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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 |
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| | Acetone, Serum | Acid-Fast Stain |
| | Meditech | ACET | Comments: | see "Stain, Acid Fast |
| | HBOC | ACETONE | 1589 | | Bacilli", 39 |
| | CPT | 82010 |
| | Location: | In house test | _________________________________________ |
| | Specimen: | Spun serum gel tube | ACTH |
| | Min. Volume: | 0.5 ml serum | Comments: | see "Adrenocorticosteriods", 2 |
| | Test | Daily, D/E/N |
| | TAT: | R: 4 hrs, S/U: 50 min |
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| | _________________________________________ | Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time |
| | Acetylcholine Receptor Binding Antibodies | APTT |
| | ACR | Comments: | see "Partial Thromboplastin |
| | Meditech | ACR | Time", 33 |
| | HBOC | ACETYLC | 16017 |
| | CPT | 86256 | | Reference Range: |
| | Location: | Send out test | 0D-1M | 30-45 sec |
| | Specimen: | Spun serum gel tube, | Female 1M 1D- 17Y | 23-41 |
| | refrigerated. | Male 1M 1D- 17Y | 24-41 |
| | Min. Volume: | 1 ml serum. Refrigerate. | 18Y+ | 24-36 |
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| | Acetylcholine Receptor Blocking Antibodies | Adenovirus |
| | Meditech | MISC | Adeno |
| | HBOC | Manual | Meditech | ADE |
| | CPT | 83519 | | HBOC | ADENOV | 13659 |
| | Location: | Send out test | CPT | 87301 |
| | Specimen: | Spun serum gel tube. | Location: | In house test |
| | Min. Volume: | 0.2 ml serum. | Specimen: | Nasal Wash, Stool, Throat Swab |
| | Comments: | Included in ACRA panel with |
| | Acetylcholine Receptor Binding | Test | Daily; D/E/N |
| | AB. | TAT: | 48 HRS R: 8 hrs S/U: 2 hrs |
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| | Acetylsalicylic Acid | ADH |
| | Comments: | see "Salicylate", 38 | ADH |
| | Comments: | see "Antidiuretic Hormone", 5 |
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| | Acid Phosphatase, Prostatic |
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| | Acid Phos, PAP |
| | Meditech | PAP | Adrenocorticosteroids (ACTH) |
| | HBOC | ACID | 16033 | | Meditech | ACTH |
| | CPT | 84066 | | HBOC | ACTH | 16041 |
| | Location: | Send out test | CPT | 82024 |
| | Specimen: | Spun serum gel tube, separate | Location: | Send out test |
| | and freeze serum. | Specimen: | Two pre-chilled 3-5ml lavender |
| | Min. Volume: | 1 ml serum. Frozen. | top tubes. Draw between |
| | 8am-10am. Keep on ice.Separat |
| | _________________________________________ | Freeze plasma. |
| | Acid-Fast Culture | Min. Volume: | 2 ml EDTA plasma |
| | Handling: | Draw in pre-chilled tubes. |
| | Comments: | see "Culture, Acid Fast | Separate and Freeze plasma |
| | Bacilli", 16 | immediately. |