE, WHITE PINE IgE, SYCAMORE IgE, BERMUDA GRASS IgE, MEADOW FESCUE IgE, PERENNIAL RYE IgE, ORCHARD IgE, TIMOTHY GRASS IgE, FIREBUSH IgE, COCKLEBUR IgE, ENGLISH PLANTAIN IgE, LAMB’S QUARTER IgE, MARSHELDER ROUGH IgE, MUGWORT IgE, NETTLE IgE, CARELESS IgE, RAGWEED-COMMON IgE, SHEEP SORREL IgE, CAT EPITHELIUM IgE, DOG DANDER IgE, COCKROACH AMERICAN IgE, COCKROACH IgE, D. FARINAE IgE, HOUSE DUST (GREER) IgE, A. TENIUS IgE, A. FUMIGATUS IgE, C. HERBARIUM IgE, P. BREVI IgE, P. NOTATUM IgE, TOTAL IgE.
ALLERGENS- INHALANT PANEL BY ZONE WITH TOTAL IgE ZONE 5 - SOUTH EAST Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 10ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: RED-TOP (SERUM) TUBE
MINIMUM VOLUME: 10ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE; SEPARATE SERUM FROM CELLS WITHIN 2 HOURS OF COLLECTION.
THIS PANEL INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ALLERGENS: ACACIA IgE, WHITE ASH IgE, BIRCH IgE, BEECH IgE, MAPLE IgE, RED CEDAR IgE, COTTONWOOD IgE, ELM IgE, RED MULBERRY IgE, OAK MIX IgE, AUSTRALIAN PINE IgE, WHITE PINE IgE, SYCAMORE IgE, WALNUT TREE IgE, PECAN TREE IgE, BAHIA GRASS IgE, BERMUDA GRASS IgE, TIMOTHY GRASS IgE, COCKLEBUR IgE, ENGLISH PLANTAIN IgE, LAMB’S QUARTER IgE, MARSHELDER ROUGH IgE, CARELESS IgE, RAGWEED-COMMON IgE , SHEEP SORREL IgE, CAT EPITHELIUM IgE, DOG DANDER IgE, COCKROACH-AMERICAN IgE, COCKROACH IgE, D. FARINAE IgE, HOUSE DUST (GREER) IgE, A. TENIUS IgE, A. FUMIGATUS IgE, C. ALBICANS IgE, C. HERBARIUM IgE, P. BREVI IgE, P. NOTATUM IgE, TOTAL IgE.
ALLERGENS- NON-INHANLANT PANEL WITH TOTAL IgE Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 10ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: RED-TOP (SERUM) TUBE
MINIMUM VOLUME: 10ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE; SEPARATE SERUM FROM CELLS WITHIN 2 HOURS OF COLLECTION.
THIS PANEL INCLUDES THE FOLLOWING ALLERGENS: WHEAT, BARLEY, BUCKWHEAT, CORN, RYE, OAT, SESAME SEED, SOYBEAN, YEAST, APPLE, BANANA, CARROT, CERLEY, GARLIC, GREEN PEA, PEACH, STRAWBERRY, TOMATO, ALMOND, BRAZIL NUT, CASHEW, MUSTARD, PEANUT, PISTACHIO, WALNUT, BEEF, CHICKEN, CLAM, CODFISH, CRAB, EGG WHITE, EGG YOLK, FLOUNDER, HALIBUT, LOBSTER, OYSTER, FIRE ANT, HONEY BEE, YELLOW JACKET, YELLOW HORNET, WHITE FACED HORNET, WASP, TOTAL IgE.
ALPHA-1-ANTITRYPSIN Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 1 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER-TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.5 ML
TRANSPORT: ROOM TEMPERATURE
ALPHA-THALASSEMIA Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 9 ML WHOLE BLOOD
TUBE TYPE: LAVENDER-TOP (EDTA) TUBE
MINIMUM VOLUME: 7 ML WHOLE BLOOD
TRANSPORT: ROOM TEMPERATURE OR REFRIGERATE
AMMONIA Tube Type:
SPECIMEN:1 ML FROZEN PLASMA
TUBE TYPE: LAVENDER-TOP (EDTA) TUBE
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.5 ML
TRANSPORT: FREEZE; AMMONIA IS STABLE FOR SEVERAL DAYS AT -20°C. CAUTION: BLOOD AMMONIA INCREASES RAPIDLY AT ROOM TEMPERATURE. PATIENT SHOULD BE FASTING 12 TO 14 HOURS TO AVOID LIPEMIA, WHICH INTERFERES WITH THE TEST. DATE AND TIME SPECIMEN WAS DRAWN MUST BE WRITTEN ON TUBE OF BLOOD AND REQUEST FORM. TUBE MUST BE FILLED COMPLETELY AND KEPT TIGHTLY STOPPERED AT ALL TIMES. MIX WELL. SPECIMEN MUST BE PLACED ON ICE IMMEDIATELY. SEPARATE PLASMA FROM CELLS WITHIN 15 MINUTES OF COLLECTION. PATIENT SHOULD NOT CLENCH FIST. TRANSFER SPECIMEN TO A PLASTIC TRANSPORT TUBE BEFORE FREEZING. AVOID CONTAMINATION OF SAMPLES BY AMMONIA FROM SMOKING OR TRAFFIC IN THE LABORATORY OR PATIENT’S ROOM, GLASSWARE, OR WATER.
AMPHETAMINE/METHAMPHETAMINE Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 5 ML URINE
CONTAINER: URINE TRANSPORT CONTAINER
MINIMUM VOLUME: 2 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
AMYLASE Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 1 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER-TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.5 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
ANA COMPREHENSIVE PANEL Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 5 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER-TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 2 ML
TRANSPORT: ROOM TEMPERATURE
ANA W/REFLEX Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 1 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER-TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.5 ML
TRANSPORT: ROOM TEMPERATURE
ANAEROBIC AND AEROBIC CULTURE Tube Type:
SPECIMEN:
AEROBIC CULTURES: SUPERFICIAL WOUNDS, ABSCESS, ASPIRATES, ANIMAL BITES, SKIN BIOPSY SHOULD BE SUBMITTED IN A SMALL AMOUNT OF STERILE, NON-BACTERIOSTATIC SALINE. ANAEROBIC CULTURES: ABSCESS OR DEEP WOUND, TISSUE, NORMALLY STERILE BODY FLUIDS OTHER THAN BLOOD, TRANSTRACHEAL ASPIRATIONS, BRONCHOSCOPIC SPECIMENS OBTAINED BY THE DOUBLE LUMEN TECHNIQUE, SUPRAPUBIC URINE ASPIRATES OBTAINED FROM BLADDER, NEPHROSTOMY TUBE OR SUPRAPUBIC CATHETERIZATION, GENITAL SPECIMENS FROM THESE SITES ONLY (CUL-DE-SAC ASPIRATION, CULDOCENTESIS, PERCUTANEOUS TRANSFUNDAL ASPIRATION, PLACENTA, FALLOPIAN TUBE, INTRAUTERINE DEVICES, SURGICAL SPECIMENS), EXUDATES, ASPIRATED PUS FROM DEEP WOUND OR ABSCESSES AND TYMPANOCENTESIS FLUID.
CONTAINER TYPE: TRANSPORT DEVICES(S) APPROPRIATE FOR AEROBIC AND ANAEROBIC CULTURE, SUCH AS BD™ PORT-A-CUL® VIAL OR SWAB IN AMIES GEL MEDIUM. PERITONEAL FLUIDS OR DIALYSATE SHOULD BE SUBMITTED IN BACTEC® BLOOD CULTURE BOTTLES.
MINIMUM VOLUME: 1 SWAB, VIAL, OR CULTURE BOTTLE.
TRANSPORT: ROOM TEMPERATURE.
ANEMIA PROFILE Tube Type:
COLLECTION DEVICE/TUBE TYPE: 1 EDTA (Lavender Top), 2 SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE
INSTRUCTIONS ON COLLECTION: 1 EDTA (Lavender top) and 2 SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE (CENTRIFUGE AFTER
COLLECTION) BOTH REFRIGERATED
MINIMUM VOLUME: 3ML EDTA (LAVENDAR TOP) REFRIGERATED, 3ML SERUM REFRIGERATED
ANGIOTENSIN-CONVERTING ENZYME Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 2 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE
MINIMUM VOLUME: 1 ML
TRANSPORT: FROZEN
- CENTRIFUGE SAMPLE AND SEPARATE SERUM FROM CELLS ASAP
- ALLOW TO CLOT IN UPRIGHT POSITION FOR 30 MINUTES AT ROOM TEMPERATURE
- ALIQUOT AND FREEZE IMMEDIATELY
ANTI-DNA(SS) IGG, AB, QUANT Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 0.5 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.5 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
ANTI-DSDNA ANTIBODIES Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 1 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER-TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.5 ML
TRANSPORT: ROOM TEMPERATURE
ANTIBIOTIC SENSITIVITY TEST Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: One E-Swab
CONTAINER: One E-Swab in Amies Solution
TRANSPORT: Room Temperature
ANTIBODY SCREEN (BMH) Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: WHOLE BLOOD, 5ML
TUBE TYPE: PURPLE-TOP (EDTA) TUBE
MINIMUM VOLUME: 5 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
ANTINEUTROPHIL CYTOPLASMIC AB (ANCA) Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 1 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER-TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.5 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
ANTINUCLEAR ANTIBODIES Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 1 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER-TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.5 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE; SEPARATE SERUM OR PLASMA FROM CELLS WITHIN 45 MINUTES OF COLLECTION.
ANTITHROMBIN ANTIGEN Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 1 ML PLASMA
TUBE TYPE: 3.2% SODIUM CITRATE (LIGHT BLUE TOP) TUBES
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.5 ML
TRANSPORT: FROZEN; PLATELET POOR PLASMA; CENTRIFUGE LIGHT BLUE TOP TUBE 15 MINUTES WITHIN 60 MINUTES OF COLLECTION. USING A PLASTIC PIPETTE, REMOVE PLASMA, TAKING CARE TO AVOID THE WBC/PLATELET BUFFY LAYER AND PLACE INTO A PLASTIC VIAL. CENTRIFUGE A SECOND TIME AND TRANSFER PLATELET POOR PLASMA INTO A NEW PLASTIC VIAL. PLASMA MUST BE FREE OF PLATELETS. FREEZE IMMEDIATELY. PATIENT SHOULD ABSTAIN FROM ANABOLICS STEROIDS, GEMFIBROZIL, WARFARIN (COUMADIN®), HEPARIN THERAPY, ASPARAGINASE, ESTROGENS, GESTODENE AND ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES OPTIMALLY FOR 3 DAYS PRIOR TO SPECIMEN COLLECTION. OVERNIGHT FASTING IS PREFERRED.
ANTITHROMBIN III, FUNC/IMMUNOL Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 1 ML PLASMA
TUBE TYPE: 3.2% SODIUM CITRATE (LIGHT BLUE TOP) TUBES
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.5 ML
TRANSPORT: FROZEN; PLATELET-POOR PLASMA; CENTRIFUGE LIGHT BLUE TOP TUBE 15 MINUTES WITHIN 60 MINUTES OF COLLECTION. USING A PLASTIC PIPETTE, REMOVE PLASMA, TAKING CARE TO AVOID THE WBC/PLATELET BUFFY LAYER AND PLACE INTO A PLASTIC VIAL. CENTRIFUGE A SECOND TIME AND TRANSFER PLATELET POOR PLASMA INTO A NEW PLASTIC VIAL. PLASMA MUST BE FREE OF PLATELETS (<10,000/UL). FREEZE IMMEDIATELY. PATIENT SHOULD ABSTAIN FROM ANABOLICS STEROIDS, GEMFIBROZIL, WARFARIN (COUMADIN®), HEPARIN THERAPY, ASPARAGINASE, ESTROGENS, GESTODENE AND ORAL CONTRACEPTIVES OPTIMALLY FOR 3 DAYS PRIOR TO SPECIMEN COLLECTION. OVERNIGHT FASTING IS PREFERRED.
