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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

17-Beta Estradiol

5'Hydroxytryptamine

Location:

Send out test

Comments:

see "Serotonin", 38

Comments:

see "Estradiol", 20.

5'Nucleotidase

17-Hydroxycorticosteroids, Ur

Meditech

NUC
17-OHCS

HBOC

5,NUCLE 16694

Meditech

OHCS

CPT

83915

HBOC

URINE17 17304

Location:

Send out test

CPT

83491

Specimen:

Spun serum gel tube,

Location:

Send out test refrigerated.

Specimen:

24 hr urine collected with 30

Min. Volume:

2 ml serum

ml 6N HCl or 25ml 50% Acetic

Handling:

Refrigerate serum. Avoid

Acid hemolysis.

Handling:

Submit 100 ml aliquot of 24-hr

urine. Record total volume.


Room Temperature.

A/G Ratio

Comments:

see "Albumin/Globulin Ratio",

17-Ketosteroids,Urine

2
17-KS

Meditech

KS

ABG

HBOC

URINE 17288

CPT

83586

Comments:

see "Blood Gas, Arterial", 9

Location:

Send out test

Specimen:

24 hr urine collected with 25

ABO and Rh


ml of 50% Acetic Acid.

ABO and Rh

Handling:

Submit 100 ml aliquot of 24-hr

Comments:

see "Type and Rh", 40

urine. Record total volume.

Refrigerate.


ACA

2,5 Hydroxy

Comments:

see "Anticardiolipin Antibody

IgM, IgG or IgA", 5

Comments:

see "Vitamin D", 44

ACE

5-HIAA,Urine

Comments:

see "Angiotensin Converting
HIAA Enzyme", 4

Meditech

HIAA

HBOC

URINE 17767

CPT

83497

Acetaminophen

Location:

Send out test Tylenol

Specimen:

24Hr Urine, 25 ml. 50% Acetic

Meditech

ACETA

Acid.

HBOC

ACETAMI 11877

Handling:

Submit 100 ml aliquot of 24-hr

CPT

82003

urine. Record total volume.

Location:

In house test

Optimal pH is < 5. Refrigerate

Specimen:

Spun serum gel tube

Comments:

See"Interfering Substances:

Min. Volume:

0.5 ml serum

24-Hour Urine Collections",

TAT:

R: 5hrs, S/U: 100 min

for food and medication

Comments:

Draw specimen 4 hours and 12

restrictions during specimen hours post ingestion. Time of

collection. ingestion must be noted.
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