Collection Guidelines

Specimen Collection Guidelines

Accurate test results are the result of the entire process of patient preparation, specimen collection, handling and transportation, as well as performance of test procedures and the interpretation and reporting of results. Specific specimen requirements for each determination, including sample size, are provided in the on-line Laboratory Test Table.

Clinician Information

• Adverse Transfusion Reactions
• Collection/Transport Guide For Stool Orders
• Microbiology Collection Devices
• MRSA PCR Specimen Collection Guide
• Pap Smear Specimen Collection Using
  — Fast Smear Technique
  — Fast Smear Technique and Surgi-Path Pap Smear Organizer with Cytology Fixative Spray
  — SurePath Pap Test Method
  — ThinPrep Pap Test Method
• Patient Safety and Specimen Labeling Guidelines
• Potential Agents of Bioterrorism Specimen Collection
• Respiratory Virus Testing Information
• RPMI Transport Media
• Specimens for Leukemia, Lymphoma and Other Oncology Referrals
• Specimens for Prenatal, Neonatal, Adolescent and Adult Genetic Referrals
• Stool Specimen Collection Guidelines, 24 Hours
• Therapeutic Drug Monitoring (TDM) Guidelines for Adults 
• Therapeutic Drug Monitoring (TDM) Guidelines for Legacy Children's Services
• Tissue Preservation Guide
• Transfusion Guidelines and Audit Criteria for 
  — Adults
  — Infants Less than Four Months of Age
  — Ped Patients Greater Than or Equal to Four Months of Age 
• Viral Pertussis Collection Instructions

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Patient Instruction Sheets

• Cystic Fibrosis Questionaire
• Molecular Genetics - Biochemical Disorders Patient Information Sheet
• Patient Instructions for Collecting a Chlamydia Gonorrehea Urine Sample
• Patient Instructions for Collecting a Mid-Stream Urine Sample
• Patient Instructions for Collecting a Pinworm Sample
• Patient Instructions for Collecting a Post-Vasectomy Sample
• Patient Instructions for Collecting a Semen Fertility Screen Sample
• Patient Instructions for Collecting a Sputum Sample
• Patient Instructions for Collecting a Stool Sample
• Patient Instructions for Collecting a Timed Urine Sample, 24, 28, 72 Hours 
• Transfusion Consent Form 

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