Test Production Schedule


F/ACE, Core Laboratory Referred to Commercial Laboratory
POE DESCRIPTION	ACE-Fluid
TURNAROUND TIME	5-7 working days

FBS, Core Laboratory
POE DESCRIPTION	GLUCOSE; FBS
DAYS PERFORMED	Specimen accepted daily, 24 hours
TURNAROUND TIME	Routine: 8 hours; stat: 1 hour; Blood Gas Laboratory: 15 minutes

FFP, Blood Center
POE DESCRIPTION	Fresh Frozen Plasma
DAYS PERFORMED	Daily, 24 hours
TURNAROUND TIME	30 minutes

FISH (Fluorescence In Situ Hybridization), Interphase and/or Metaphase, Molecular Diagnostics/Genetics
POE DESCRIPTION	Call the Genetics Laboratory
DAYS PERFORMED	Mon - Fri, 0800-1400
TURNAROUND TIME	1 - 3 days

FK506, Core Laboratory
POE DESCRIPTION	FK506 (TACROLIMUS), PROGRAF (FK506), TACROLIMUS (FK506)
DAYS PERFORMED	Test is performed Monday-Sunday.
TURNAROUND TIME	Up to 18 hours.

FSH, Core Laboratory
POE DESCRIPTION	FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; FSH
DAYS PERFORMED	Daily on first shift
TURNAROUND TIME	1 day

FVIIIR:Ag Multimers, Core Laboratory Referred to Commercial Laboratory
POE DESCRIPTION	VON WILLEBRAND MULTIMER ANALYSIS; VW MULT
TURNAROUND TIME	5-7 working days

FVIIIR:RCoF, Core Laboratory Referred to Commercial Laboratory
POE DESCRIPTION	VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR ASSAY; VW ASSAY
TURNAROUND TIME	5-7 working days

Fabry disease, Molecular Diagnostics/Genetics
DAYS PERFORMED	Arrange with laboratory in advance, referred to reference lab. (Monday-Thursday; not accepted day before holidays)
TURNAROUND TIME	2 weeks

Factor 10 Activity, Core Laboratory
POE DESCRIPTION	F10 ACTIVITY
DAYS PERFORMED	Mon-Sun, 1600-2300
TURNAROUND TIME	24 hours

Factor 10 Antigen, Core Laboratory

Factor 11 Activity, Core Laboratory Referred to Commercial Laboratory
POE DESCRIPTION	F11 ACTIVITY
DAYS PERFORMED	Mon-Fri
TURNAROUND TIME	5-7 working days

Factor 12 Activity, Core Laboratory Referred to Commercial Laboratory
POE DESCRIPTION	F12 ACTIVITY
TURNAROUND TIME	5-7 working days

Factor 13 Activity, Core Laboratory Referred to Commercial Laboratory
POE DESCRIPTION	F13 ACTIVITY
TURNAROUND TIME	5-7 working days

Factor 2 Activity, Core Laboratory
POE DESCRIPTION	F2 ACTIVITY
DAYS PERFORMED	Mon-Sun, 1600-2300
TURNAROUND TIME	24 hours

Factor 5 Activity (Labile), Core Laboratory
POE DESCRIPTION	F5 ACTIVITY
DAYS PERFORMED	Mon-Sun, 1600-2300
TURNAROUND TIME	24 hours

Factor 5 Leiden, Core Laboratory Referred to Commercial Laboratory
POE DESCRIPTION	FACTOR V LEIDEN; FV LEIDEN PROBE
TURNAROUND TIME	7-10 days

Factor 7 Activity, Core Laboratory
POE DESCRIPTION	F7 ACTIVITY
DAYS PERFORMED	Mon-Sun, 1600-2300
TURNAROUND TIME	24 hours

Factor 8 Activity, Core Laboratory
POE DESCRIPTION	F8 ACTIVITY
DAYS PERFORMED	Mon-Sun, 1600-2300
TURNAROUND TIME	24 hours

Factor 8 Inhibitor, Bethesda Unit Titer, Core Laboratory Referred to Commercial Laboratory
POE DESCRIPTION	F8 BETHESDA
TURNAROUND TIME	5-7 working days

Factor 9 Activity, Core Laboratory
POE DESCRIPTION	F9 ACTIVITY
DAYS PERFORMED	Mon-Sun, 1600-2300
TURNAROUND TIME	24 hours

