| Specimen requirements: |
Denture Container
for Fecal Samples |
| |
or: Sterile
Specimen Container |
| |
or:MCC Stool
Collection Kit (Available from Micro Lab) |
| Reference ranges: |
| CATEGORY |
LOW |
HIGH |
UNITS |
QUALITATIVE |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
N/A |
NEGATIVE |
|
| Unit of measure: |
N/A |
| Ideal sample: |
Entire formed specimen/10 mL if
liquid |
| Absolute minimum amount: |
1 TBSP or 10 mL |
| Method of collection: |
N/A |
| Transportation: |
Fresh within 1-2 hours. If not, place
in PVA/formalin preservative or refrigerate. |
| Label instructions: |
All containers must be labeled with
patient name and medical record number. |
| The following substances can
adversely affect the results: |
Barium, Bismuth, Caster Oil, Mineral
Oil |
| Request test on form: |
Multi Labs/Micro/Viro/Serology (
151-905 ) |
| Order/entry screen(s): |
Microbiology/Virology |
| Stat frequency: |
N/A |
| Stat turn around time: |
N/A |
| Routine frequency: |
Daily; max. of one sample/day. |
| Must be in by: |
N/A |
| Routine turn around time: |
48 Hours for a NEGATIVE report |
| For Hillcrest deliver to: |
Microbiology : Room 2-109 |
| For Thornton deliver to: |
Microbiology : Processing Desk, 1st
floor,
|
| |
Hospital, room 1-013
|
| Scheduling requirements : |
N/A |
| Method: |
N/A |
| Special Instructions: |
All liquid samples must be delivered
within 1 hour for a proper stain and wet mount exam to be performed. The
trichrome stain is performed on all fecal samples submitted for ova and parasite
exam. |
| |
Results are available on a Chart Copy |
| |
Results are Qualitative |
| SOFT LAB abbreviation: |
TRIST |
| Secondary code: |
4704 |
| Lab Processing Instructions: |
N/A |