ANTITHYROGLOBULIN AB Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 1 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER-TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.5 ML
TRANSPORT: ROOM TEMPERATURE
ARACHIDONIC ACID/EICOSAPENTAENOIC ACID (AA/EAP) Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 3 ML PLASMA
TUBE TYPE: LAVENDER-TOP (EDTA) TUBE
MINIMUM VOLUME: 2.5 ML
TRANSPORT: FROZEN; INVERT THE LAVENDER TOP EDTA TUBE 10 TIMES TO MIX THE EDTA WITH THE BLOOD. CENTRIFUGE IMMEDIATELY FOR 15 MINUTES. THE PLASMA MUST BE FREE OF HEMOLYSIS OR RED BLOOD CELLS.
ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE (AST/SGOT) Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 1 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER-TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.5 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
AUTOIMMUNE PROFILE Tube Type:
COLLECTION DEVICE/TUBE TYPE: 1 SST
INSTRUCTIONS ON COLLECTION: 1 SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE (CENTRIFUGE AFTER COLLECTION) REFRIGERATED
MINIMUM VOLUME: 2 ML SERUM REFRIGERATED
BARBITURATE SCREEN URINE Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 5 ML URINE
CONTAINER: URINE TRANSPORT CONTAINER
MINIMUM VOLUME: 2 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
BASIC METABOLIC PANEL (BMP) Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 2 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER-TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 1 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
BCR-ABL1 GENE REARRANGEMENT, QUANTITATIVE, PCR W/REFLEX TO SUBTYPE Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 6 ML WHOLE BLOOD
TUBE TYPE: LAVENDER-TOP (EDTA) TUBE
MINIMUM VOLUME: 4 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
SHIP SPECIMEN IMMEDIATELY DUE TO SHORT SPECIMEN STABILITY OF 72 HOURS.
BCR-ABL1 GENE REARRANGEMENT, QUANTITATIVE, PCR, CELL-BASED Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 6 ML WHOLE BLOOD
TUBE TYPE: LAVENDER-TOP (EDTA) TUBE
MINIMUM VOLUME: 4 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
SHIP SPECIMEN IMMEDIATELY DUE TO SHORT SPECIMEN STABILITY OF 72 HOURS.
BCR-ABL1 KINASE DOMAIN MUTATION, 35-NUCLEOTIDE INSERTION Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 6 ML WHOLE BLOOD
TUBE TYPE: LAVENDER-TOP (EDTA) TUBE
MINIMUM VOLUME: 4 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
SHIP SPECIMEN IMMEDIATELY DUE TO SHORT SPECIMEN STABILITY OF 72 HOURS.
BENZODIAZEPINES Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 5 ML URINE
CONTAINER: URINE TRANSPORT CONTAINER
MINIMUM VOLUME: 2 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
BETA STREP GP A, CULTURE Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: COLLECT THROAT SPECIMEN USING A RED CAP, AMIES LIQUID TRANSPORT MEDIUM SWAB OR SWAB IN OTHER LIQUID TRANSPORT MEDIA.
CONTAINER: TRANSPORT SWAB WITH AMIES MEDIUM OR STERILE CONTAINER.
MINIMUM VOLUME: 1 SWAB.
TRANSPORT: ROOM TEMPERATURE.
BETA-2 MICROGLOBULIN Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 1 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE/ TIGER-TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 1 ML SERUM
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
BILIRUBIN, DIRECT Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 1 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER-TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.5 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
BILIRUBIN, TOTAL Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 1 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER-TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.5 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
BLOOD CULTURE, ROUTINE MANUAL Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 10 ML WHOLE BLOOD
VOLUME: 10 ML
MINIMUM VOLUME: 8 ML
CONTAINER: ONE AEROBIC AND ONE ANAEROBIC BLOOD CULTURE BOTTLE FOR ADULTS OR ONE PEDIATRIC BOTTLE, SEE KIT INSERT FOR BLOOD PREPARATION AND VENIPUNCTURE INSTRUCTIONS; STABLE FOR 3 DAYS.
TRANSPORT: ROOM TEMPERATURE, DO NOT REFRIGERATE.
BLOOD UREA NITROGEN (BUN) Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 1 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER-TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.5 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE;
- SEPARATE SERUM OR PLASMA FROM CELLS WITHIN 45 MINUTES OF COLLECTION.
BRAF Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 6 ML WHOLE BLOOD
TUBE TYPE: LAVENDER-TOP (EDTA) TUBE
MINIMUM VOLUME: 4 ML
TRANSPORT: ROOM TEMPERATURE
C-PEPTIDE Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 0.5 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER-TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.5 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
C-REACTIVE PROTEIN (CRP), QUANT Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 1 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER-TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 1 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
CALCITONIN Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 0.4 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER-TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.4 ML
TRANSPORT: FROZEN; THIS IS A STRICT FROZEN. SEND A SEPARATE ALIQUOT.
- SEPARATE SERUM FROM CELLS WITHIN 45 MINUTES OF COLLECTION.
- PATIENT FASTING PREFERRED.
CALCITRIOL (1,25 DI-OH VITAMIN D) Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 0.5 ML OF SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER-TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: .5 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
CALCIUM Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 1 ML OF SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER-TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.5 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
CALCIUM, 24-HR URINE Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 10 ML ALIQUOT OF A WELL-MIXED, 24-HOUR COLLECTION.
CONTAINER: URINE TRANSPORT CONTAINER
MINIMUM VOLUME: 10 ML.
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE.
CALCIUM, IONIZED Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 2 ML OF SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER-TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.6ML
TRANSPORT: ROOM TEMPERATURE
CANCER ANTIGEN (CA) 125 Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 1 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER-TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.5 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
CANCER ANTIGEN (CA) 15-3 Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 1 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER-TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.5 ML
TRANSPORT: ROOM TEMPERATURE
CANCER ANTIGEN (CA) 27.29 Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 1 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER-TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.5 ML
TRANSPORT: ROOM TEMPERATURE
CANNABINOIDS Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 5 ML URINE
CONTAINER: URINE TRANSPORT CONTAINER
MINIMUM VOLUME: 2 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
CARBAMAZEPINE (TEGRETOL) Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 0.5 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM - RED TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.2 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
CARBOHYDRATE ANTIGEN (CA) 19-9 Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 1 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER-TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.5 ML
TRANSPORT: ROOM TEMPERATURE
CARBON DIOXIDE, TOTAL Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 1 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER-TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.5 ML ALIQUOT
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
CARCINOEMBRYONIC ANTIGEN (CEA) Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 2 ML SERUM OR PLASMA
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER-TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 1 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
CARDIAC PROFILE Tube Type:
COLLECTION DEVICE/TUBE TYPE: 1 SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE
INSTRUCTIONS ON COLLECTION: 1 SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE (CENTRIFUGE AFTER COLLECTION) REFRIGERATED
MINIMUM VOLUME: 2 ML SERUM REFRIGERATED
CHLORIDE Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 1 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER-TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.5 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
CHOLESTEROL, TOTAL Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 1ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER-TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.5 ML ALIQUOT
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
COCAINE Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 5 ML URINE
CONTAINER: URINE TRANSPORT CONTAINER
MINIMUM VOLUME: 2 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
COMPLEMENT C3 Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 1 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER-TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.5 ML
TRANSPORT: ROOM TEMPERATURE
COMPLEMENT C4 Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 1 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER-TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.5 ML
TRANSPORT: ROOM TEMPERATURE
COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT (CBC) WITH DIFFERENTIAL Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 2ML WHOLE BLOOD
TUBE TYPE: LAVENDER-TOP (EDTA) TUBE
MINIMUM VOLUME: 2 ML; INVERT 8-10 TIMES IMMEDIATELY AFTER TUBE IS FILLED AT TIME OF COLLECTION
TRANSPORT: ROOM TEMPERATURE
COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT (CBC) WITH DIFFERENTIAL AND WITHOUT PLATELET Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 5 ML WHOLE BLOOD
TUBE TYPE: LAVENDER-TOP (EDTA) TUBE
MINIMUM VOLUME: 5 ML; INVERT 8-10 TIMES IMMEDIATELY AFTER TUBE IS FILLED AT TIME OF COLLECTION
TRANSPORT: ROOM TEMPERATURE
COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT (CBC) WITHOUT DIFFERENTIAL Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 2 ML WHOLE BLOOD
TUBE TYPE: LAVENDER-TOP (EDTA) TUBE
MINIMUM VOLUME: 2 ML; INVERT 8-10 TIMES IMMEDIATELY AFTER TUBE IS FILLED AT TIME OF COLLECTION
TRANSPORT: ROOM TEMPERATURE
COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT (CBC) WITHOUT DIFFERENTIAL AND PLATELET COUNT Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 3 ML WHOLE BLOOD
TUBE TYPE: LAVENDER-TOP (EDTA) TUBE
MINIMUM VOLUME: 3 ML; INVERT 8-10 TIMES IMMEDIATELY AFTER TUBE IS FILLED AT TIME OF COLLECTION
TRANSPORT: ROOM TEMPERATURE
COMPREHENSIVE METABOLIC PANEL (CMP) Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 2 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER-TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 1 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
COOMBS’, DIRECT; DIRECT ANTIGLOBULIN TEST (DAT) Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 5 ML WHOLE BLOOD
TUBE TYPE: ACD-A OR ACD-B (YELLOW-TOP) TUBE; LAVENDER–TOP (EDTA) TUBE
MINIMUM VOLUME: 3 ML
TRANSPORT: ROOM TEMPERATURE
CORTISOL Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 0.8 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER-TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.3 ML BLOOD SHOULD BE DRAWN AT 8 AM AND 4 PM TO EVALUATE BASELINE DIURNAL VARIATION. MORNING SPECIMEN IS OFTEN ORDERED WITH ACTH LEVEL
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
CORTISOL, FREE Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 2 ML WHOLE BLOOD
TUBE TYPE: RED-TOP TUBE
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.7 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
CREATINE Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 2 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER-TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 1 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
CREATINE (CK), FRACTIONATED Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 1 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER-TOP TUBE
MINIMUM VOLUME: 1 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
CREATINE KINASE - MB (CK-MB) Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 1 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER-TOP TUBE
MINIMUM VOLUME: 1 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
CREATINE KINASE (CK), TOTAL Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 1 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM- SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE
MINIMUM VOLUME: 1 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
CREATINE, 24-HOUR URINE Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 1 ML ALIQUOT FROM A WELL-MIXED, 24-HOUR URINE.
CONTAINER TYPE: URINE TRANSPORT CONTAINER
MINIMUM VOLUME: 1 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE URINE DURING COLLECTION; RECORD TOTAL VOLUME AND COLLECTION TIME ON SPECIMEN CONTAINER AND TEST REQUISITION.
CYCLIC CITRULLINATED PEPTIDE (CCP) ANTIBODIES, IGG/IGA, ELISA Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 1 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER-TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.3 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
CYSTATIN C Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 1 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER-TOP TUBE
MINIMUM VOLUME: 1 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE; CENTRIFUGE SAMPLE TO SEPARATE CELLS ASAP. PLACE SERUM INTO TRANSFER TUBE.
D-DIMER Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 0.5 ML PLASMA, FROZEN
TUBE TYPE: LIGHT BLUE TOP (SODIUM CITRATE) TUBE
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.5 ML
TRANSPORT: FREEZE; THE SAMPLE SHOULD BE MIXED IMMEDIATELY BY GENTLE INVERSION AT LEAST SIX TIMES TO ENSURE ADEQUATE MIXING OF THE ANTICOAGULANT WITH THE BLOOD.
WHEN NON-CITRATE TUBES ARE COLLECTED FOR OTHER TESTS, COLLECT STERILE AND NON-ADDITIVE (RED TOP) TUBES PRIOR TO CITRATE (BLUE TOP) TUBES.
ANY TUBE CONTAINING AN ALTERNATE ANTICOAGULANT SHOULD BE COLLECTED AFTER THE BLUE-TOP TUBE. GEL-BARRIER TUBES AND SERUM TUBES WITH CLOT INITIATORS SHOULD ALSO BE COLLECTED AFTER THE CITRATE TUBES. CENTRIFUGE AND CAREFULLY REMOVE THE PLASMA USING A PLASTIC TRANSFER PIPETTE, BEING CAREFUL NOT TO DISTURB THE CELLS. TRANSFER THE PLASMA INTO A TRANSFER TUBE WITH SCREW CAP THEN FREEZE PRIOR TO SHIPPING.
