| Specimen requirements: |
Blue Top Tube |
| Reference ranges: |
| CATEGORY |
LOW |
HIGH |
UNITS |
QUALITATIVE |
N/A |
>2 hours |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
|
| Critical values: |
| CATEGORY |
LOW |
HIGH |
UNITS |
QUALITATIVE |
| N/A |
<2 |
N/A |
hours |
N/A |
|
| Unit of measure: |
Hour |
| Ideal sample: |
2.7 mL whole blood, blue top
tube |
| Absolute minimum amount: |
2.4 mL whole blood, blue top
tube |
| Method of collection: |
N/A |
| Transportation: |
N/A |
| Label instructions: |
N/A |
| The following substances can
adversely affect the results: |
Clots in Specimen, Improper Line
Draw, Heparin, Hemolysis, Other Thrombin Inhibitors |
| Request test on form: |
Special Coagulation ( D6115 ) |
| Order/entry screen(s): |
Hematology/Coagulation Browse
Function |
| Stat frequency: |
N/A |
| Stat turn around time: |
N/A |
| Routine frequency: |
Monday - Friday, 0830-1630 |
| Must be in by: |
Monday - Friday, 1330 |
| Routine turn around time: |
3 hours |
| For Hillcrest deliver to: |
SCRAP : Specimen Central Receiving
and
|
| |
Processing, room 2-117
|
| For Thornton deliver to: |
Hematology : Processing Desk, 1st
floor,
|
| |
Hospital, room 1-013
|
| Scheduling requirements : |
N/A |
| Method: |
Manual Clot Detection |
| Special Instructions: |
Sample must be received in lab at
Hillcrest within 30 minutes of collection. Sample must be transported on ice. |
| |
Results are available on a Chart Copy |
| |
Results are Qualitative |
| CyberLAB abbreviation: |
DBCLT |
| CyberLAB code: |
6108 |
| Lab Processing Instructions: |
N/A |
