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Sample Collection Guide Page 1 of 7
(Q-Pulse No. PATH-11 Version 3.2)
BLOOD SAMPLE COLLECTION GUIDE.
Version Q-Pulse No
3.2 PATH-11
Authorised by
G. Dockins, S. Turnbull
Author
L.Messinger
Copy Location of copies
2 1. Q Pulse 2. Pathology Handbook (on Bob) 3. Phlebotomy C 4. Phlebotomy CTOP
Document Key LAB = Laboratory performing the test:
B H M
Blood Tubes:
G P Gr B Gn PK Tn Db
Biochemistry (GreenText), Tel 01271 (32)2345 Haematology (Red Text), Tel 01271 (32)2329 Microbiology (Blue Text), Tel 01271 (32)2347
Gold top - Gel 3.5 mL Purple top - EDTA 4 mL Grey top - Sodium Fl & EDTA 4 mL Blue top - Trisodium Citrate 2.7 mL Green top - Lithium Heparin 4 mL Pink top - EDTA 6 mL Tan top - non-gel 4mL Dark Blue - Sodium heparin 6 mL Black top - Trisodium Citrate 5 mL Contact laboratory
BLACK SPECIAL Note: where multiple tubes are shown
e.g. P
P
P
three purple top tubes will be required
More than one test (up to 4) can be combined in one tube provided they are for the same laboratory. Tests analysed in different labs must each have the required sample.
Laboratory User Guide
Review Period: 3 yearly
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Sample Collection Guide Page 2 of 7
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LAB B B B B M B B B B B B B B B B B B M B B B M B B B B B B B B B H B B M B M B H B H M M B B B B H B B B B B B
TEST ACE ACETAMINOPHEN ACR (ACETYLCHOLINE RECEPTOR) ACTH ACTINOMYCES AFP AIP ALBUMIN ALDOSTERONE ALCOHOL ALLERGY TESTING ALP ALP ISOENZYMES ALT ALUMINIUM AMAG AMH AMIKACIN AMINO ACIDS AMINOPHYLLINE AMMONIA AMOEBIC ANTIBODIES AMYLASE AMYLOID A ANA (ANF) ANCA ANDROGENS ANDROSTENEDIONE ANNA-1 ANTENATAL DOWN'S SCREEN ANTIBODY (AUTOANTIBODIES) ANTIBODY ANTENATAL SCREEN ANTI-CARDIOLIPIN ANTI-CCP ANTI-DNASE B ANTI-dsDNA ANTI-STAPH TITRES A1-ANTITRYPSIN ANTI-X ACTIVITY AQUAPORIN 4 APTT ASOT ASPERGILLUS PRECIPITINS ASPERGILLUS (ALLERGY) ASPIRIN AST B12 BCR/ABL BETA2 GLYCOPROTEIN BETA2 MICROGLOBULIN BHCG BICARBONATE BILE ACID BILIRUBIN
Laboratory User Guide
TUBES G G G P G G G G P P Gr G G G G Db G G G G G P G G G G G G G G G G PK G G G G G G B G B G G G G G G P P P G G G G G G
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
STRAIGHT TO LAB
STRAIGHT TO LAB
STRAIGHT TO LAB, INFORM LAB.
STRAIGHT TO LAB
BEFORE 14:00HR STRAIGHT TO LAB
Review Period: 3 yearly
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Sample Collection Guide Page 3 of 7
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LAB B M M M B B B B B B B M B B B H H B B M M M B B B B B B B H M H B H B H B B M B B M M H B B B M B H H M B B B
TEST BIOTINIDASE BLASTOMYCES BORRELIA BURGDORFERI BRUCELLA ANTIBODIES BNP (proNT-BNP) CA-125 CA-153 CA-199 CAERULOPLASMIN CALCITONIN CALCIUM CAMPYLOBACTER ANTIBODIES CARBAMAZEPINE CARBOXYHAEMOGLOBIN (CO) CARDIAC ENZYMES CLL CD4 CEA C1 ESTERASE CHICKEN POX ( or V.Z) CHLAMYDIA ANTIBODIES CHLORAMPHENICOL CHLORIDE CHOLESTEROL CHOLINESTERASE CHROMIUM CHROMOGRANIN A + B CHROMOSOME CK COAGULATION COCCIDIODES CLOZAPINE MONITORING COBALT COLD AGGLUTINS COMPLEMENT (C3,C4) COOMBS TEST COPPER CORTISOL COXIELLA ANTIBODIES C-PEPTIDE CICLOSPORIN CMV ANTIBODIES CMV PCR CROSS MATCH CREATININE CRYOGLOBULIN CRP CRYPTOCOCCUS CYTOGENETICS DAT (Direct AntiGlobulin test) D-DIMER DENGUE DEXAMETHASONE (SUPP.TEST) DHEAS DIGOXIN