DIFFERENTIAL AND TOTAL WBC COUNT Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 2 ML WHOLE BLOOD
TUBE TYPE: LAVENDER-TOP (EDTA) TUBE
MINIMUM VOLUME: PEDIATRIC EDTA WHOLE BLOOD TUBE; INVERT 8-10 TIMES IMMEDIATELY AFTER COLLECTION.
TRANSPORT: ROOM TEMPERATURE; STABLE FOR 2 DAYS.
DIGOXIN (LANOXIN) Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 0.8 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: RED-TOP (SERUM) TUBE
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.3 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE; SPIN TUBE WITHIN 2 HOURS OF COLLECTION. REMOVE SERUM AND PLACE INTO A TRANSFER TUBE FOR PROCESSING.
DILANTIN (PHENYTOIN) Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 2 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: RED-TOP (SERUM) TUBE
MINIMUM VOLUME: 1 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE; REMOVE SERUM AND PLACE INTO A TRANSFER TUBE FOR PROCESSING.
ECSTASY Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 5 ML URINE
CONTAINER: URINE TRANSPORT CONTAINER
MINIMUM VOLUME: 2 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
ELECTROLYTE PANEL Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 2 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER-TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.8 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
EOSINOPHIL COUNT Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: FULL TUBE WHOLE BLOOD
TUBE TYPE: LAVENDER-TOP (EDTA) TUBE
MINIMUM VOLUME: 1 ML
TRANSPORT: ROOM TEMPERATURE
ERYTHROPOIETIN (EPO) Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 1 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER-TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 1 ML
TRANSPORT: FREEZE; DUE TO DIURNAL VARIATION, IT IS RECOMMENDED THAT SPECIMENS BE COLLECTED BETWEEN 7:30 AM AND NOON. FASTING IS RECOMMENDED BUT NOT REQUIRED.
ESTRADIOL Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 0.8 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER-TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.3 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
ESTRONE Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 2 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.5 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE; NON-PREGNANT PATIENTS ONLY
FEMALE HEALTH PROFILE Tube Type:
COLLECTION DEVICE/TUBE TYPE: 1 EDTA (lavender top), 3 SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER-TOP TUBE
INSTRUCTIONS ON COLLECTION: 1 EDTA (lavender top) REFRIGERATED, 2 SST TUBES
(CENTRIFUGE AFTER COLLECTION) THEN REFRIGERATE SERUM, AND 1 SST-CENTRIFUGE
AFTER COLLECTION THEN FREEZE SERUM
MINIMUM VOLUME: 3 ML EDTA (lavender top), 4 ML REFRIGERATED SERUM, 2 ML FROZEN SERUM
FERRITIN Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 2 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER-TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 1 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
FOLATE (FOLIC ACID) Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 0.8 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER-TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.3 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
FOLLICLE-STIMULATING HORMONES (FSH) Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 1 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER-TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.5 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
FOLLICLE-STIMULATING HORMONES (FSH) AND LUTEINIZING HORMONE (LH) Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 1 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER-TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.5 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
FRUCTOSAMINE Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 0.2 ML SERUM
CONTAINER TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER-TOP TUBE
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.2 ML
TRANSPORT: ROOM TEMPERATURE
FUNGUS (MYCOLOGY) CULTURE Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 1ML; BODY FLUID
CONTAINER TYPE: STERILE CONTAINER
MINIMUM VOLUME: 1ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
SPECIMEN: 0.5ML; TISSUE
CONTAINER TYPE: STERILE CONTAINER
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.5 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
SPECIMEN: 1ML; SWAB
CONTAINER TYPE: SWAB
MINIMUM VOLUME: 1 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
SUBMIT SPECIMEN WITHIN 72 HOURS.
GAD-65 (GLUTAMIC ACID DECARBOXYLASE) AUTOANTIBODY Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 2 ML SERUM
CONTAINER TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER-TOP TUBE
MINIMUM VOLUME: 1 ML
TRANSPORT: FREEZE; COLLECT SPECIMEN PER TUBE MANUFACTURER INSTRUCTIONS. CENTRIFUGE SAMPLE, SEPARATE SERUM FROM CELLS ASAP. ALIQUOT AND FREEZE. PATIENT SHOULD NOT BE ADMINISTERED RADIOISOTOPES WITHIN 24 HOURS PRECEDING VENIPUNCTURE.
GAMMA-GLUTAMYL TRANSFERASE (GGT) Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 1 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM- SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE
MINIMUM VOLUME: 1 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
GASTROINTESTINAL (GI) PANEL Tube Type:
COLLECTION DEVICE/TUBE TYPE: 1 SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER-TOP TUBE
INSTRUCTIONS ON COLLECTION: 1 SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE (CENTRIFUGE AFTER COLLECTION) REFRIGERATED
MINIMUM VOLUME: 2 ML SERUM REFRIGERATED
GENITAL CULTURE, ROUTINE Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 1ML BODY FLUID
CONTAINER TYPE: CULTURE SWAB
MINIMUM VOLUME: 1 ML
TRANSPORT: ROOM TEMPERATURE
SPECIMEN: SWAB OF VAGINA, CERVIX, DISCHARGE, ASPIRATED ENDOCERVICAL, ENDOMETRIAL, PROSTATIC FLUID, OR URETHRAL DISCHARGE. USE SWAB TO INOCULATE JEMBEC FOR TRANSPORT TO THE LABORATORY AND RECOVERY OF NEISSERIA.
GONORRHEA; SWAB SHOULD ALSO BE SENT IN TRANSPORT DEVICE. SAMPLES RECEIVED GREATER THAN 48 HOURS AFTER COLLECTION MAY GIVE VARIABLE RESULTS.
GLOBULIN, TOTAL Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 1 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER-TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.5 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
GLUCOSE Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 1 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER-TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.5 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
GROUP B STREP COLONIZATION DETECTION CULTURE/ DNA PROBE Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: SWAB OF VAGINAL AND RECTAL SPECIMEN
VOLUME: TWO SWABS
CONTAINER: BACTERIAL SWAB TRANSPORT
TRANSPORT: ROOM TEMPERATURE; SUBMIT SPECIMEN WITHIN 72 HOURS
HEAVY METALS COMPREHENSIVE PANEL (URINE) Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 7 ML URINE
CONTAINER TYPE: ACID WASHED URINE CONTAINER
MINIMUM VOLUME: 3.5 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE; WASH HANDS BEFORE SAMPLE COLLECTION. WIPE HAND DRY WITH LINT FREE PAPER TOWEL. DO NOT USE RECYCLED PAPER. COLLECT 7 ML ALIQUOT OF THE SECOND MORNING URINE IN AN ACID-WASHED POLYPROPYLENE OR POLYETHYLENE COLLECTION CONTAINER. USE POWDERLESS GLOVES TO POUR SAMPLE INTO ACID-WASHED SHIPPING CONTAINER, IF NEEDED. CAP SECURELY AND SHIP REFRIGERATED (2-10°C). FOR CLINICAL MONITORING, COLLECT SECOND VOIDED A.M. URINE. FOR INDUSTRIAL MONITORING, COLLECT URINE PRESHIFT.
HEAVY METALS PANEL Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 10 ML EDTA PLASMA
TUBE TYPE: ROYAL BLUE (TRACE ELEMENT FREE) TUBE
MINIMUM VOLUME: 5 ML
TRANSPORT: ROOM TEMPERATURE; CENTRIFUGE & REMOVE PLASMA WITHIN 45 MINUTES OF COLLECTION. PLACE IN TRACE ELEMENT FREE TRANSFER TUBE.
HELICOBACTER PYLORI, IGG Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 1.0 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER-TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.5 ML
TRANSPORT: ROOM TEMPERATURE
HEMATOCRIT Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 2 ML WHOLE BLOOD.
TUBE TYPE: LAVENDER-TOP (EDTA) TUBE.
MINIMUM VOLUME: PEDIATRIC EDTA WHOLE BLOOD TUBE; INVERT 8-10 TIMES IMMEDIATELY AFTER COLLECTION.
TRANSPORT: ROOM TEMPERATURE.
HEMOGLOBIN (HB) Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 2 ML WHOLE BLOOD
TUBE TYPE: LAVENDER-TOP (EDTA) TUBE
MINIMUM VOLUME: PEDIATRIC EDTA WHOLE BLOOD TUBE; INVERT 8-10 TIMES IMMEDIATELY AFTER COLLECTION
TRANSPORT: ROOM TEMPERATURE
HEMOGLOBIN (HB) A1C Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 2 ML WHOLE BLOOD
TUBE TYPE: LAVENDER-TOP (EDTA) TUBE
MINIMUM VOLUME: PEDIATRIC EDTA WHOLE BLOOD TUBE; INVERT 8-10 TIMES IMMEDIATELY AFTER COLLECTION
TRANSPORT: ROOM TEMPERATURE
HEMOGLOBIN (HB) A1C WITH MBG ESTIMATION Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 1 ML WHOLE BLOOD
TUBE TYPE: LAVENDER-TOP (EDTA) TUBE
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.5 ML PEDIATRIC EDTA WHOLE BLOOD TUBE; INVERT 8-10 TIMES IMMEDIATELY AFTER COLLECTION.
TRANSPORT: ROOM TEMPERATURE.
HEMOGLOBIN (HGB) SOLUBILITY Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 5 ML WHOLE BLOOD
TUBE TYPE: LAVENDER-TOP (EDTA) TUBE
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.5 ML PEDIATRIC EDTA WHOLE BLOOD TUBE; INVERT 8-10 TIMES IMMEDIATELY AFTER COLLECTION
TRANSPORT: ROOM TEMPERATURE
HEMOGLOBIN, A2 QUANT Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 5 ML WHOLE BLOOD
TUBE TYPE: PURPLE-TOP (EDTA) TUBE
MINIMUM VOLUME: 5 ML PEDIATRIC EDTA WHOLE BLOOD TUBE; INVERT 8-10 TIMES IMMEDIATELY AFTER COLLECTION
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE; STABLE FOR 7 DAYS.
•SPECIFY ON THE REQUEST FORM THE PATIENT’S RACE OR ETHNIC ORIGIN (IF KNOWN) AS WELL AS THE DATE OF ANY TRANSFUSIONS ADMINISTERED WITHIN THE PRECEDING THREE MONTHS.
HEMOGLOBINOPATHY EVALUATION Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 5 ML WHOLE BLOOD
TUBE TYPE: LAVENDER-TOP (EDTA) TUBE
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.5 ML; INVERT 8-10 TIMES IMMEDIATELY AFTER COLLECTION
TRANSPORT: ROOM TEMPERATURE. PATIENTS AGE AND ETHNICITY ARE NECESSARY FOR PROPER INTERPRETATION. BLOOD TRANSFUSIONS WITHIN THE LAST 4 MONTHS MAY AFFECT RESULTS.
HEPATIC FUNCTION PROFILE Tube Type:
COLLECTION DEVICE/TUBE TYPE: 1 SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE/ TIGER-TOP TUBE
INSTRUCTIONS ON COLLECTION: 1 SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE(CENTRIFUGE AFTER COLLECTION) REFRIGERATED
MINIMUM VOLUME: 2 ML SERUM REFRIGERATED
HEPATITIS A ANTIBODY, IGM Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 1 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER-TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.4 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE; SEPARATE SERUM OR PLASMA FROM CELLS WITHIN 45 MINUTES OF COLLECTION.
HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIBODY Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 1 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER-TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.5 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE; SEPARATE SERUM OR PLASMA FROM CELLS WITHIN 45 MINUTES OF COLLECTION.
HEPATITIS B SURFACE ANTIGEN Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 3.5 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER-TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 1.5 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE; SEPARATE SERUM OR PLASMA FROM CELLS WITHIN 45 MINUTES OF COLLECTION.
