| Specimen requirements: |
Cerebrospinal
Fluid Collection Tubes |
| Reference ranges: |
| CATEGORY |
LOW |
HIGH |
UNITS |
QUALITATIVE |
N/A |
40 |
70 |
mg/dL |
N/A |
|
| Unit of measure: |
mg/dL |
| Ideal sample: |
5 mL |
| Absolute minimum amount: |
1 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): |
CSF - Fluid |
| Stat frequency: |
Daily |
| Stat turn around time: |
1 hour |
| Routine frequency: |
Daily |
| Must be in by: |
N/A |
| Routine turn around time: |
1-2 hours |
| For Hillcrest deliver to: |
Microbiology : Room 2-105 - Then
SCRAP: Speciimen Central Receiving & Processing, Room 2-117 |
| For Thornton deliver to: |
Chemistry : Processing Desk, 1st
floor, Hospital,
|
| |
room 1-013
|
| Scheduling requirements : |
N/A |
| Method: |
Glucose Oxidase (O2 Electrode) |
| Special Instructions: |
Hillcrest: deliver all CSF specimens
first to the microbiology laboratory. Microbiology will then direct the courier
to specimen central receiving and processing (SCRAP) with the remaining
specimens and request slips. Scrap will then direct the courier to cytology if
appropriate. Thornton: deliver to laboratory, specimen receiving and processing
area, room 1-013. |
| |
Results are available on a Chart Copy |
| |
Results are Quantitative |
| CyberLAB abbreviation: |
SGLUC |
| CyberLAB code: |
2591 |
| Lab Processing Instructions: |
N/A |
