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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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| | Aluminum | Amino Acid Screen |
| | ALUM | Comments: | see "Amino Acid, Urine", 4 |
| | Meditech | AL |
| | HBOC | ALUMINU | 17932 | | _________________________________________ |
| | CPT | 82108 | | Amino Acid, Urine |
| | Location: | Send out test | Amino Acid Screen |
| | Specimen: | 2 ml serum, Red top no gel or | Meditech | URAA |
| | dark blue (no additive). |
| | HBOC | URINE | 16116 |
| | Min. Volume: | 2 ml serum | CPT | 82128 |
| | Handling: | Room Temperature. Draw 1 | Location: | Send out test |
| | tube-discard; draw 2nd tube, |
| | clot 1 hour. Use Acid washed | Specimen: | 20 ml urine, frozen |
| | container for transport. | Handling: | Ship frozen |
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| | _________________________________________ | Aminolevulinic Acid, Urine |
| | Amikacin | ALA |
| | Amikin | Meditech | ALA |
| | Meditech | AMIK | HBOC | URINE | 16058 |
| | HBOC | AMIKACI | 16744 | | CPT | 82135 |
| | CPT | 80150 | | Location: | Send out test |
| | Location: | Send out test | Specimen: | 24 hr urine collected with 25 |
| | Specimen: | Spun serum gel tube or EDTA | ml 50% Acetic Acid. |
| | lavender tube. | Handling: | Submit 100 ml refrigerate. |
| | Min. Volume: | 1 ml serum or 1 ml EDTA plasma | Record total volume. Protect |
| | from light. May also send |
| | _________________________________________ | random urine 1-5 ml. |
| | Amikalin Peakor Trough |
| | Meditech | AMIK | _________________________________________ |
| | HBOC | AMIKALI | 16745 | | Amiodarone |
| | CPT | 80150 | | Amino cordarone, Cordorone, Pacerone |
| | Location: | Send out test |
| | Specimen: | Spun serum gel tube or EDTA | Meditech | COR |
| | lavender tube | HBOC | CORDARO | 11232 |
| | Min. Volume: | 1 ml serum or 1 ml EDTA | CPT | 82491 |
| | Handling: | Specify Peak or Trough level | Location: | Send out test |
| | in req comment field. | Specimen: | Non-gel tube or green top |
| | tube. Separate serum/plasma & |
| | _________________________________________ | refrigerate. |
| | Amino Acid Profile, Blood | Min. Volume: | 3 ml serum or 3 ml Heparin |
| | Handling: | Refrigerate. |
| | Metabolic Screen |
| | Meditech | METAB | _________________________________________ |
| | HBOC | AMINO | 19052 | | Amitriptyline (Elavil) |
| | CPT | 82139 | | Meditech | AMIT |
| | Location: | Send out test | HBOC | AMITRIP | 16124 |
| | Specimen: | Green top tube (sodium | CPT | 80152 |
| | heparin); plasma separated and | CPT | 80152 |
| | frozen. | Location: | Send out test |
| | Min. Volume: | 0.5 ml heparinized plasma | Specimen: | serum or EDTA plasma, |
| | Handling: | Freeze plasma & ship frozen. | separated and refrigerated. |
| | Indicate patient's age, sex, | Min. Volume: | 2 ml serum or EDTA plasma |
| | and a brief clinical history | Handling: | Spin & separate serum from |
| | cells within 30 minutes of |
| | collection. Refrigerate |