HEPATITIS C VIRUS (HCV) ANTIBODY W/ REFLEX TO RIBA Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 1 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER-TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.5 ML
TRANSPORT: ROOM TEMPERATURE
HEPATITIS C VIRUS (HCV), QUANT, RNA, PCR Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 4.5 ML PLASMA OR SERUM, FROZEN
MINIMUM VOLUME: 3.3 ML
CONTAINER: PPTTM OR SCREW CAP POLYPROPYLENE FREEZER TRANSPORT TUBE
TRANSPORT: FROZEN; SPECIMEN CAN BE COLLECTED IN PPTTM,SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE ,OR LAVENDER-TOP (EDTA) TUBE. CENTRIFUGE SPECIMEN WITHIN SIX HOURS OF COLLECTION, REMOVE SERUM OR PLASMA, AND TRANSFER SPECIMEN TO POLYPROPYLENE SCREW-CAP TUBE, AND FREEZ.
HEPATITIS C VIRUS ANTIBODY Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 1 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER-TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 1 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE; SEPARATE SERUM OR PLASMA FROM CELLS WITHIN 45 MINUTES OF COLLECTION.
HEPATITIS FUNCTION PROFILE Tube Type:
COLLECTION DEVICE/TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER-TOP TUBE
INSTRUCTIONS ON COLLECTION: 3 SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER-TOP TUBE (CENTRIFUGE AFTER COLLECTION) REFRIGERATED
MINIMUM VOLUME: 4 ML SERUM REFRIGERATED
HEPATITIS PANEL, ACUTE Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 4 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER-TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 3 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
HERED. HEMOCHROMATOSIS DNA MUTATION ANALYSIS Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 5 ML EDTA WHOLE BLOOD
TUBE TYPE: PURPLE-TOP EDTA TUBE
MINIMUM VOLUME: 5 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
HEREDITARY BREAST CANCER Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 1 BUCCAL SWAB
CONTAINER: Puritan Dry Transport system. 25-3606-U BT / Puritan Sterile Foam Tipped Applicator 25-1506-1PF TT
TRANSPORT: ROOM TEMPERATURE. AFTER SWABBING EACH CHEEK RETURN THE SWABS TO THEIR ORIGINAL PACKAGING. MAKE SURE TO INCLUDE TWO UNIQUE PATIENT IDENTIFIERS ON EACH SWAB PACKAGE.
THIS PANEL INCLUDES: BRCA1, BRCA2
HEREDITARY BREAST/OVARIAN/ENDOMETRIAL CANCER Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 1 BUCCAL SWAB
CONTAINER: Puritan Dry Transport system. 25-3606-U BT / Puritan Sterile Foam Tipped Applicator 25-1506-1PF TT
TRANSPORT: ROOM TEMPERATURE. AFTER SWABBING EACH CHEEK RETURN THE SWABS TO THEIR ORIGINAL PACKAGING. MAKE SURE TO INCLUDE TWO UNIQUE PATIENT IDENTIFIERS ON EACH SWAB PACKAGE.
THIS PANEL INCLUDES: ATM, BRCA1, BRCA2, BRIP1, CDH1, CHEK2, EPCAM, MLH1, MSH2, MSH6, MUTYH, PALB2, PMS2, POLD1, PTEN, RAD51C, RAD51D, STK11, TP53
HEREDITARY COLORECTAL / LYNCH SYNDROME Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 1 BUCCAL SWAB
CONTAINER: Puritan Dry Transport system. 25-3606-U BT / Puritan Sterile Foam Tipped Applicator 25-1506-1PF TT
TRANSPORT: ROOM TEMPERATURE. AFTER SWABBING EACH CHEEK RETURN THE SWABS TO THEIR ORIGINAL PACKAGING. MAKE SURE TO INCLUDE TWO UNIQUE PATIENT IDENTIFIERS ON EACH SWAB PACKAGE.
THIS PANEL INCLUDES: APC, ATM, BMPR1A, CDH1, CHEK2, EPCAM, MLH1, MSH2, MSH6, MUTYH, PMS2, POLD1, POLE, PTEN, SMAD4, STK11, TP53
HEREDITARY PAN CANCER Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 1 BUCCAL SWAB
CONTAINER: Puritan Dry Transport system. 25-3606-U BT / Puritan Sterile Foam Tipped Applicator 25-1506-1PF TT
TRANSPORT: ROOM TEMPERATURE. AFTER SWABBING EACH CHEEK RETURN THE SWABS TO THEIR ORIGINAL PACKAGING. MAKE SURE TO INCLUDE TWO UNIQUE PATIENT IDENTIFIERS ON EACH SWAB PACKAGE.
THIS PANEL INCLUDES: APC, ATM, BMPR1A, BRCA1, BRCA2, BRIP1, CDH1, CDK4, CDKN2A, CHECK2, EPCAM, MLH1, MSH2, MSH6, MUTYH, PALB2, PMS2, POLD1, POLE, PTEN, RAD51C, RAD51D, SMAD4, STK11, TP53, VHL
HEREDITARY PANCREATIC CANCER Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 1 BUCCAL SWAB
CONTAINER: Puritan Dry Transport system. 25-3606-U BT / Puritan Sterile Foam Tipped Applicator 25-1506-1PF TT
TRANSPORT: ROOM TEMPERATURE. AFTER SWABBING EACH CHEEK RETURN THE SWABS TO THEIR ORIGINAL PACKAGING. MAKE SURE TO INCLUDE TWO UNIQUE PATIENT IDENTIFIERS ON EACH SWAB PACKAGE.
THIS PANEL INCLUDES: APC, ATM, BRCA1, BRCA2, CDK4, CDK2NA, EPCAM, MLH1, MSH2, MSH6, PALB2, PMS2, STK11, TP53, VHL
HEREDITARY PROSTATE CANCER Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 1 BUCCAL SWAB
CONTAINER: Puritan Dry Transport system. 25-3606-U BT / Puritan Sterile Foam Tipped Applicator 25-1506-1PF TT
TRANSPORT: ROOM TEMPERATURE. AFTER SWABBING EACH CHEEK RETURN THE SWABS TO THEIR ORIGINAL PACKAGING. MAKE SURE TO INCLUDE TWO UNIQUE PATIENT IDENTIFIERS ON EACH SWAB PACKAGE.
THIS PANEL INCLUDES: ATM, BRCA1, BRCA2, BRIP1, CDH1, CHECK2, EPCAM, MLH1, MSH2, MSH6, MUTYH, PALB2, PMS2, POLD1, PTEN, RAD51C, RAD51D, STK11, TP53
HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS (HSV) I/II IGG REFLEX HSV2 INHIBITION Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 1 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.2 ML
TRANSPORT: ROOM TEMPERATURE
HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS (HSV) TYPES 1-/2 SPECIFIC ANTIBODIES, IGG Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 1.5 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 1 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
HIGH SENSITIVITY C-REACTIVE PROTEIN (hsCRP), QUANT Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 1 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 1 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
HIGH-DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL (HDLC) Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 1 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.5 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
HIV 1⁄2 ANTIBODIES Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 2 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 1 ML
TRANSPORT: ROOM TEMPERATURE
HIV VIRAL LOAD Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 2 ML PLASMA
TUBE TYPE: LAVENDER TOP (EDTA) TUBE
MINIMUM VOLUME: 1 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE; CENTRIFUGE & SEPARATE PLASMA FROM CELLS WITHIN 2 HOURS OF COLLECTION. PLACE IN TRANSPORT TUBE FOR PROCESSING.
HOMOCYSTEINE Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 2 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 1 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
HPV, HIGH RISK Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 1 SWAB KIT
CONTAINER TYPE: THIN PREP SWAB
MINIMUM VOLUME: 1 SWAB
TRANSPORT: ROOM TEMPERATURE DACRON SWAB OR ANAL-RECTAL BRUSH TO COLLECT AN ANAL- RECTAL SAMPLE, A TAP WATER MOISTENED DACRON SWAB IS USED. THE DACRON SWAB IS INSERTED ABOUT 5-6CM INTO THE CANAL PAST THE ANAL VERGE, INTO THE RECTAL VAULT. THIS IS DONE WITHOUT DIRECT VISUALIZATION OF THE ANAL CANAL. FIRM LATERAL PRESSURE IS APPLIED TO THE SWAB HANDLE AS IT IS ROTATED AND SLOWLY WITHDRAWN FROM THE ANAL CANAL, INSCRIBING A CONE-SHAPED ARC. AVOID USING COTTON SWABS ON A WOODEN STICK BECAUSE THE HANDLE MAY BREAK AND SPLINTER DURING COLLECTION. THE SAMPLE MAY ALSO BE COLLECTED USING THE CERVICAL SAMPLER BRUSH PROVIDED IN THE DIGENE CERVICAL SAMPLER COLLECTION KIT. BRUSH OR SWAB THAT IS GROSSLY CONTAMINATED WITH FECES SHOULD BE DISCARDED AND THE COLLECTION REPEATED. REMOVE THE CAP FROM THE DIGENE STANDARD TRANSPORT MEDIUM (STM) SUPPLIED WITH THE COLLECTION KIT. IMMEDIATELY INSERT SWAB OR BRUSH TO THE BOTTOM OF THE TRANSPORT TUBE. SNAP OFF SHAFT AT SCORE LINE AND CAP TUBE SECURELY.
HUMAN CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN (HCG), Β-SUBUNIT,QUALITATIVE,SERUM Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 0.8 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.3 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
HUMAN CHORIONIC GONADOTROPIN (HCG), Β-SUBUNIT,QUANTITATIVE,SERUM Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 0.8 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.3 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
IFE + PE, PROTEIN TOT., 24 HR. URINE (IMMUNOFIXATION & PROTEIN ELECTROPHORESIS) Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 25 ML 24-HOUR URINE, NO PRESERVATIVE
TUBE TYPE: URINE TRANSPORT CONTAINER
MINIMUM VOLUME: 10 ML
TRANSPORT: ROOM TEMPERATURE
IFE AND IMMUNOGLOBINS, QUANT (IMMUNOFIXATION AND IGG, IGA, IGM) Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 4 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 3 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
IGE QUANTITATIVE Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 2ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: RED-TOP TUBE
MINIMUM VOLUME: 1ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
IGF-1 (INSULIN-LIKE GROWTH FACTOR BINDING PROTEIN) Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 1 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.2 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
IMMUNOFIXATION Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 1 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.5 ML
TRANSPORT: ROOM TEMPERATURE; OVERNIGHT FASTING IS PREFERRED.
IMMUNOFIXATION, URINE RANDOM Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 20 ML 24-HOUR URINE RANDOM
CONTAINER TYPE: URINE TRANSPORT CONTAINER
MINIMUM VOLUME: 5 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATED
IMMUNOGLOBULINS IGA Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 2 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.5 ML
TRANSPORT: ROOM TEMPERATURE
IMMUNOGLOBULINS IGA, IGG, IGM Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 2 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.5 ML
TRANSPORT: ROOM TEMPERATURE
IMMUNOGLOBULINS IGE Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 1 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.5 ML
TRANSPORT: ROOM TEMPERATURE
IMMUNOGLOBULINS IGG Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 2 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.5 ML
TRANSPORT: ROOM TEMPERATURE
IMMUNOGLOBULINS IGM Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 2 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.5 ML
TRANSPORT: ROOM TEMPERATURE
INSULIN Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 0.5 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM - SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.5 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE; PATIENT SHOULD BE FASTING AT TIME OF COLLECTION.
INSULIN AND C-PEPTIDE Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 1 ML FROZEN SERUM FOR EACH TIMED SPECIMEN
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.4 ML
TRANSPORT: FROZEN; STABLE FOR 7 DAYS REFRIGERATED. SEPARATE SERUM OR PLASMA FROM CELLS WITHIN 45 MINUTES OF COLLECTION. DRAW FASTING SPECIMEN. ADMINISTER ORAL GLUCOSE. SOLUTION (1.75 G/KG BODY WEIGHT OR 75 G MAXIMUM). COLLECT 1 ML SERUM FOR EACH TIMED SPECIMEN POST GLUCOSE DOSE. ALL TUBES MUST BE CLEARLY MARKED WITH TIME DRAWN. SUBMIT ALL TUBES WITH ONE TEST REQUISITION. REFERENCE RANGES AVAILABLE: FASTING, 30, 60, 90,120, 150, 180, 240 AND 300 MINUTES POST GLUCOSE. OVERNIGHT FASTING IS REQUIRED.