Factor 9 Inhibitor, Bethesda Unit Titer, Core Laboratory Referred to Commercial Laboratory
POE DESCRIPTION	F9 INHIB BETHESDA TITER
TURNAROUND TIME	5-7 working days

Factor IX Transfusion, Blood Center
DAYS PERFORMED	Daily, 24 hours
TURNAROUND TIME	20 minutes

Factor V probe, Core Laboratory Referred to Commercial Laboratory
POE DESCRIPTION	FACTOR V LEIDEN; FV LEIDEN PROBE
TURNAROUND TIME	7-10 days

Factor VIII, Blood Center
DAYS PERFORMED	Daily, 24 hours
TURNAROUND TIME	20 minutes

Factor VIII (AHF), Transfusion, Blood Center
DAYS PERFORMED	Daily, 24 hours
TURNAROUND TIME	20 minutes

Factor VIII Related Antigen, Core Laboratory Referred to Commercial Laboratory
POE DESCRIPTION	VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR ANTIGEN; VWF:AG; FVIII ANTG
TURNAROUND TIME	5-7 working days

Factor VIII, Antigen Multimer Analysis, Core Laboratory Referred to Commercial Laboratory
POE DESCRIPTION	VON WILLEBRAND MULTIMER ANALYSIS; VW MULT
TURNAROUND TIME	5-7 working days

Factor XI Activity, Core Laboratory Referred to Commercial Laboratory
POE DESCRIPTION	F11 ACTIVITY
DAYS PERFORMED	Mon-Fri
TURNAROUND TIME	5-7 working days

Factor XII Activity, Core Laboratory Referred to Commercial Laboratory
POE DESCRIPTION	F12 ACTIVITY
TURNAROUND TIME	5-7 working days

Fasting Blood Sugar, Core Laboratory
POE DESCRIPTION	GLUCOSE; FBS
DAYS PERFORMED	Specimen accepted daily, 24 hours
TURNAROUND TIME	Routine: 8 hours; stat: 1 hour; Blood Gas Laboratory: 15 minutes

Fat, Quantitative, Feces, Core Laboratory Referred to Commercial Laboratory
POE DESCRIPTION	TOTAL LIPIDS FECES; FECES TOTAL LIPIDS; Q/TLIP
TURNAROUND TIME	5-7 working days

Fatty Acid, Saturated, Very Long Chain, Molecular Diagnostics/Genetics
POE DESCRIPTION	FATTY ACID SATURATED
TURNAROUND TIME	5-7 working days

Fe and TIBC, Core Laboratory
POE DESCRIPTION	IRON & TOTAL IRON BINDING CAP; FE/TIBC
DAYS PERFORMED	Daily, 24 hours
TURNAROUND TIME	8 hours

Fecal Calprotectin, Core Laboratory
TURNAROUND TIME	5-7 working days

Fecal Elastase, Core Laboratory
TURNAROUND TIME	5-7 working days

Fecal Eosinophils, Core Laboratory
DAYS PERFORMED	Daily
TURNAROUND TIME	8 hours

Fecal Fat, Core Laboratory Referred to Commercial Laboratory
POE DESCRIPTION	TOTAL LIPIDS FECES; FECES TOTAL LIPIDS; Q/TLIP
TURNAROUND TIME	5-7 working days

Fecal Leukocytes, Core Laboratory Referred to Commercial Laboratory
TURNAROUND TIME	Preliminary reports available 3 to 6 days, complete reports may require an additional 2-4 days.

Fecal Potassium, Core Laboratory Referred to Commercial Laboratory
POE DESCRIPTION	FEC K; FEC POTASSIUM; FEC POTASSIUM (RANDOM SPECIMEN); K; Q/K
TURNAROUND TIME	5-7 working days

Fecal Sodium, Core Laboratory Referred to Commercial Laboratory
POE DESCRIPTION	FEC NA; FEC SODIUM; FEC SODIUM (RANDOM SPECIMEN); Q/NA; RQ/SODIUM
TURNAROUND TIME	5-7 working days

Fecal chloride, Core Laboratory Referred to Commercial Laboratory
POE DESCRIPTION	FEC CHLORIDE; FEC CL; Q/CL
TURNAROUND TIME	5-7 working days

Feces, Standard Exam, Microbiology
DAYS PERFORMED	Monday-Saturday, 0700-1400
TURNAROUND TIME	1-2 days

Felbamate, Core Laboratory Referred to Commercial Laboratory
POE DESCRIPTION	FELBATOL; FEL
TURNAROUND TIME	5-7 working days

