TEST CODES & SPECIMEN REQUIREMENTS MANUAL VERSION 2.0
Test Specification Guide - Ottawa Inner City Health
Test Specification Guide - Ottawa Inner City Health
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<strong>TEST</strong> CODE <strong>SPECIMEN</strong> REQUIREMENT VACUTAINER BILLING LOC<br />
CD3, CD4, CD8<br />
(LYMPHOCYTE MARKER-T<br />
CELL ONLY)<br />
(T CELL LYMPHOCYTE<br />
MARKER ONLY)<br />
CD3<br />
CD4<br />
CD8<br />
Blood<br />
Specimen collection Monday – Tuesday<br />
ONLY<br />
Store at room temperature<br />
Do not transport on ice<br />
LAVENDER OHIP CML<br />
Complete a “CML Lymphocyte Marker T<br />
Cells Only Form”<br />
FOR ALL OTHER MARKERS SEE –<br />
LYMPOHCYTE MARKERS<br />
MUST REACH MAIN LAB BY<br />
THURSDAY AT 12 NOON<br />
NOTIFY CLIENT SERVICES DEPT.<br />
PRIOR TO SENDING ON THURSDAY<br />
AM, TO ENSURE <strong>SPECIMEN</strong>S ARE<br />
SENT TO REFERENCE LAB SAME<br />
DAY<br />
TAT – 3 days<br />
CD19<br />
(LYMPHOCYTE MARKERS)<br />
(T & B CELLS)<br />
See<br />
IMMUNO PHENOTYPING<br />
C-PEPTIDE<br />
C-PEP<br />
Plasma<br />
2 mL<br />
Fasting specimen required<br />
GREEN<br />
with heparin<br />
OHIP<br />
CML<br />
FREEZE PLASMA AND SEND FROZEN<br />
Transport specimen in a separate brown<br />
paper bag Labelled „Frozen Sample‟<br />
TAT – 10 days<br />
C-REACTIVE PROTEIN<br />
(CRP)<br />
CRP<br />
Serum<br />
Centrifuge only<br />
TAT – 1 day<br />
YELLOW SST OHIP BTL<br />
C-REACTIVE PROTEIN<br />
HIGH SENSITIVITY<br />
(CRP– HIGH SENSITIVITY)<br />
CRPHS<br />
Serum<br />
1 mL<br />
TAT – 15 days<br />
YELLOW SST OHIP CML<br />
CA 125<br />
(OV 125)<br />
CA125<br />
Serum<br />
Centrifuge only<br />
1 mL<br />
YELLOW SST $35.00 CML<br />
NOT to be used as a screening test<br />
Malignancy must be established<br />
TAT – 10 days<br />
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<strong>TEST</strong> SPECIFICATION GUIDE (TSG)<br />
Created by Vedrana Vaskovic QC Coordinator<br />
BIO-<strong>TEST</strong> LABS<br />
168 Charlotte St., Ottawa, ON., K1N 8K6<br />
Last printed 28/11/2011 1:52 PM<br />
BIO-<strong>TEST</strong> LABORATORY<br />
Tel: (613) 789-4242<br />
Fax: (613) 789-7033<br />
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