IRON Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 1 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.5 ML
TRANSPORT: ROOM TEMPERATURE
IRON & TIBC (TOTAL IRON-BINDING CAPACITY) Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 2 ML SERUM or PLASMA
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.5 ML
TRANSPORT: ROOM TEMPERATURE
JAK2 V617F MUTAT. QUAL., LEUMETA W. REFL. TO EXONS 12, 13 + REFL. TO MPL W515, S505 Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 6 ML WHOLE BLOOD
TUBE TYPE: LAVENDER-TOP (EDTA) TUBE
MINIMUM VOLUME: 3 ML
TRANSPORT: ROOM TEMPERATURE
JAK2 V617F MUTATION QUANTITATIVE Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 6 ML WHOLE BLOOD
TUBE TYPE: LAVENDER-TOP (EDTA) TUBE
MINIMUM VOLUME: 3 ML
TRANSPORT: ROOM TEMPERATURE
KEPPRA Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 1 ML WHOLE BLOOD
TUBE TYPE: RED-TOP (SERUM) TUBE
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.2 ML
TRANSPORT: ROOM TEMPERATURE
LACTIC ACID DEHYDROGENASE (LDH) Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 1 ML BLOOD
TUBE TYPE: RED-TOP TUBE
MINIMUM VOLUME: 1 ML
LEAD CAPILLARY BLOOD Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 1 ML WHOLE BLOOD
TUBE TYPE: PURPLE TOP CAPILLARY
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.5 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE; COLLECT SAMPLE MICRO STICK. MIX WELL TO PREVENT CLOTTING. DO NOT CENTRIFUGE SPIN.
INCLUDE THE FOLLOWING ON THE REQUISITION;
1.) CITY IN WHICH THE DRAW TOOK PLACE.
2.) INITIAL, REPEAT
3.) WHAT TYPE OF DRAW (EX. VENOUS, CAPILLARY ETC.)
4.) WHAT RACE (EX. WHITE, ASIAN, AFRICAN-AMERICAN, HISPANIC, ETC.)
LIPASE Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 1 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.5 ML
TRANSPORT: ROOM TEMPERATURE
LIPID PANEL Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 2 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 1 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE; PATIENT SHOULD FAST FOR 12 HOURS PRECEDING COLLECTION.
LIPID PANEL WITH LDL:HDL RATIO Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 2 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE
MINIMUM VOLUME: 1 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE; PATIENT SHOULD FAST FOR 12 HOURS PRECEDING COLLECTION.
LIPID PROFILE Tube Type:
COLLECTION DEVICE/TUBE TYPE: 1 SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER-TOP TUBE
INSTRUCTIONS ON COLLECTION: 1 SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE (CENTRIFUGE AFTER COLLECTION) REFRIGERATED
MINIMUM VOLUME: 2 ML SERUM REFRIGERATED
LITHIUM Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 2 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: RED-TOP TUBE
MINIMUM VOLUME: 1 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
LOW-DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL (DIRECT) Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 1 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.5 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
LUMINUS BLADDER | SOMATIC CANCER PROFILE Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: SOMATIC TISSUE
CONTAINER TYPE: SEE TRANSPORT
VOLUME: SEE TRANSPORT
TRANSPORT:
- OPTION 1:
A FORMALIN FIXED, PARAFFIN EMBEDDED (FFPE) BLOCK
CONTAINING THE PATIENT’S TUMOR TISSUE.
(PLEASE INCLUDE ADDRESS FOR RETURNING THE BLOCK.)OR - OPTION 2:
ONE H&E STAINED 10 MICRON SLIDE
– IF ORDERING MSI, 20% OF SAMPLE MUST BE NORMAL CELLS
FIVE UNBAKED, UNSTAINED, 10 MICRON SECTIONS ON
POSITIVELY CHARGED GLASS SLIDES.
(FOR SMALL BIOPSIES WHERE TOTAL TISSUE IS LESS THAN
5MM X 5MM, PLACE TWO SECTIONS ON EACH SLIDE.)- AIR DRY – DO NOT OVEN DRY
- DO NOT USE COVER-SLIPS
- OPTION 3:
LAVENDER-TOP (EDTA) TUBE
THIS PANEL INCLUDES: TP53, PTEN, RB1, PIK3CA
LUMINUS BREAST | SOMATIC CANCER PROFILE Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: SOMATIC TISSUE
CONTAINER TYPE: SEE TRANSPORT
VOLUME: SEE TRANSPORT
TRANSPORT:
- OPTION 1:
A FORMALIN FIXED, PARAFFIN EMBEDDED (FFPE) BLOCK
CONTAINING THE PATIENT’S TUMOR TISSUE.
(PLEASE INCLUDE ADDRESS FOR RETURNING THE BLOCK.)OR - OPTION 2:
ONE H&E STAINED 10 MICRON SLIDE
– IF ORDERING MSI, 20% OF SAMPLE MUST BE NORMAL CELLS
FIVE UNBAKED, UNSTAINED, 10 MICRON SECTIONS ON
POSITIVELY CHARGED GLASS SLIDES.
(FOR SMALL BIOPSIES WHERE TOTAL TISSUE IS LESS THAN
5MM X 5MM, PLACE TWO SECTIONS ON EACH SLIDE.)- AIR DRY – DO NOT OVEN DRY
- DO NOT USE COVER-SLIPS
- OPTION 3:
LAVENDER-TOP (EDTA) TUBE
THIS PANEL INCLUDES: PIK3CA, ERBB2, AKT1, PTEN
LUMINUS COLORECTAL | SOMATIC CANCER PROFILE Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: SOMATIC TISSUE
CONTAINER TYPE: SEE TRANSPORT
VOLUME: SEE TRANSPORT
TRANSPORT:
- OPTION 1:
A FORMALIN FIXED, PARAFFIN EMBEDDED (FFPE) BLOCK
CONTAINING THE PATIENT’S TUMOR TISSUE.
(PLEASE INCLUDE ADDRESS FOR RETURNING THE BLOCK.)OR - OPTION 2:
ONE H&E STAINED 10 MICRON SLIDE
- IF ORDERING MSI, 20% OF SAMPLE MUST BE NORMAL CELLS
FIVE UNBAKED, UNSTAINED, 10 MICRON SECTIONS ON
POSITIVELY CHARGED GLASS SLIDES.
(FOR SMALL BIOPSIES WHERE TOTAL TISSUE IS LESS THAN
5MM X 5MM, PLACE TWO SECTIONS ON EACH SLIDE.)- AIR DRY - DO NOT OVEN DRY
- DO NOT USE COVER-SLIPS
- OPTION 3:
LAVENDER-TOP (EDTA) TUBE
THIS PANEL INCLUDES: BRAF, NRAS, PIK3CA, KRAS
LUMINUS COMPREHENSIVE LUNG PANEL | SOMATIC CANCER PROFILE Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: SOMATIC TISSUE
CONTAINER TYPE: SEE TRANSPORT
VOLUME: SEE TRANSPORT
TRANSPORT:
- OPTION 1:
A FORMALIN FIXED, PARAFFIN EMBEDDED (FFPE) BLOCK
CONTAINING THE PATIENT’S TUMOR TISSUE.
(PLEASE INCLUDE ADDRESS FOR RETURNING THE BLOCK.)OR - OPTION 2:
ONE H&E STAINED 10 MICRON SLIDE
– IF ORDERING MSI, 20% OF SAMPLE MUST BE NORMAL CELLS
FIVE UNBAKED, UNSTAINED, 10 MICRON SECTIONS ON
POSITIVELY CHARGED GLASS SLIDES.
(FOR SMALL BIOPSIES WHERE TOTAL TISSUE IS LESS THAN
5MM X 5MM, PLACE TWO SECTIONS ON EACH SLIDE.)- AIR DRY – DO NOT OVEN DRY
- DO NOT USE COVER-SLIPS
- OPTION 3:
LAVENDER-TOP (EDTA) TUBE
THIS PANEL INCLUDES: EGFR, KRAS, ALK, PIK3CA, BRAF, ALK Gene Fusion (RNA), ROS1 Gene Fusion (RNA), PD-L1 Expression
LUMINUS GALLBLADDER | SOMATIC CANCER PROFILE Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: SOMATIC TISSUE
CONTAINER TYPE: SEE TRANSPORT
VOLUME: SEE TRANSPORT
TRANSPORT:
- OPTION 1:
A FORMALIN FIXED, PARAFFIN EMBEDDED (FFPE) BLOCK
CONTAINING THE PATIENT’S TUMOR TISSUE.
(PLEASE INCLUDE ADDRESS FOR RETURNING THE BLOCK.)OR - OPTION 2:
ONE H&E STAINED 10 MICRON SLIDE
- IF ORDERING MSI, 20% OF SAMPLE MUST BE NORMAL CELLS
FIVE UNBAKED, UNSTAINED, 10 MICRON SECTIONS ON
POSITIVELY CHARGED GLASS SLIDES.
(FOR SMALL BIOPSIES WHERE TOTAL TISSUE IS LESS THAN
5MM X 5MM, PLACE TWO SECTIONS ON EACH SLIDE.)- AIR DRY - DO NOT OVEN DRY
- DO NOT USE COVER-SLIPS
- OPTION 3:
LAVENDER-TOP (EDTA) TUBE
THIS PANEL INCLUDES: TP53, PIK3CA, KRAS, BRAF
LUMINUS GASTRIC | SOMATIC CANCER PROFILE Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: SOMATIC TISSUE
CONTAINER TYPE: SEE TRANSPORT
VOLUME: SEE TRANSPORT
TRANSPORT:
- OPTION 1:
A FORMALIN FIXED, PARAFFIN EMBEDDED (FFPE) BLOCK
CONTAINING THE PATIENT’S TUMOR TISSUE.
(PLEASE INCLUDE ADDRESS FOR RETURNING THE BLOCK.)OR - OPTION 2:
ONE H&E STAINED 10 MICRON SLIDE
- IF ORDERING MSI, 20% OF SAMPLE MUST BE NORMAL CELLS
FIVE UNBAKED, UNSTAINED, 10 MICRON SECTIONS ON
POSITIVELY CHARGED GLASS SLIDES.
(FOR SMALL BIOPSIES WHERE TOTAL TISSUE IS LESS THAN
5MM X 5MM, PLACE TWO SECTIONS ON EACH SLIDE.)- AIR DRY - DO NOT OVEN DRY
- DO NOT USE COVER-SLIPS
- OPTION 3:
LAVENDER-TOP (EDTA) TUBE
THIS PANEL INCLUDES: APC, KRAS, BRAF, PIK3CA
LUMINUS GIST | SOMATIC CANCER PROFILE Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: SOMATIC TISSUE
CONTAINER TYPE: SEE TRANSPORT
VOLUME: SEE TRANSPORT
TRANSPORT:
- OPTION 1:
A FORMALIN FIXED, PARAFFIN EMBEDDED (FFPE) BLOCK
CONTAINING THE PATIENT’S TUMOR TISSUE.
(PLEASE INCLUDE ADDRESS FOR RETURNING THE BLOCK.)OR - OPTION 2:
ONE H&E STAINED 10 MICRON SLIDE
– IF ORDERING MSI, 20% OF SAMPLE MUST BE NORMAL CELLS
FIVE UNBAKED, UNSTAINED, 10 MICRON SECTIONS ON
POSITIVELY CHARGED GLASS SLIDES.
(FOR SMALL BIOPSIES WHERE TOTAL TISSUE IS LESS THAN
5MM X 5MM, PLACE TWO SECTIONS ON EACH SLIDE.)- AIR DRY – DO NOT OVEN DRY
- DO NOT USE COVER-SLIPS
- OPTION 3:
LAVENDER-TOP (EDTA) TUBE
THIS PANEL INCLUDES: KIT, PDGFRA, BRAF
LUMINUS HEAD & NECK | SOMATIC CANCER PROFILE Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: SOMATIC TISSUE
CONTAINER TYPE: SEE TRANSPORT
VOLUME: SEE TRANSPORT
TRANSPORT:
- OPTION 1:
A FORMALIN FIXED, PARAFFIN EMBEDDED (FFPE) BLOCK
CONTAINING THE PATIENT’S TUMOR TISSUE.
