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Specimens are to be delivered to the
Special Coagulation Laboratory M-F 8am to 4:30pm and to the SCRAP
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laboratory
after hours, weekends and holidays.
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All
samples and requisitions must be properly labeled with the patient's name,
Medical record number and Patient number.
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The
requisition must also have the Ward/Specimen source, Date, Time of draw,
Physician name, PID number, and Diagnosis.
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Specimens
from other institutions must have appropriate documentation and
authorization to perform tests requested.
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All tests
performed in the Special Coagulation Laboratory use either special tubes
(prepared in the laboratory) with buffered
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citrate or
3ml draw blue hemogard tubes containing 3.2% sodium citrate.
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Blue top
tubes (3 ml)
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Must be delivered within 2 hours from the time of draw. Samples that are
stored overnight must be centrifuged, plasma separated, stored at -60oc
and shipped on dry ice.
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!!DRVVT
samples!! **MUST** be double spun before freezing.
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