| Specimen requirements: |
Cerebrospinal
Fluid Collection Tubes |
| Unit of measure: |
N/A |
| Ideal sample: |
2 mL |
| Absolute minimum amount: |
0.5 mL |
| Method of collection: |
N/A |
| Transportation: |
N/A |
| Label instructions: |
N/A |
| Request test on form: |
MULTI LABS [Chem/Hem/UA/Tox/BB/Rheum]
( 151-104 ) |
| Order/entry screen(s): |
Hematology/Coagulation |
| Stat frequency: |
Daily |
| Stat turn around time: |
1 hour |
| Routine frequency: |
Daily |
| Must be in by: |
N/A |
| Routine turn around time: |
4 Hours |
| For Hillcrest deliver to: |
SCRAP : Specimen Central Receiving
and
|
| |
Processing, room 2-117
|
| For Thornton deliver to: |
Hematology : Processing Desk, 1st
floor,
|
| |
Hospital, room 1-013
|
| Scheduling requirements : |
N/A |
| Method: |
Manual Microscopy |
| Special Instructions: |
CSF specimens must be collected in
screw-top CSF collection tubes or plain red top tubes and delivered to the micro
lab room# 2-109. CSF specimens must have the appropriate specimen tube labeled
on the outside of each tube and on each individual requisition (i.e. tube# 1,
tube# 2, etc.). Specimens delivered in syringes are unacceptable and will need
to be transferred to the correct container by a person from the collection site. |
| CyberLAB abbreviation: |
CSFCC |
| CyberLAB code: |
7126 |
| Lab Processing Instructions: |
N/A |