(PLEASE INCLUDE ADDRESS FOR RETURNING THE BLOCK.)OR - OPTION 2:
ONE H&E STAINED 10 MICRON SLIDE
– IF ORDERING MSI, 20% OF SAMPLE MUST BE NORMAL CELLS
FIVE UNBAKED, UNSTAINED, 10 MICRON SECTIONS ON
POSITIVELY CHARGED GLASS SLIDES.
(FOR SMALL BIOPSIES WHERE TOTAL TISSUE IS LESS THAN
5MM X 5MM, PLACE TWO SECTIONS ON EACH SLIDE.)- AIR DRY – DO NOT OVEN DRY
- DO NOT USE COVER-SLIPS
- OPTION 3:
LAVENDER-TOP (EDTA) TUBE
THIS PANEL INCLUDES: TP53, PIK3CA, NOTCH1, CDKN2A
LUMINUS HEMATOLOGICAL | SOMATIC CANCER PROFILE Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: SOMATIC TISSUE
CONTAINER TYPE: SEE TRANSPORT
VOLUME: SEE TRANSPORT
TRANSPORT:
- OPTION 1:
A FORMALIN FIXED, PARAFFIN EMBEDDED (FFPE) BLOCK
CONTAINING THE PATIENT’S TUMOR TISSUE.
(PLEASE INCLUDE ADDRESS FOR RETURNING THE BLOCK.)OR - OPTION 2:
ONE H&E STAINED 10 MICRON SLIDE
– IF ORDERING MSI, 20% OF SAMPLE MUST BE NORMAL CELLS
FIVE UNBAKED, UNSTAINED, 10 MICRON SECTIONS ON
POSITIVELY CHARGED GLASS SLIDES.
(FOR SMALL BIOPSIES WHERE TOTAL TISSUE IS LESS THAN
5MM X 5MM, PLACE TWO SECTIONS ON EACH SLIDE.)- AIR DRY – DO NOT OVEN DRY
- DO NOT USE COVER-SLIPS
- OPTION 3:
LAVENDER-TOP (EDTA) TUBE
THIS PANEL INCLUDES: FLT3, NPM1, JAK2, ABL1
LUMINUS IMMUNOTHERAPY | SOMATIC CANCER PANEL Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: SOMATIC TISSUE
CONTAINER TYPE: SEE TRANSPORT
VOLUME: SEE TRANSPORT
TRANSPORT:
- OPTION 1:
A FORMALIN FIXED, PARAFFIN EMBEDDED (FFPE) BLOCK
CONTAINING THE PATIENT’S TUMOR TISSUE.
(PLEASE INCLUDE ADDRESS FOR RETURNING THE BLOCK.)OR - OPTION 2:
ONE H&E STAINED 10 MICRON SLIDE
– IF ORDERING MSI, 20% OF SAMPLE MUST BE NORMAL CELLS
FIVE UNBAKED, UNSTAINED, 10 MICRON SECTIONS ON
POSITIVELY CHARGED GLASS SLIDES.
(FOR SMALL BIOPSIES WHERE TOTAL TISSUE IS LESS THAN
5MM X 5MM, PLACE TWO SECTIONS ON EACH SLIDE.)- AIR DRY – DO NOT OVEN DRY
- DO NOT USE COVER-SLIPS
- OPTION 3:
LAVENDER-TOP (EDTA) TUBE
THIS PANEL INCLUDES: MSI-H, PD-L1 Expression
LUMINUS LIQUID BIOPSY | SOMATIC CANCER PROFILE Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 5 ML WHOLE-BLOOD
TUBE TYPE: LAVENDER-TOP TUBE
MINIMUM VOLUME: 5 ML
PURPOSE: FOR PRE + POST TREATMENTS AND LONGITUDINAL RESPONSE STUDIES
THIS PANEL INCLUDES: ABL1, AKT1, ALK, ALK Gene Fusion (RNA), APC, BRAF, CDKN2A, EGFR, ERBB2, FLT3, JAK2, JAK3, KIT, KRAS, MSI-H, NOTCH1, NRAS, NPM1, PDGFRA, PD-L1 Expression, PIK3CA, PTEN, RB1, RET, ROS1 Gene Fusion (RNA), TP53
LUMINUS MELANOMA | SOMATIC CANCER PROFILE Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: SOMATIC TISSUE
CONTAINER TYPE: SEE TRANSPORT
VOLUME: SEE TRANSPORT
TRANSPORT:
- OPTION 1:
A FORMALIN FIXED, PARAFFIN EMBEDDED (FFPE) BLOCK
CONTAINING THE PATIENT’S TUMOR TISSUE.
(PLEASE INCLUDE ADDRESS FOR RETURNING THE BLOCK.)OR - OPTION 2:
ONE H&E STAINED 10 MICRON SLIDE
- IF ORDERING MSI, 20% OF SAMPLE MUST BE NORMAL CELLS
FIVE UNBAKED, UNSTAINED, 10 MICRON SECTIONS ON
POSITIVELY CHARGED GLASS SLIDES.
(FOR SMALL BIOPSIES WHERE TOTAL TISSUE IS LESS THAN
5MM X 5MM, PLACE TWO SECTIONS ON EACH SLIDE.)- AIR DRY - DO NOT OVEN DRY
- DO NOT USE COVER-SLIPS
- OPTION 3:
LAVENDER-TOP (EDTA) TUBE
THIS PANEL INCLUDES: BRAF, NRAS, KIT
LUMINUS OVARIAN | SOMATIC CANCER PROFILE Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: SOMATIC TISSUE
CONTAINER TYPE: SEE TRANSPORT
VOLUME: SEE TRANSPORT
TRANSPORT:
- OPTION 1:
A FORMALIN FIXED, PARAFFIN EMBEDDED (FFPE) BLOCK
CONTAINING THE PATIENT’S TUMOR TISSUE.
(PLEASE INCLUDE ADDRESS FOR RETURNING THE BLOCK.)OR - OPTION 2:
ONE H&E STAINED 10 MICRON SLIDE
– IF ORDERING MSI, 20% OF SAMPLE MUST BE NORMAL CELLS
FIVE UNBAKED, UNSTAINED, 10 MICRON SECTIONS ON
POSITIVELY CHARGED GLASS SLIDES.
(FOR SMALL BIOPSIES WHERE TOTAL TISSUE IS LESS THAN
5MM X 5MM, PLACE TWO SECTIONS ON EACH SLIDE.)- AIR DRY – DO NOT OVEN DRY
- DO NOT USE COVER-SLIPS
- OPTION 3:
LAVENDER-TOP (EDTA) TUBE
THIS PANEL INCLUDES: KRAS, BRAF, PIK3CA, PTEN
LUMINUS PANCREATIC | SOMATIC CANCER PROFILE Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: SOMATIC TISSUE
CONTAINER TYPE: SEE TRANSPORT
VOLUME: SEE TRANSPORT
TRANSPORT:
- OPTION 1:
A FORMALIN FIXED, PARAFFIN EMBEDDED (FFPE) BLOCK
CONTAINING THE PATIENT’S TUMOR TISSUE.
(PLEASE INCLUDE ADDRESS FOR RETURNING THE BLOCK.)OR - OPTION 2:
ONE H&E STAINED 10 MICRON SLIDE
– IF ORDERING MSI, 20% OF SAMPLE MUST BE NORMAL CELLS
FIVE UNBAKED, UNSTAINED, 10 MICRON SECTIONS ON
POSITIVELY CHARGED GLASS SLIDES.
(FOR SMALL BIOPSIES WHERE TOTAL TISSUE IS LESS THAN
5MM X 5MM, PLACE TWO SECTIONS ON EACH SLIDE.)- AIR DRY – DO NOT OVEN DRY
- DO NOT USE COVER-SLIPS
- OPTION 3:
LAVENDER-TOP (EDTA) TUBE
THIS PANEL INCLUDES: KRAS, CDKN2A, TP53
LUMINUS PROSTATE | SOMATIC CANCER PROFILE Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: SOMATIC TISSUE
CONTAINER TYPE: SEE TRANSPORT
VOLUME: SEE TRANSPORT
TRANSPORT:
- OPTION 1:
A FORMALIN FIXED, PARAFFIN EMBEDDED (FFPE) BLOCK
CONTAINING THE PATIENT’S TUMOR TISSUE.
(PLEASE INCLUDE ADDRESS FOR RETURNING THE BLOCK.)OR - OPTION 2:
ONE H&E STAINED 10 MICRON SLIDE
- IF ORDERING MSI, 20% OF SAMPLE MUST BE NORMAL CELLS
FIVE UNBAKED, UNSTAINED, 10 MICRON SECTIONS ON
POSITIVELY CHARGED GLASS SLIDES.
(FOR SMALL BIOPSIES WHERE TOTAL TISSUE IS LESS THAN
5MM X 5MM, PLACE TWO SECTIONS ON EACH SLIDE.)- AIR DRY - DO NOT OVEN DRY
- DO NOT USE COVER-SLIPS
- OPTION 3:
LAVENDER-TOP (EDTA) TUBE
THIS PANEL INCLUDES: TP53, PTEN, KRAS, PIK3CA
LUMINUS THYROID| SOMATIC CANCER PROFILE Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: SOMATIC TISSUE
CONTAINER TYPE: SEE TRANSPORT
VOLUME: SEE TRANSPORT
TRANSPORT:
- OPTION 1:
A FORMALIN FIXED, PARAFFIN EMBEDDED (FFPE) BLOCK
CONTAINING THE PATIENT’S TUMOR TISSUE.
(PLEASE INCLUDE ADDRESS FOR RETURNING THE BLOCK.)OR - OPTION 2:
ONE H&E STAINED 10 MICRON SLIDE
- IF ORDERING MSI, 20% OF SAMPLE MUST BE NORMAL CELLS
FIVE UNBAKED, UNSTAINED, 10 MICRON SECTIONS ON
POSITIVELY CHARGED GLASS SLIDES.
(FOR SMALL BIOPSIES WHERE TOTAL TISSUE IS LESS THAN
5MM X 5MM, PLACE TWO SECTIONS ON EACH SLIDE.)- AIR DRY - DO NOT OVEN DRY
- DO NOT USE COVER-SLIPS
- OPTION 3:
LAVENDER-TOP (EDTA) TUBE
THIS PANEL INCLUDES: KRAS, BRAF, RET, NRAS
LUMINUS RNA TEST | SOMATIC CANCER PROFILE Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: SOMATIC TISSUE
CONTAINER TYPE: SEE TRANSPORT
VOLUME: SEE TRANSPORT
TRANSPORT:
- OPTION 1:
A FORMALIN FIXED, PARAFFIN EMBEDDED (FFPE) BLOCK
CONTAINING THE PATIENT’S TUMOR TISSUE.
(PLEASE INCLUDE ADDRESS FOR RETURNING THE BLOCK.)OR - OPTION 2:
ONE H&E STAINED 10 MICRON SLIDE
– IF ORDERING MSI, 20% OF SAMPLE MUST BE NORMAL CELLS
FIVE UNBAKED, UNSTAINED, 10 MICRON SECTIONS ON
POSITIVELY CHARGED GLASS SLIDES.
