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 />
CARCINOEMBRYONIC<br />
ANTIGEN<br />
(CEA)<br />
CEAN<br />
Serum<br />
3 mL<br />
A CEA Requisition Form completed and<br />
signed by the physician must accompany<br />
sample<br />
YELLOW SST $35.00 CML<br />
Note: to be used when four weeks have<br />
NOT elapsed between CEA test requests<br />
OR when the patient does not meet the<br />
aforementioned criteria and not covered by<br />
OHIP<br />
TAT – 10 to 15 days<br />
CARDIOLIPIN ANTIBODY<br />
(ANTI PHOSPHOLIPIN)<br />
See ANTI–CARDIOLIPIN AB<br />
ACL<br />
CARNITINE, FREE / TOTAL<br />
RCML<br />
Serum<br />
Minimum Volume required: 1 mL<br />
YELLOW SST $60.00 CML<br />
FREEZE PLASMA AND SEND FROZEN<br />
Transport specimen in a test labelled<br />
Separate brown paper bag<br />
TAT – 15 days<br />
CAROTENE<br />
(B–CAROTENE)<br />
RCML<br />
Serum<br />
2 mL<br />
Protect from light by transferring serum into<br />
an amber transport tube<br />
TAT – 7 days<br />
YELLOW SST OHIP CML<br />
CAT SCRATCH FEVER<br />
ANTIBODY<br />
RPHL<br />
Do not centrifuge tube<br />
MINISTRY OF HEALTH GUIDELINES<br />
Refer to the General Information Page for<br />
the MOH Procedure regarding specimen<br />
processing and transportation<br />
TAT – 15 days<br />
PLAIN RED N/C PHL<br />
CATECHOLAMINES<br />
<strong>TEST</strong> NO LONGER<br />
AVAILABLE(Plasma)<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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