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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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| | Ammonia, Blood | Amylase, Body Fluid |
| | NH3 | Meditech | BFAM |
| | Meditech | AMM | HBOC | BODY | 12099 |
| | HBOC | AMMONIA | 1548 | | CPT | 82150 |
| | CPT | 82140 | | Location: | In house test |
| | Location: | In house test | Specimen: | 1 ml body fluid |
| | Specimen: | Green top tube, collected on | Min. Volume: | 1 ml fluid |
| | ice. | Handling: | Indicate type of body fluid. |
| | Min. Volume: | 0.5 ml heparinized plasma | Test | Daily; D/E/N |
| | Handling: | Collect on ice; deliver to lab | TAT: | R: 8 hrs, S/U: 75 min |
| | immediately. Avoid hemolysis. |
| | Freeze plasma if testing will | _________________________________________ |
| | be delayed. | Amylase, Serum |
| | Test | Daily; D/E/N | Amy |
| | Reference Range: | Meditech | AMY |
| | 0D-20D | 10-49 umol/L | HBOC | AMYLASE | 1183 |
| | 21D+ | 10-50.0 | CPT | 82150 |
| | Location: | In house test |
| | _________________________________________ | Specimen: | Spun serum gel tube. |
| | Amniotic Fluid L/S Ratio with PG | Min. Volume: | 0.5 ml serum |
| | Comments: | see "Lecithin/Sphingomyelin | Test | Daily; D/E/N |
| | Ratio with PG", 29 | TAT: | R: 8 hrs, S/U: 75 min |
| | _________________________________________ | Reference Range: |
| | Amniotic Fluid PG | 25-125 U/L |
| | Comments: | see "Phosphatidyl Glycerol, | _________________________________________ |
| | Amniotic Fluid", 33 | Amylase, Urine |
| | _________________________________________ | Meditech | AMYU |
| | Amoebic Antibody | HBOC | URINE | 1522 |
| | CPT | 82150 |
| | Meditech | AAB | Location: | In house test |
| | HBOC | AMOEBIC | 16132 | | Specimen: | 4, 12, or 24 hour urine |
| | CPT | 86753 | | collection |
| | Location: | Send out test | Handling: | No preservative |
| | Specimen: | Spun serum gel tube, separated | Test | Daily; D |
| | and freeze serum. | TAT: | 24 hrs |
| | Min. Volume: | 1 ml serum |
| | Handling: | Freeze | _________________________________________ |
| | ANA |
| | _________________________________________ |
| | Amoxapine | Comments: | see "AntiNuclear Antibody", 6 |
| | Meditech | AMOX |
| | HBOC | AMOXAPI | 18005 | | _________________________________________ |
| | CPT | 80299 | | ANCA |
| | Location: | Send out test |
| | Specimen: | Spun serum gel tube | Comments: | see "Neutrophil Cytoplasmic |
| | Antibody", 32 |
| | Min. Volume: | 2 ml serum |
| | Handling: | Room temperature. Collect 8-10 |
| | hours after last dose. |