(FOR SMALL BIOPSIES WHERE TOTAL TISSUE IS LESS THAN
5MM X 5MM, PLACE TWO SECTIONS ON EACH SLIDE.)- AIR DRY – DO NOT OVEN DRY
- DO NOT USE COVER-SLIPS
- OPTION 3:
LAVENDER-TOP (EDTA) TUBE
THIS PANEL INCLUDES: ALK Gene Fusion, ROS1 Gene Fusion
LUPUS ANTICOAGULANT EVALUATION WITH REFLEX Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 3 ML FROZEN PLATELET POOR PLASMA
TUBE TYPE: 3.2% SODIUM CITRATE (LIGHT BLUE-TOP) TUBE
MINIMUM VOLUME: 2 ML
TRANSPORT: FROZEN; PLATELET-POOR PLASMA: CENTRIFUGE LIGHT BLUE-TOP TUBE FOR 15 MINUTES AT APPROXIMATELY 1500 G WITHIN 60 MINUTES OF COLLECTION. USING A PLASTIC PIPETTE, REMOVE PLASMA, TAKING CARE TO AVOID THE WBC/PLATELET BUFFY LAYER AND PLACE INTO A PLASTIC VIAL. CENTRIFUGE A SECOND TIME AND TRANSFER PLATELET-POOR PLASMA INTO A NEW PLASTIC VIAL. PLASMA MUST BE FREE OF PLATELETS(<10,000/μL). FREEZE IMMEDIATELY
MAGNESIUM Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 1 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.5 ML
TRANSPORT: ROOM TEMPERATURE
MALE HEALTH PROFILE Tube Type:
COLLECTION DEVICE/TUBE TYPE: 1 EDTA (lavender top), 3 SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE
INSTRUCTIONS ON COLLECTION: 1 EDTA (lavender top) REFRIGERATED, 2 SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE TUBES (CENTRIFUGE AFTER COLLECTION) THEN REFRIGERATE SERUM, AND 1 SST-CENTRIFUGE
AFTER COLLECTION THEN FREEZE SERUM
MINIMUM VOLUME: 3 ML EDTA (lavender top), 4 ML REFRIGERATED SERUM, 2 ML FROZEN SERUM
METABOLIC PANEL (8), BASIC (BMP) Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 1 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.5 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE; PATIENT SHOULD FAST 12 HOURS PRECEDING COLLECTION.
METANEPHRINES, FRAC,. PLASMA, FREE Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 2.5 ML PLASMA
TUBE TYPE: LAVENDER TOP (EDTA) TUBE
MINIMUM VOLUME: 1.5 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE; DRAW SPECIMEN IN A PRE-CHILLED EDTA LAVENDER-TOP VACUTAINER®. THE WHOLE BLOOD SAMPLE SHOULD BE KEPT ON WET ICE UNTIL CENTRIFUGED (PREFERABLY AT 4° C) TO SEPARATE THE PLASMA WITHIN 2 HOURS OF VENIPUNCTURE. AFTER CENTRIFUGATION, THE PLASMA SHOULD BE TRANSFERRED TO A PLASTIC, LEAK-PROOF VIAL AND IMMEDIATELY REFRIGERATED. PATIENT SHOULD AVOID ALCOHOL, COFFEE, TEA, TOBACCO AND STRENUOUS EXERCISE PRIOR TO COLLECTION. OVERNIGHT FASTING IS PREFERRED.PATIENTS SHOULD BE RELAXED IN EITHER A SUPINE OR UPRIGHT POSITION BEFORE BLOOD IS DRAWN.
METHADONE Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 5 ML URINE
CONTAINER: URINE TRANSPORT CONTAINER
MINIMUM VOLUME: 2 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
MICROALBUMIN CREATININE RATIO, RANDOM URINE Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 1 ML URINE (RANDOM)
CONTAINER: URINE TRANSPORT CONTAINER
MINIMUM VOLUME: 2 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
MONONUCLEOSIS TEST, QUAL MONO SCREEN Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 1 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 1 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
MUMPS Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 1 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.6 ML
TRANSPORT: ROOM TEMPERATURE
NICOTINE METABOLITE Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 4 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: RED-TOP (SERUM) TUBE
MINIMUM VOLUME: 1 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
SPECIMEN: 4 ML PLASMA
TUBE TYPE: EDTA PLASMA- PURPLE TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 2 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
NICOTINE METABOLITE, URINE Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 5 ML RANDOM URINE
TUBE TYPE: URINE TRANSPORT CONTAINER
MINIMUM VOLUME: 5 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
OPIATES Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 5 ML URINE
CONTAINER: URINE TRANSPORT CONTAINER
MINIMUM VOLUME: 2 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
OVA AND PARASITES Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 2 ML STOOL SAT
CONTAINER: PARA - PAK ECOFIX
MINIMUM VOLUME: 2 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
SPECIMEN: 2 ML URINE
CONTAINER: STERILE CONTAINER
MINIMUM VOLUME: 2 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
SPECIMEN: 2 ML SPUTUM
CONTAINER: STERILE CONTAINER
MINIMUM VOLUME: 2 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
OXCARBAZEPINE (TRILEPTAL) Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 1 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: RED-TOP TUBE
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.5 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE; CENTRIFUGE AND TRANSFER SERUM TO A PLASTIC TRANSPORT TUBE.
PARATHYROID HORMONE (PTH) INTACT Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 1.5 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.7 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
PARATHYROID HORMONE (PTH) WITH CALCIUM Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 1 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 1 ML PLASMA AND 0.5 ML SERUM.
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
PARTIAL THROMBOPLASTIN TIME (PTT) ACTIVATED Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 4.5 ML, 2.7 ML, 1.8ML OF PLASMA
TUBE TYPE: BLUE- TOP (SODIUM CITRATE) TUBE
MINIMUM VOLUME: 90% OF FULL DRAW
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE; SPECIMENS ARE STABLE AT ROOM TEMPERATURE FOR UP TO 24 HOURS.
PATHOLOGY: KIDNEY STONE Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: STONE(S) OR FILTERED MATERIAL OR DRY KIDNEY STONE
TUBE TYPE: PLASTIC CONTAINER
TRANSPORT: ROOM TEMPERATURE; WRITE ON THE REQUISITION HOW THE SAMPLE WAS OBTAINED (SURGICALLY REMOVED OR THROUGH URINE PASS) AND THE TIME OF COLLECTION.
PATHOLOGY: PROSTATE BIOPSY Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: SELECTED TISSUE SAMPLE REMOVED
TUBE TYPE: PLASTIC CONTAINER CONTAINING 10% NEUTRAL BUFFERED FORMALIN
TRANSPORT: ROOM TEMPERATURE; EACH SAMPLE MUST BE LABELED WITH THE SITE OF REMOVAL (FOR EXAMPLE: RIGHT LATERAL, MID LATERAL, LEFT LATERAL)
PATHOLOGY: TISSUE BIOPSY Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: SELECTED TISSUE SAMPLE REMOVED
TUBE TYPE: PLASTIC CONTAINER CONTAINING 10% NEUTRAL BUFFERED FORMALIN
TRANSPORT: ROOM TEMPERATURE; EACH SAMPLE MUST BE LABELED WITH THE SITE OF REMOVAL (FOR EXAMPLE: LEFT SHOULDER, RIGHT LOWER ARM, LEFT HAND-THUMB).
PHENCYCLIDINE Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 5 ML URINE
TUBE TYPE: NO PRESERVATIVE
MINIMUM VOLUME: 2 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
PHENOBARBITAL Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 1 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: RED TOP TUBE; TRANSFER SEPARATED SERUM TO A PLASTIC TRANSPORT TUBE. PEAK: 4 TO 12 HOURS AFTER DOSE; TROUGH; IMMEDIATELY PRIOR TO NEXT DOSE
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.3 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
PHENYTOIN Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 1 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: RED TOP (SERUM) TUBE; OR TO NEXT DOSE
MINIMUM VOLUME: 1 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
PHOSPHOROUS Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 1 ML SERUM (PREFERRED) OR PLASMA
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.5 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
PLATELET COUNT Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 2 ML WHOLE BLOOD
TUBE TYPE: LAVENDER-TOP (EDTA) TUBE
MINIMUM VOLUME: PEDIATRIC EDTA WHOLE BLOOD TUBE; INVERT 8-10 TIMES IMMEDIATELY AFTER COLLECTION.
TRANSPORT: ROOM TEMPERATURE
POTASSIUM Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 1 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.5 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
PREALBUMIN Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.5 ML
TRANSPORT: ROOM TEMPERATURE
ProBNP Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 0.5 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.3 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
PROGESTERONE Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 0.8 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.3 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
PROLACTIN Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 0.8 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.3 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
PROSTATE-SPECIFIC ANTIGEN (PSA), TOTAL Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 0.8 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.3 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
PROSTATE-SPECIFIC ANTIGEN (PSA), TOTAL +% FREE Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 2 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 1 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
PROTEIN C ANTIGEN Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 1 ML FROZEN PLASMA
TUBE TYPE 3.2% SODIUM CITRATE (LIGHT BLUE TOP) TUBE
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.5ML
TRANSPORT: FROZEN; DRAW BLOOD IN LIGHT BLUE-TOP TUBE CONTAINING 3.2% SODIUM CITRATE. MIX GENTLY BY INVERTING 3-4 TIMES. CENTRIFUGE 15 MINUTES AT 1500 G WITHIN 1 HOUR OF COLLECTION. USING A PLASTIC PIPETTE, REMOVE PLASMA, TAKING CARE TO AVOID THE WBC/PLATELET (BUFFY) LAYER AND PLACE INTO A PLASTIC VIAL. CENTRIFUGE A SECOND TIME AND TRANSFER PLATELET-POOR PLASMA INTO A NEW PLASTIC VIAL. FREEZE IMMEDIATELY AND SHIP.
PROTEIN ELECTROPHORESIS Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 2 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 1 ML
TRANSPORT: ROOM TEMPERATURE
PROTEIN S ANTIGEN Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 1 ML FROZEN PLASMA
TUBE TYPE: 3.2% SODIUM CITRATE (LIGHT BLUE-TOP) TUBE MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.5ML
TRANSPORT: FROZEN; DRAW BLOOD IN LIGHT BLUE-TOP TUBE CONTAINING 3.2% SODIUM CITRATE. MIX GENTLY BY INVERTING 3-4 TIMES. CENTRIFUGE 15
MINUTES AT 1500 G WITHIN 1 HOUR OF COLLECTION. USING A PLASTIC PIPETTE, REMOVE PLASMA,
TAKING CARE TO AVOID THE WBC PLATELET (BUFFY) LAYER AND PLACE INTO A PLASTIC VIAL. CENTRIFUGE A SECOND TIME AND TRANSFER PLATELET-POOR PLASMA INTO A NEW PLASTIC VIAL. FREEZE IMMEDIATELY AND SHIP.
PROTEIN, ELECTRO, RANDOM URINE Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 30 URINE
TUBE TYPE: PLASTIC URINE CONTAINER
MINIMUM VOLUME: 15 ML
TRANSPORT: ROOM TEMPERATURE
PROTHROMBIN TIME (PT)/INR Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 4.5ML OF PLASMA
TYPE: BLUE- TOP (SODIUM CITRATE) TUBE
MINIMUM VOLUME: 90% OF FULL DRAW
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE; SPECIMENS ARE STABLE AT ROOM TEMPERATURE FOR UP TO 24 HOURS.
RED BLOOD CELL COUNT (RBC) Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 2 ML WHOLE BLOOD
TUBE TYPE: LAVENDER-TOP (EDTA) TUBE
MINIMUM VOLUME: PEDIATRIC EDTA WHOLE BLOOD TUBE
- INVERT 8-10 TIMES IMMEDIATELY AFTER COLLECTION.
TRANSPORT: ROOM TEMPERATURE.
REPRODUCTIVE PROFILE Tube Type:
COLLECTION DEVICE/TUBE TYPE: 1 SST
INSTRUCTIONS ON COLLECTION: 1 SST (CENTRIFUGE AFTER COLLECTION) REFRIGERATED
MINIMUM VOLUME: 2ML SERUM REFRIGERATED
RETICULOCYTE COUNT Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 1 ML WHOLE BLOOD
TUBE TYPE: EDTA LAVENDER TUBE
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.5 ML
TRANSPORT: ROOM TEMPERATURE
REVERSE TRIIODOTHYRONINE (T3) Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 2 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 1 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
RH FACTOR Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 4 ML WHOLE BLOOD
TUBE TYPE: LAVENDER TOP (EDTA) TUBE
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.5 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE; TEST WITHIN 72 HOURS
RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS FACTOR Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 1 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.5 ML
TRANSPORT: ROOM TEMPERATURE
RPR (RAPID PLASMA REAGIN); SYPHILLIS SEROLOGY Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 1 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.5 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
RUBELLA ANTIBODIES, IGG Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 1ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.5 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
RUBEOLA (MEASLES) ANTIBODIES, IGG Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 1 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.1 ML
TRANSPORT: ROOM TEMPERATURE
SEDIMENTATION RATE, MODIFIED WESTERGREN Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 2ML WHOLE BLOOD
TUBE TYPE: LAVENDER-TOP (EDTA) TUBE
MINIMUM VOLUME: 2 MLS; INVERT TUBE IMMEDIATELY 8 TO 10 TIMES AT TIME OF COLLECTION
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
SEX HORMONE BINDING GLOBULIN (SHBG) Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 0.4 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.4 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
SODIUM Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 1 ML SERUM
CONTAINER TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.5 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
SOLUABLE TRANSFERRIN RECEPTOR Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 2 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.5 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
STOOL MICROBIOLOGY Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 1 GRAM, 1 ML, OR ONE SWAB IN STOOL C&S TRANSPORT VIAL OF STOOL OR RECTAL SWAB PLACED IN STOOL CULTURE TRANSPORT VIAL.
