Laboratory Medicine
Test catalogue
Immunology Isohemagglutinin Titre | |
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Test NameImmunology Isohemagglutinin Titre |
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Specimen Type / RequirementsContainer Type = 2 Pink Tops Minimum Venous Volume = 2 x 7 ml EDTA specimen (Pink Top) Tube must fill to at least ½ or greater of its vacuum capacity |
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Specimen HandlingCollection Instructions: Collect sample in 2 Pink Top tubes. Sample should be well mixed at time of collection. Requisition must have ordering physician, phlebotomist signature, collection date and time. Specimen must be clearly labeled with patient information. Please include diagnosis, transfusion and pregnancy history on requisition if applicable. Include diagnosis and transfusion history on the requisition if possible. Stability: Stable at room temperature for 8 hrs. Transportation: Send to Transfusion Medicine lab at room temperature as soon as possible. Sample Rejection Criteria: Grossly hemolytic, icteric or lipemic specimens. Unlabeled and/or mislabeled specimens. Incomplete TM requisitions. |
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Required DocumentationEnsure requisition is complete with ordering physician name and phlebotomist signature, date and time of draw. |
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Turnaround Time (TAT)5 business days. |
Test UtilizationOnce |
Reference ValueAntibody Screening: Negative |
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Test CodeTTIMM |
MethodologyHemagglutination |
Testing LocationSMH-Transfusion Medicine (Blood Bank) |
Other InformationNot performed on Group AB patients Last Updated: June 06, 2019 |