Felbatol(TM), Core Laboratory Referred to Commercial Laboratory
POE DESCRIPTION	FELBATOL; FEL
TURNAROUND TIME	5-7 working days

Ferric-Hemoglobin, Core Laboratory
POE DESCRIPTION	METHHEMOGLOBIN
DAYS PERFORMED	Specimen accepted daily, 24 hours
TURNAROUND TIME	15 minutes

Ferritin, Core Laboratory
POE DESCRIPTION	FERRITIN
DAYS PERFORMED	Daily
TURNAROUND TIME	8 hours

Fetal Hemoglobin Stain, Core Laboratory
POE DESCRIPTION	HEMOGLOBIN F SLIDE ELUTION; KLEIHAUER BETKE; K-B
DAYS PERFORMED	Mon-Fri, 0800-1300
TURNAROUND TIME	24 hours

Fetal-Maternal Hemorrhage Test, Core Laboratory
POE DESCRIPTION	HEMOGLOBIN F SLIDE ELUTION; KLEIHAUER BETKE; K-B
DAYS PERFORMED	Mon-Fri, 0800-1300
TURNAROUND TIME	24 hours

Fibrin Derivatives, Cross Linked, Core Laboratory
POE DESCRIPTION	D-DIMER FIBRIN DERIVATIVES; D-DIMER
DAYS PERFORMED	Daily, 24 hours
TURNAROUND TIME	Routine: 4 hours. Stat: 1 hour

Fibrin Stabilizing Factor, Core Laboratory Referred to Commercial Laboratory
POE DESCRIPTION	F13 ACTIVITY
TURNAROUND TIME	5-7 working days

Fibrin Time, Core Laboratory
POE DESCRIPTION	THROMBIN TIME; TT
DAYS PERFORMED	Daily, 24 hours
TURNAROUND TIME	Routine: 4 hours. Stat: 1 hour

Fibrinogen, Core Laboratory
POE DESCRIPTION	FIBRINOGEN
DAYS PERFORMED	Daily, 24 hours
TURNAROUND TIME	Routine: 4 hours. Stat: 1 hour

Fibrinogen Level, Core Laboratory
POE DESCRIPTION	FIBRINOGEN
DAYS PERFORMED	Daily, 24 hours
TURNAROUND TIME	Routine: 4 hours. Stat: 1 hour

Fibrinoligase, Core Laboratory Referred to Commercial Laboratory
POE DESCRIPTION	F13 ACTIVITY
TURNAROUND TIME	5-7 working days

Fibrinolysis Time, Core Laboratory Referred to Commercial Laboratory
TURNAROUND TIME	5-7 working days

Filbert allergen, Core Laboratory Referred to Commercial Laboratory
POE DESCRIPTION	Hazelnut Allergen
TURNAROUND TIME	5-7 working days

Fine Needle Aspiration Cytology, Cytology
DAYS PERFORMED	Mon-Fri, 0730-1700
TURNAROUND TIME	Immediate evaluation available; 24 hours for routine evaluation

Flecainide, Core Laboratory Referred to Commercial Laboratory
POE DESCRIPTION	FLECANIDE; FLEC
TURNAROUND TIME	5-7 working days

Flow cytometry, Molecular Diagnostics/Cellular
POE DESCRIPTION	ACUTE LEUKEMIA PROFILE
DAYS PERFORMED	Mon-Fri, 0800-1600; weekends and holidays 0800-1630 pm by on-call basis. 85-5329.
TURNAROUND TIME	1-3 days

Fluid Albumin, Core Laboratory
POE DESCRIPTION	FLUID ALBUMIN
DAYS PERFORMED	Specimen accepted daily, 24 hours
TURNAROUND TIME	1 hour

Fluid Amylase, Core Laboratory
POE DESCRIPTION	FLUID AMYLASE
DAYS PERFORMED	Specimen accepted daily, 24 hours
TURNAROUND TIME	1 hour

Fluid Bilirubin, total, Core Laboratory
POE DESCRIPTION	FLUID BILIRUBIN TOTAL
DAYS PERFORMED	Specimen accepted daily, 24 hours
TURNAROUND TIME	1 hour

Fluid Carbon Dioxide, Core Laboratory
POE DESCRIPTION	FLUID TOTAL CARBON DIOXIDE
DAYS PERFORMED	Specimen accepted daily, 24 hours
TURNAROUND TIME	1 hour

