| | Last updated 12/21/2004 8:57:04 AM | Page 67 |
| | Refrigerate all specimens unless "freeze" or | TAT = turn around time | S/U = STAT/Urgent |
| | "room temperature" is specified in handling info. | D/E/N = Days/Evenings/Nights | R = Routine |
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| | Viral Studies | Vitamin D (2,5- Hydroxy) |
| | VS | Meditech | VITD |
| | Meditech | VS | HBOC | 17122 |
| | HBOC | VIRAL | 3205 | | CPT | 82652 |
| | CPT | 87250 | | Location: | Send out test |
| | Location: | Send out test | Specimen: | Spun serum gel tube |
| | Specimen: | Spun serum gel tube or 1 ml | Min. Volume: | 1 ml serum |
| | spinal fluid |
| | Min. Volume: | 1 ml serum | _________________________________________ |
| | Handling: | Paired acute and convalescent | Vitamin E |
| | specimen; convalescent is | Meditech | VITE |
| | drawn two weeks after acute | HBOC | 16538 |
| | specimen. |
| | CPT | 84446 |
| | TAT: | 1 month after convalescent | Location: | Send out test |
| | Comments: | If no convalescent specimen is | Specimen: | 7 ml serum gel tube, spun. |
| | received, acute sample will | Specimen: | 7 ml serum gel tube, spun. |
| | be discarded and the test | Min. Volume: | 2 ml serum |
| | cancelled. | _________________________________________ |
| | _________________________________________ | VMA |
| | Viscosity | Comments: | See "Vanillylmandelic Acid", |
| | Meditech | VIS | 42 |
| | HBOC | 17114 | | _________________________________________ |
| | CPT | 85810 |
| | Location: | Send out test | Wellbutrin (Buproprion) |
| | Specimen: | Two 7 ml serum gel tubes, | Meditech | WELB |
| | separate serum and freeze. | HBOC | 17367 |
| | Min. Volume: | 5 ml serum | Location: | Send out test |
| | Handling: | Freeze serum | Specimen: | 7 ml serum gel tube, spin, |
| | separate, and freeze serum. |
| | _________________________________________ | Min. Volume: | 2 ml serum |
| | Vitamin B12 | Handling: | Freeze. |
| | B12 | Comments: | Includes Hydroxy-buproprion |
| | Meditech | B12 | _________________________________________ |
| | HBOC | 17411 |
| | CPT | 82607 | | Wet Prep |
| | Location: | In house test | Meditech | WP |
| | Specimen: | Spun serum gel tube, separate | HBOC | PREP, | 3379 |
| | serum and freeze. | CPT | 87210 |
| | Min. Volume: | 1 ml frozen serum | Location: | In house test |
| | Handling: | Avoid hemolysis. 12-14 hr | Specimen: | Vaginal or cervical swab |
| | fasting specimen preferred. | Test | Daily;' D/E/N |
| | Test | Mon-Sat; D | TAT: | 30 minutes |
| | TAT: | 48 hrs |
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| | Reference Range: |
| | Xylose Absorption |
| | 250-1100 pg/ml |
| | Comments: | See "D-Xylose Absorption", 19 |
| | _________________________________________ |
| | Zarontin |
| | Comments: | See "Ethosuxemide", 20 |