Laboratory User Guide
TUBES Gn G G G G G G G G G G G G P G P P G G G G G G G G Db P Gn G B G P Db G G P G G G P P G P PK G Tn G G Gn P B G G G G
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
ON ICE STRAIGHT TO LAB
TIME OF LAST DOSE REQUIRED OR BLOOD GAS SAMPLE
by 12:00 on Fridays
P Gn
STRAIGHT TO LAB SPECIAL FORM
if local testing required AT 37'C TRANSFUSION LAB
STRAIGHT TO LAB TIME OF LAST DOSE REQUIRED P LABEL BY HAND- SIGNED P
KEEP AT 37
Gn
SPECIAL FORM
°
C
I
N
F
L
A
S
K
STRAIGHT TO LAB
TIME OF LAST DOSE REQUIRED
Review Period: 3 yearly
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LAB M H B H B M M B B B B B H B H H H M H B B H B H B B B B B B B M B B B H B H H H B B H B M M M M M H M H M M M
TEST DIPHTHERIA DIRECT COOMBS (DAT) DNA (MOLECULAR GENETICS) DRVT DS-DNA (ANTIBODY) EBV EBV PCR EGFR ELECTROPHORESIS (PROTEIN) ELECTROLYTES ENA ERYTHROPOIETIN ESR ETHANOL FACTOR V LEIDEN FACTOR VIII FACTOR Xa (Heparin Therapy) FARMERS LUNG FDP (=D-DIMER) FERRITIN FLECAINIDE FIBRINOGEN FOLATE (FOLIC ACID) FLOW CYTOMETRY FREE ANDROGEN INDEX FREE LIGHT CHAINS FRUCTOSAMINE FSH + LH fT4 (free T4) fT3 (free T3) GAD GALACTOMANNAN GAMMA (G) GT GASTRIN GENTAMICIN GLANDULAR FEVER GLUCOSE GLUCOSE-6-PD GLYCATED HB GROUP AND SAVE GROWTH HORMONE GUT HORMONES HBAIC HDL-CHOLESTEROL HEP A, HEP B, HEP C HEP B PCR (VIRAL LOAD) HEP C GENOTYPING HEP C PCR HEP C RNA HFE (DNA) HIB HIT SCREEN HIV HIV VIRAL LOAD HIV GENOTYPIC RESISTANCE
Laboratory User Guide
G P P B G G P G G G G P
TUBES
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS
P B
SPECIAL FORM STRAIGHT TO LAB
P
P
BLACK Gr B P B B B G B G SPECIAL B G P G G G G G G G G G P P G P Gr P P PK G P P P G G P P P P P P P P P P P P P G PK G G P P
Process ASAP TNF, TA/PMR ONLY
STRAIGHT TO LAB STRAIGHT TO LAB
GEL FREE TUBE
SEE ASPERGILLUS STRAIGHT TO LAB TIME OF LAST DOSE REQUIRED
LABEL BY HAND AND SIGN STRAIGHT TO LAB
Review Period: 3 yearly
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LAB M H H H H B M B B B M B B H H B H B H B B B B B M M B B B H M B B B B M M B H M M B M M M B B B H B B B M M H
TUBES G G G Gn Gn Gn G G P G G Tn G G G G G P G SPECIAL G G P G P G G G G Db G P G G G P G P G G P G P B B P G G G G G G G P G G G G G G
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS TIME OF LAST DOSE REQUIRED TIME OF LAST DOSE REQUIRED
GEL FREE TUBE
QUANTIFERON GOLD FROM MICRO
CONTACT BIOCHEM BEFORE TAKING
TIME OF LAST DOSE REQUIRED
TIME OF LAST DOSE REQUIRED CONTACT HAEM BEFORE TAKING
TIME OF LAST DOSE REQUIRED STRAIGHT TO LAB
Review Period: 3 yearly
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Sample Collection Guide Page 7 of 7
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LAB B B M M M H B B B B H B B H B M M B
TEST VALPROATE VANCOMYCIN VARICELLA ZOSTER (VZ) VDRL VIRAL LOAD VISCOSITY VITAMIN A + E VITAMIN B12 VITAMIN D VERY LONG CHAIN FATTY ACIDS VON WILLEBRANDS VOLTAGE GATED CA. CHANNEL ABS VOLTAGE GATED POT. CHANNEL ABS WBC + DIFFERENTIAL WHITE CELL ENZYMES YELLOW FEVER YERSINIA ZINC
Laboratory User Guide
TUBES G G G G P P G G G G B B G G P P G G Db
SPECIAL REQUIREMENTS TIME OF LAST DOSE REQUIRED TIME OF LAST DOSE REQUIRED
