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General
Sample Requirements:
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Each blood tube or individual container must be labeled with:
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- Patient's legal full name
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- At least one of the following identifiers:
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Medical Record Number
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Date of Birth
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Social Security Number
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HIC Number
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Reference ID Number
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- Draw Date / Time
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- Phlebotomist signature
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All
samples must be maintained at room temperature. Do not
refrigerate. All samples must be delivered to the lab as soon as
possible. Routine samples must reach the lab by 1500
on Fridays.
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***SPECIMEN
REQUIREMENTS:
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Yellow Top
(ACD-A) Tubes (10 ml):
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- Avoid hemolysis.
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- Keep at room temperature - Do not refrigerate.
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- Mix gently but thoroughly.
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- Tubes maybe obtained from ITL. Call lab to request.
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- Samples for Cell Surface Markers must be received in lab on the day of
collection. |
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LAVENDER
TOP (EDTA) TUBES (3 ml):
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- Avoid hemolysis.
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- Keep at room temperature - Do not refrigerate.
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- Must be mixed immediately after blood drawing to prevent clotting.
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- Samples for Cell Surface Markers must be received in lab on the day of
collection.
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GREEN TOPS
(Heparin):
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- Samples for Cell Surface Markers must be received in lab on the day of
collection.
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