CONTAINER: STOOL CULTURE TRANSPORT VIAL IS REQUIRED
TRANSPORT: ROOM TEMPERATURE
STREP GP B CULTURE/DNA PROBE Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: OBTAIN ONE OR TWO SWABS USING EITHER A RED CAP, AMIES LIQUID TRANSPORT MEDIUM SWAB OR BLUE CAP, AMIES GEL MEDIUM SWAB OF THE
VAGINAL INTROITUS AND THE ANORECTUM AS RECOMMENDED BY THE CDC.
CONTAINER: ONE TRANSPORT SWAB
TRANSPORT: ROOM TEMPERATURE
TESTOSTERONE, (DIRECT) FREE Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 0.5 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: RED-TOP TUBE
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.3 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE; STATE PATIENT’S AGE AND SEX ON THE REQUEST FORM.
TESTOSTERONE, FREE/TOTAL Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 1 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: RED-TOP TUBE
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.8 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE;
•CENTRIFUGE WITHIN 2 HOURS OF COLLECTION;
•PLACE SERUM IN TRANSPORT TUBE FOR PROCESSING.
TESTOSTERONE, FREE/TOTAL/WEAKLY BOUND Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 3 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: RED-TOP TUBE
MINIMUM VOLUME: 1.3 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
TESTOSTERONE, TOTAL Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 0.8 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: RED-TOP TUBE
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.3 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE; CENTRIFUGE WITHIN 2 HOURS OF COLLECTION; PLACE SERUM IN TRANSPORT TUBE FOR PROCESSING.
THEOPHYLLINE Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 1 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: RED-TOP (SERUM) TUBE
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.3 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
THIAMINE (VITAMIN B-1) Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 2 ML WHOLE BLOOD
TUBE TYPE: GREEN TOP TUBE
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.6 ML
TRANSPORT: FREEZE
PROTECT FROM LIGHT WITHIN 1 HR OF COLLECTION AND DURING
STORAGE AND SHIPMENT. TRANSFER 3 ML WHOLE BLOOD TO AN
AMBER TRANSPORT TUBE. THIS IS A LIGHT SENSITIVE TEST.
THROAT, BETA-HEMOLYTIC STREPCULTURE, GROUP A Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 1 OR 2 SWABS FROM MATERIAL FROM POSTERIOR PHARYNX, TONSILS, OR OTHER INFLAMED AREA.
CONTAINER: BACTERIAL SWAB TRANSPORT CONTAINING AMIES GEL (PREFERRED) OR DOUBLE DRY DACRON SWAB BOTH TONSILLAR PILLARS AND THE
OROPHARYNX SHOULD BE SWABBED DO NOT ALLOW THE SWAB TO TOUCH THE TONGUE.
TRANSPORT: ROOM TEMPERATURE; SUBMIT WITHIN 72 HOURS.
THROMBIN TIME Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 5 ML PLASMA
TUBE TYPE: LIGHT BLUE TOP (SODIUM CITRATE) TUBE
MINIMUM VOLUME: 5 ML
TRANSPORT: ROOM TEMPERATURE; PROCESSING BLUE TOP FOR PPP: CENTRIFUGE BLUE TOP AT 4000 RPM FOR 15 MINS. TRANSFER PLASMA FROM CELLS TO A LABELED PLASTIC TUBE.
THYROGLOBULIN, QUANT Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 1 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 1 ML
TRANSPORT: FREEZE
ALLOW TO CLOT IN UPRIGHT POSITION FOR 30 MINS. CENTRIFUGE
WITHIN 2 HRS OF COLLECTION. TRANSFER TO PLASTIC TRANSPORT
WITHIN 2 HRS OF COLLECTION. INCLUDES: THYROGLOBULIN AND
ANTI-THYROGLOBULIN.
THYROID PROFILE Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 1 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.5 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
THYROID STIMULATING HORMONE (TSH), 3RD GENERATION Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 0.8 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.3 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
THYROXINE (T4) Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 1 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.8 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
THYROXINE, FREE (T4) Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 0.8 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.3 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
TOTAL PROTEIN Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 1 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.5 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
TRANSFERRIN Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 2 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 1 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
TRIGLYCERIDES Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 1 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.5 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE.
TRIIODOTHYRONINE (T3) Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 0.8 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.3 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
TRIIODOTHYRONINE (T3)-UPTAKE Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 2 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 1 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
TRIIODOTHYRONINE, FREE (T3) Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 0.8 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.3 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
TROPONIN I Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 0.8 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.3 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
TUMOR PROFILE Tube Type:
COLLECTION DEVICE/TUBE TYPE: 1 SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE
INSTRUCTIONS ON COLLECTION: 1 SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE (CENTRIFUGE AFTER COLLECTION) REFRIGERATED
MINIMUM VOLUME: 2 ML SERUM REFRIGERATED
UNSATURATED IRON BINDING CAPACITY (UIBC) Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 2 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 1 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
UPPER RESPIRATORY CULTURE, ROUTINE Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: ONE SWAB OR ASPIRATED MATERIAL OF THROAT SWAB, NASOPHARYNX SWAB, NARES SWAB, EAR SWAB
CONTAINER: BACTERIAL CULTURE TRANSPORT SWAB
TRANSPORT: ROOM TEMPERATURE
SUBMIT WITHIN 72 HOURS
URIC ACID Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 1 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.5 ML
TRANSPORT: ROOM TEMPERATURE
URINALYSIS, ROUTINE Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 10 ML URINE SUBMITTED IN URINALYSIS PRESERVATIVE/TRANSPORT TUBE
CONTAINER: ROUTINE URINALYSIS TUBE
MINIMUM VOLUME: 5 ML
TRANSPORT:REFRIGERATE; SUBMIT WITHIN 48 HOURS; UNPRESERVED URINE WILL NOT BE ACCEPTED.
*LAB WILL REFLEX ALL POSITIVE SPECIMENS TO CULTURE. PLEASE
COLLECT & SEND CULTURE TUBE WITH URINALYSIS TUBE.
URINE CULTURE, ROUTINE Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 4 ML RANDOM, CLEAN CATCH, MIDSTREAM URINE COLLECTION.
CONTAINER: GRAY-TOP URINE CULTURE TRANSPORT TUBE.
MINIMUM VOLUME: 4 ML.
TRANSPORT: ROOM TEMPERATURE-PRESERVED. SUBMIT WITHIN 48 HOURS.
URINE DRUG SCREEN (UDS) QUALITATIVE 13 PANEL, PLUS VALIDITY Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 5 ML URINE
MINIMUM VOLUME: 2 ML
CONTAINER: COLLECTION KIT
TRANSPORT: ROOM TEMPERATURE
URINE, PROTEIN AND CREATININE Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 50 ML RANDOM URINE
TUBE TYPE: PLASTIC URINE CONTAINER, NO PRESERVATIVE
MINIMUM VOLUME: 50 ML ALIQUOT OF ENTIRE COLLECTION
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
VAGINAL YEAST CULTURE, INDENTIFICATION Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: RAW SPECIMEN OR SWAB SPECIMENS IN TRANSPORT MEDIA
TUBE TYPE: STERILE CONTAINER OR TRANSPORT SWAB
MINIMUM VOLUME: 1 SWAB
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE; RAW SPECIMEN ROOM TEMPERATURE
VALPROIC ACID (DEPAKOTE) Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 1ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: RED-TOP (SERUM) TUBE
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.3 ML; TRANSFER SEPARATED SERUM OR PLASMA TO A PLASTIC TRANSPORT TUBE.
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
VANCOMYCIN Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 2ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: RED-TOP (SERUM) TUBE
MINIMUM VOLUME: 1 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
VARICELLA-ZOSTER V AB, IGG Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 0.5 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.5 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
VARICELLA-ZOSTER V AB, IGM Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 1 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.5 ML
TRANSPORT: ROOM TEMPERATURE
VIRAL CULTURE, RAPID, LESION; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS CULTURE Tube Type:
SPECIMEN:
• VESICLE, LESION FLUID, SCRAPINGS OR SWAB FROM THE BASE OF THE LESION IN V-C- M MEDIUM (GREEN-CAP) TUBE OR EQUIVALENT.
• 2 ML OF CSF IN STERILE TUBE OR V-C- M MEDIUM (GREEN-CAP) TUBE OR EQUIVALENT.
• UROGENITAL AND RESPIRATORY SPECIMENS SUCH AS SWABS, SECRETIONS OR WASHINGS, SHOULD BE INOCULATED INTO V-C- M MEDIUM (GREEN-CAP) TUBE OR EQUIVALENT OR SUBMITTED IN A STERILE LEAK-PROOF CONTAINER.
CONTAINER: SWABS: V-C- M MEDIUM (GREEN-CAP) TUBE OR EQUIVALENT CSF; RESPIRATORY FLUIDS: STERILE, LEAK-PROOF CONTAINER OR V-C- M MEDIUM (GREEN-CAP) TUBE OR EQUIVALENT
MINIMUM VOLUME: 1 ML OF CSF OR FLUID AND ONE SWAB IN V-C- M MEDIUM (GREEN-CAP) TUBE OR EQUIVALENT
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE; USE ONLY PLASTIC SHAFT RAYON OR DACRON SWABS
VIRAL CULTURE, RAPID, LESION; HERPES SIMPLEX VIRUS CULTURE WITH REFLEX TYPING Tube Type:
SPECIMEN:
• VESICLE, LESION FLUID, SCRAPINGS OR SWAB FROM THE BASE OF THE LESION IN V-C- M MEDIUM (GREEN-CAP) TUBE OR EQUIVALENT.
• 2 ML OF CSF IN STERILE TUBE OR V-C- M MEDIUM (GREEN-CAP) TUBE OR EQUIVALENT.
• UROGENITAL AND RESPIRATORY SPECIMENS SUCH AS SWABS, SECRETIONS OR WASHINGS, SHOULD BE INOCULATED INTO V-C- M MEDIUM (GREEN-CAP) TUBE OR EQUIVALENT OR SUBMITTED IN A STERILE LEAK-PROOF CONTAINER.
CONTAINER: SWABS: V-C- M MEDIUM (GREEN-CAP) TUBE OR EQUIVALENT CSF; RESPIRATORY FLUIDS: STERILE, LEAK-PROOF CONTAINER OR V-C- M MEDIUM (GREEN-CAP) TUBE OR EQUIVALENT
MINIMUM VOLUME: 1 ML OF CSF OR FLUID AND ONE SWAB IN V-C- M MEDIUM (GREEN-CAP) TUBE OR EQUIVALENT
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE; USE ONLY PLASTIC SHAFT RAYON OR DACRON SWABS
VITAMIN B12 Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 0.8 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.3 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
VITAMIN B12 AND FOLATE Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 1.5 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.6 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
VITAMIN D, 25-HYDROXY Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 0.5 ML SERUM
TUBE TYPE: SERUM (SST) / TIGER-TOP TUBE / TIGER TOP
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.3 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE
WHITE BLOOD CELL COUNT (WBC) Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 2 ML WHOLE BLOOD
TUBE TYPE: LAVENDER-TOP (EDTA) TUBE
MINIMUM VOLUME: PEDIATRIC EDTA WHOLE BLOOD TUBE; INVERT 8-10 TIMES IMMEDIATELY AFTER COLLECTION
TRANSPORT: ROOM TEMPERATURE
ZINC Tube Type:
SPECIMEN: 2ML OF SERUM
TUBE TYPE: ROYAL BLUE-TOP (EDTA) TUBE
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.6 ML
TRANSPORT: REFRIGERATE; SPIN AND SEPARATE WITHIN 2 HRS OF COLLECTION, PLACE SERUM INTO TRANSFER TUBE FOR PROCESSING.
