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Collection Tube Abbreviations
| RT = Plain Red top | GYT = Gray top | RBL = Royal Blue top |
| RHalo = Red Halo | YT = Yellow top | PT = Pink top |
| BLT = Blue top | GRN = Green top | PPT = Pearl top |
| LT = Lavender top | SGRN = Special Green | GHalo = Green Halo |
Test
(TEST CODE)Lab
Section
Special Requirements
Reference Ranges and Critical Values Testing Schedule and Expected
Turnaround
TimeSaint Louis Encephalitis Antibody, IgG
(STLAB)Ref 6 ml blood, 1 Gold Top
Mark sample as acute" or "convalescent"<1:16 No antibody detected
>1:16 Suggests an infection at an undetermined timeMailout: 5-7 days
ARUPSalicylate
(SAL)Chem 5 ml blood, 1 Light Green 4.0-20 mg/mL
Critical Value: >20mg/mL24 hrs/ 7 days
Results: 2 hrs
STAT: 1 hrSalmonella/ Shigella Culture
(ITCLT)Micro See Culture, Stool Selenium Ref One 7 ml Royal Blue Top 23-190 µg/L Mailout: 5-7 days
ARUPSerotonin Ref 6 ml blood, 1 Gold Top 50-220 ng/nl Mailout: 5-7 days
ARUPSerum Viscosity
(PV)Chem See Plasma Viscosity Sex Hormone Binding Globulin
(SHBG)Ref 6 ml blood, 1 Gold Top Male: 13-71 nmol/L
Female: 18-114 nmol/LMailout: 5-7 days
ARUPSezary Cell Immunophenotype Flow Sodium Heparin GRN & 1 LT. Pathologist's interpretive report M-F
Results: 8 hrsSGOT See AST SGPT See ALT Sinequan Ref See Doxepin Sirolimus {Rapamycin}
(RAPA)Ref 5 ml blood, 1 LT Trough: 3-20 ng/mL
Mailout: 1 week
MAYOSmith Antigen
(SM-AG)Ref See Extractable Nuclear Antigen Smooth Muscle Antibody, IgG
(SMMUS)Ref 6 ml blood, 1 Gold Top <1:20 Normal
1:20-1:80 Positive
>1:160 Suggestive of chronic active hepatitisMailout: 5-7 days
ARUPSodium
Adults (NA)
Neonates (NAP)Chem /
Peds LabAdults: 5 ml blood, 1 Light Green
Infants: 1 green or amber bullet tubeAdults: 135-145 mEq/L
Adult Critical Values:
< 120 or >155
Infants: 133-145 mEq/L
Infant Critical Values:
≤130 or ≥14624 hrs/ 7 days
Results: 2 hrs
STAT: 30 min
Peds Lab:
Rountine: 1 hr
STAT: 15 min
Sodium, Direct
Adult
(NADIR)Peds Lab Adults: 2 mL blood, 1 Light Green
Adults: 137-145 mEq/L
Adult Critical Values:
<120 or >15524hrs/7 days
Results: 2 hrs
STAT: 30 minSpecific Gravity, Body Fluid Heme See Body
Fluid Cell CountSpecific Gravity, Urine
(USG)Heme 8 ml urine 1.003-1.030
Varies with state of hydration and renal function24 hrs/ 7 days
Results: 2 hrs
STAT: 1 hr
Spinal Fluid Cell Count and Differential
(BFS)
Heme See Cell Count and Differential, CSF Spinal Fluid Electrophoresis,
(SFPEP)Imm See Electrophoresis, CSF St. Louis Encephalitis Antibody, IgG
(STLAB)Ref 6 ml blood, 1 Gold Top
Mark sample as "acute" or "convalescent"<1:16 No antibody detected
>1:16 Suggests an infection at an undetermined timeMailout: 5-7 days
ARUPStone Analysis
(STONA)Ref Submit stone in clean, dry container Interpretive Report Mailout: 5-7 days
ARUPStool Culture
(ITCLT)Includes culture for:
Salmonella and Shigella
(Aeromonas, Plesiomonas, and Vibrio are looked for upon request.)
Micro Fresh stool in Cary-Blair preservative/transport vial; fill to the line indicated on vial and mix well. (Must be filled to fill line or specimen will be rejected.)
Not performed on in-patients who have been hospitalized more than 3 days.
Negative
Physician will be called if Positive for Salmonella or Shigella (or designated pathogens when requested)
Daily
Results: 72-96 hrs.Stool, Leukocytes
(FWBC)Micro Stool transported in sterile, no additive, leakproof container Negative Daily,
7am-11pm
Result: Same dayStool, Occult Blood
(OCBLD)Micro Stool transported in sterile, no additive, leakproof container Negative Daily 5am-12pm Result: Same Day Stool, Ova & Parasite Exam
(OP)Ref Stool transported in PVA and 10% Formalin collection set.
(pink and blue cap)
(Must be filled to fill line or specimen will be rejected.)
Negative Mailout: 5-7 days
ARUPStool, pH Ref Stool Container: Fresh stool; 1 gm Variable Mailout: 5-7 days
ARUPStool, Reducing Substances
Ref 5 gm stool, frozen Negative Mailout: 5-7 days
ARUPStreptococcus, Group A Throat Screen
(SGRA)Micro Swab transported in LQ Stuart media (red cap) Negative
Physician will be called with Positive results.Daily
Results: Same day
Streptolysin O Antibody
(ASOTI)Ref 5 ml blood, 1 Gold Top 0-200 IU/mL Mailout: 5-7 days
ARUPStreptozyme Ref 5 ml blood, 1 Gold Top Negative Mailout: 5-7 days
ARUPStriated Muscle Antibody, IgG
(STRMA)Ref 5 ml blood, 1 Gold Top
Separate serum from cells ASAP<1:40 = No antibody detected Mailout: 5-7 days
ARUPSugar Water Test Ref 5 ml light blue top, kept at
20-25 °CNegative Mailout: 5-7 days
ARUPSulfonamides [Sulfas]
Ref 5 ml blood, 1 RT
Indicate which sulfa drug is being administeredTherapeutic: 5-15 mg/dL
Toxic: >20 mg/dLMailout: 5-7 days
ARUPSurmontil
Ref See Trimipramine Synovial Fluid Cell Count & Crystal Exam
(JNT)
Heme See Cell Count and Differential, Synovial Synovial Fluid Smear & Culture
(BFCLT)Micro See Culture, Body Fluid
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