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 />
CORTISOL<br />
FREE<br />
RCML<br />
3890<br />
24 Hour Urine<br />
10 mL aliquot – submit in an orange or<br />
white cap container labelled CREATININE<br />
and a 50 mL aliquot – submit in an orange<br />
or white cap container labelled CORTISOL<br />
FREE<br />
Preserve 50 mL aliquot with 1 g of Boric<br />
acid<br />
State total 24-hour volume on the OHIP<br />
Requisition, on the specimen container and<br />
in “Notes and Instructions”<br />
Retain a duplicate 50 mL urine sample in<br />
the fridge until test is reported<br />
TAT – 5 days<br />
OHIP<br />
CML<br />
CORTISOL<br />
TOTAL<br />
24TCO<br />
24 Hour Urine<br />
10 mL aliquot – submit in an orange or<br />
white cap container labelled CREATININE<br />
and a 50 mL aliquot – submit in an orange<br />
or white cap container labelled CORTISOL<br />
–TOTAL<br />
OHIP<br />
CML<br />
Preserve 50 mL aliquot with 1 g of Boric<br />
acid<br />
State total 24-hour volume on the OHIP<br />
Requisition, on the specimen container and<br />
in “Notes and Instructions”<br />
Retain a duplicate 50 mL urine sample in<br />
the fridge until test is reported<br />
TAT – 5 days<br />
COUMADIN<br />
(WARFARIN)<br />
RCML<br />
Plasma<br />
Minimum volume: 3 mL<br />
Collect specimen 10–12 hours after last<br />
dose<br />
Record time in hours that have elapsed<br />
between last dose and specimen collection<br />
TAT – 15 days<br />
GREEN<br />
with heparin<br />
$45.00 CML<br />
COXSACKIE VIRUS,<br />
ISOLATION<br />
(HAND, FOOT, MOUTH<br />
DISEASE)<br />
RPHL<br />
Stool / Rectal Swab / Throat Swab<br />
Viral history sheet must be completed<br />
Stool is the preferred specimen<br />
MINISTRY OF HEALTH GUIDELINES<br />
Refer to the General Information Page for<br />
the MOH Procedure regarding specimen<br />
processing and transportation<br />
Use appropriate MOH container: Stool–<br />
Virus–TM<br />
Rectal or Throat Swab– Virus–SW<br />
TAT – 15 to 30 days<br />
N/C<br />
PHL<br />
CREATINE<br />
NO LONGER AVAILABLE<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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