| Specimen requirements: |
N/A |
| Unit of measure: |
N/A |
| Ideal sample: |
N/A |
| Absolute minimum amount: |
N/A |
| Method of collection: |
N/A |
| Transportation: |
N/A |
| Label instructions: |
Specimen must be labeled with patient
name, Medical Record and Patient numbers. |
| Request test on form: |
Cytopathology ( 151-805 ) |
| Order/entry screen(s): |
N/A |
| Stat frequency: |
N/A |
| Stat turn around time: |
N/A |
| Routine frequency: |
Weekdays |
| Must be in by: |
N/A |
| Routine turn around time: |
2 working days |
| For Hillcrest deliver to: |
Cytopathology : 2nd Floor, Cytology
Laboratory,
|
| |
room 2-113
|
| For Thornton deliver to: |
Thornton Laboratory : Processing
Desk, 1st floor,
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Hospital, room 1-013
|
| Scheduling requirements : |
N/A N/A |
| Method: |
N/A |
| Special Instructions: |
Collect in a sterile container and
send fresh to the laboratory. A Cytopathology requisition form must be filled
out completely to include pertinent clinical history and the requesting
physician's pid number. The routine silver stain run is scheduled for 9am.
Specimens for the routine 9am silver stain run must be received in the
laboratory by no later than 8:30am. After 8:30am they will be stained the
following working day at 9am unless it is requested to be a "rush" case. For
"rush" or "same day" cases to include those for silver stain the specimen must
be received by the laboratory at Hillcrest no later than 12:30pm and "rush" written
on the requisition form with the pager number of the requesting physician.
Write, "rule out fungus and/or pnuemocystis carinii" if these organisms are
suspected. |
| |
Results are available on a Chart Copy |
| CyberLAB abbreviation: |
N/A |
| CyberLAB code: |
N/A |
| Lab Processing Instructions: |
N/A |
