| Specimen requirements: |
2 x 5 mL lavender (EDTA) or PPT. |
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| Unit of measure: |
mL |
| Ideal sample: |
5 mL plasma |
| Absolute minimum amount: |
2.5 mL plasma |
| Method of collection: |
Remove EDTA plasma from cells ASAP. Centrifuge PPT plasma
ASAP. |
| Transportation: |
5 mL plasma, frozen. Submit
specimen in an ARUP Standard Transport Tube. |
| Label instructions: |
"Write in" MULTI LABS [Chem/Hem/UA/Tox/BB/Rheum] (151-104) |
| Request test on form: |
Chemistry Blood Browse Function |
| Order/entry screen(s): |
N/A |
| Stat frequency: |
N/A |
| Stat turn around time: |
N/A |
| Routine frequency: |
Tuesday - Saturday |
| Must be in by: |
N/A |
| Routine turn around time: |
5-10 days |
| For Hillcrest deliver to: |
SCRAP: Specimen Central Receiving and Processing, room
2-117 |
| For Thornton deliver to: |
Chemistry : Processing Desk, 1st
floor,
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Hospital, room 1-013
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| This test is sent to : |
ARUP - Associated
Regional & University |
| Scheduling requirements : |
N/A |
| Method: |
Reverse Transcription Polymerase Chain Reaction / DNA Sequencing |
| Special Instructions: |
CRITICAL FROZEN. Separate specimens must be submitted when
multiple tests are ordered. Remove EDTA plasma from cells ASAP and freeze
in a polypropylene tube at -20°C
for transport. Spin Plasma Preparation Tube ASAP and freeze at -20°C or lower for transport.
This test may be unsuccessful if the plasma HIV-1 RNA viral load is less than
1,000 HIV-1 RNA copies per mL of plasma. |
| CyberLAB abbreviation: |
HIVGN |
| CyberLAB code: |
9944 |
| Lab Processing Instructions: |
Unacceptable Conditions: Serum, whole blood, or heparinized
plasma. Specimens that are thawed or have exposed to repeated freeze/thaw
cycles. Stability: Ambient: 30 minutes; Refrigerated: 2
hours; Frozen: 4 months. |
| CPT Code: |
87901 |
