| | Last updated 11/29/2004 10:48:20 AM | Page 66 |
| | 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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| | _________________________________________ | _________________________________________ |
| | VDRL, Spinal Fluid | Vitamin B12 |
| | Meditech | VDRL | B12 |
| | HBOC | CSF | 17197 | | Meditech | B12 |
| | CPT | 86592 | | HBOC | 17411 |
| | Location: | Send out test | CPT | 82607 |
| | Specimen: | 1 ml spinal fluid | Location: | In house test |
| | _________________________________________ | Specimen: | Spun serum gel tube, separate |
| | serum and freeze. |
| | Verapamil (Calan/Isoptin) | Min. Volume: | 1 ml frozen serum |
| | Meditech | VER | Handling: | Avoid hemolysis. 12-14 hr |
| | HBOC | 18146 | | fasting specimen preferred. |
| | CPT | 82491 | | Test | Mon-Sat; D |
| | Location: | Send out test | TAT: | 48 hrs |
| | Specimen: | 10 ml red top tube. | Reference Range: |
| | Min. Volume: | 4 ml serum | 250-1100 pg/ml |
| | Handling: | Room temperature |
| | _________________________________________ |
| | _________________________________________ | Vitamin D (2,5- Hydroxy) |
| | VIP | Meditech | VITD |
| | _________________________________________ | HBOC | 17122 |
| | CPT | 82652 |
| | Viral Studies | Location: | Send out test |
| | VS | Specimen: | Spun serum gel tube |
| | Meditech | VS | Min. Volume: | 1 ml serum |
| | HBOC | VIRAL | 3205 |
| | CPT | 87250 | | _________________________________________ |
| | Location: | Send out test | Vitamin E |
| | Specimen: | Spun serum gel tube or 1 ml | Meditech | VITE |
| | spinal fluid | HBOC | 16538 |
| | Min. Volume: | 1 ml serum | CPT | 84446 |
| | Handling: | Paired acute and convalescent | Location: | Send out test |
| | specimen; convalescent is | Specimen: | 7 ml serum gel tube, spun. |
| | drawn two weeks after acute |
| | specimen. | Min. Volume: | 2 ml serum |
| | TAT: | 1 month after convalescent | _________________________________________ |
| | Comments: | If no convalescent specimen is | VMA |
| | received, acute sample will |
| | be discarded and the test | Comments: | See "Vanillylmandelic Acid", |
| | cancelled. | 42 |
| | _________________________________________ | _________________________________________ |
| | Viscosity | Wellbutrin (Buproprion) |
| | Meditech | VIS | Meditech | WELB |
| | HBOC | 17114 | | HBOC | 17367 |
| | CPT | 85810 | | Location: | Send out test |
| | Location: | Send out test | Specimen: | 7 ml serum gel tube, spin, |
| | Specimen: | Two 7 ml serum gel tubes, | separate, and freeze serum. |
| | separate serum and freeze. | Min. Volume: | 2 ml serum |
| | Min. Volume: | 5 ml serum | Handling: | Freeze. |
| | Handling: | Freeze serum | Comments: | Includes Hydroxy-buproprion |