Laboratory Medicine

Specimen Handling

Collection Instructions: Must indicate anticoagulant status to avoid delay. Approval from the Medical Director is REQUIRED for inpatient samples. Referred-in patients can be tested without approval from the Medical Director. Outpatients can be tested from pre-approved clinics and ordering physicians.

Write your initials, date and time of collection on the collection label.

Transportation: Send sample at room temperature to the Core lab as soon as possible.

Sample Rejection Criteria: Clotted sample, grossly hemolyzed samples, unlabeled or samples with insufficient quantity will be rejected.