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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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| | Angiotensin Converting Enzyme | Antibody Titer |
| | ACE | Ab Titer |
| | Meditech | ACE | Meditech | ABT |
| | HBOC | ACE | 16140 | | HBOC | BBK: | 4070 |
| | CPT | 82164 | | CPT | 86886 |
| | Location: | Send out test | Location: | In house test |
| | Specimen: | Spun serum gel tube, | Specimen: | pink EDTA tube or 10 ml NON |
| | refrigerated. | GEL serum tube |
| | Min. Volume: | 1 ml serum | Min. Volume: | 2 ml plasma or serum |
| | Handling: | Refrigerate, avoid hemolysis. | Handling: | Patient identification must be |
| | complete with unique |
| | identification number. |
| | _________________________________________ | Test | Daily; M-F |
| | Antibody Identification | TAT: | 48 hrs |
| | Meditech | ABID | _________________________________________ |
| | HBOC | BBK: | 4062 |
| | CPT | 86870 | | Anticardiolipin Antibody IgM, IgG or IgA |
| | Location: | In house test | ACA, Anti-Phospholipid Antibody |
| | Specimen: | pink EDTA tube or 10 ml NON | HBOC | ACA-IgM | 16298 |
| | GEL serum tube | CPT | 86147 |
| | Min. Volume: | 2 ml plasma or serum | Location: | Send out test |
| | Handling: | Patient identification must be | Specimen: | Spun serum gel tube |
| | complete with unique | Min. Volume: | 2 ml serum or 2 ml EDTA |
| | identification number. Special | Handling: | Includes IgG (16249), IgM |
| | instructions may be required | (16249), IgA (16280) |
| | for reference lab send out. |
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| | Test | Daily; D/E/N | Antidiuretic Hormone |
| | TAT: | ASAP; Depends on antibody |
| | Comments: | Used only to identify | ADH |
| | antibodies detected on an | Meditech | ADH |
| | Antibody Screen. | HBOC | ADH or | 16884 |
| | CPT | 84588 |
| | _________________________________________ | Location: | Send out test |
| | Antibody Screen | Specimen: | Two 5 ml lavender top tubes |
| | Ab Scr, Indirect Antiglobulin Test | collected on ice, separate |
| | plasma and freeze and a spun |
| | Meditech | AS | serum gel tube. |
| | HBOC | BBK: | 4013 | | Min. Volume: | 4 ml EDTA plasma & 2 ml serum. |
| | CPT | 86850 | | Handling: | Collect on ice, deliver to Lab |
| | Location: | In house test | immediately. Centrifuge and |
| | Specimen: | pink or lavender EDTA tube or | separate plasma & freeze ASAP. |
| | 10 ml NON GEL serum tube |
| | Min. Volume: | 1 ml plasma or serum | Comments: | Patient should be fasting and |
| | Handling: | Patient identification must be | supine. |
| | complete with unique |
| | identification number. | _________________________________________ |
| | Additional specimen may be | AntiDNA Antibody |
| | required for identification or |
| | additional workup. | Meditech | DNA |
| | Test | Daily; D/E/N | HBOC | Anti | 16157 |
| | TAT: | R: 2 hrs, S/U: 1 hr | CPT | 86225 |
| | Comments: | Check for Blood Bank specimen | Location: | Send out test |
| | collected within 48 hours. | Specimen: | Spun serum gel tube, |
| | refrigerated. |
| | Min. Volume: | 1 ml serum |
| | Handling: | Refrigerate. |