Fluid Cell Count, Core Laboratory
POE DESCRIPTION	Pericardial fluid - CELL COUNT & DIFF PERICARDIAL; PERICARDIAL COUNT AND DIFF Peritoneal fluid - CELL COUNT & DIFF PERITONEAL; FL PERITONEAL COUNT AND DIFF Pleural fluid - CELL COUNT & DIFF PLEURAL; FL PLEURAL COUNT AND DIFF Synovial fluid - CELL COUNT & DIFF SYNOVIAL; FL SYNOVIAL COUNT AND DIF Miscellaneous - CELL COUNT AND DIFF MISC; FL MISC CELL COUNT & DIFF
DAYS PERFORMED	Daily, 24 hours
TURNAROUND TIME	8 hours

Fluid Chloride, Core Laboratory
POE DESCRIPTION	FLUID CHLORIDE
DAYS PERFORMED	Specimen accepted daily, 24 hours
TURNAROUND TIME	1 hour

Fluid Cholesterol, total, Core Laboratory
POE DESCRIPTION	FLUID CHOLESTEROL TOTAL
DAYS PERFORMED	Specimen accepted daily, 24 hours
TURNAROUND TIME	1 hour

Fluid Creatinine, Core Laboratory
POE DESCRIPTION	FLUID CREATINE
DAYS PERFORMED	Specimen accepted daily, 24 hours
TURNAROUND TIME	1 hour

Fluid Glucose, Core Laboratory
POE DESCRIPTION	FLUID GLUCOSE
DAYS PERFORMED	Specimen accepted daily, 24 hours
TURNAROUND TIME	1 hour

Fluid Hematocrit, Core Laboratory
DAYS PERFORMED	Daily
TURNAROUND TIME	8 hours

Fluid Lipase, Core Laboratory
POE DESCRIPTION	FLUID LIPASE
DAYS PERFORMED	Specimen accepted daily, 24 hours
TURNAROUND TIME	1 hour

Fluid Phosphorus, Core Laboratory
POE DESCRIPTION	FLUID PHOSPHOROUS
DAYS PERFORMED	Specimen accepted daily, 24 hours
TURNAROUND TIME	1 hour

Fluid Potassium, Core Laboratory
POE DESCRIPTION	FLUID POTASSIUM
DAYS PERFORMED	Specimen accepted daily, 24 hours
TURNAROUND TIME	1 hour

Fluid Protein, Core Laboratory
POE DESCRIPTION	FLUID PROTEIN
DAYS PERFORMED	Specimen accepted daily, 24 hours
TURNAROUND TIME	1 hour

Fluid Sodium, Core Laboratory
POE DESCRIPTION	FLUID SODIUM
DAYS PERFORMED	Specimen accepted daily, 24 hours
TURNAROUND TIME	1 hour

Fluid Specific Gravity, Core Laboratory
POE DESCRIPTION	FL SPECIFIC GRAVITY
DAYS PERFORMED	Specimen accepted daily
TURNAROUND TIME	8 hours

Fluid Triglycerides, Core Laboratory
POE DESCRIPTION	FLUID TRIGLYCERIDES
DAYS PERFORMED	Specimen accepted daily, 24 hours
TURNAROUND TIME	1 hour

Fluid Urea Nitrogen, Core Laboratory
POE DESCRIPTION	FLUID UREA NITROGEN
DAYS PERFORMED	Specimen accepted daily
TURNAROUND TIME	1 hour

Fluid Uric Acid, Core Laboratory
POE DESCRIPTION	FLUID URIC ACID
DAYS PERFORMED	Specimen accepted daily
TURNAROUND TIME	1 hour

Fluid pH, Core Laboratory
DAYS PERFORMED	Specimen accepted daily, 24 hours
TURNAROUND TIME	Blood Gas Laboratory: 15 minutes; stat fluid: 1 hour

Fluid, LDH, Core Laboratory
POE DESCRIPTION	FLUID LDH

Fluoxetine, Core Laboratory Referred to Commercial Laboratory
POE DESCRIPTION	FLUOXETINE
TURNAROUND TIME	5-7 working days

Fluphenazine, Core Laboratory Referred to Commercial Laboratory
POE DESCRIPTION	FLUPHENAZINE; FLUPHEN
TURNAROUND TIME	5-7 working days

Folate Level, Core Laboratory
POE DESCRIPTION	FOLIC ACID SERUM; FOLATE
DAYS PERFORMED	Daily, 24 hours
TURNAROUND TIME	8 hours

Folic Acid, Red Blood Cell, Core Laboratory
POE DESCRIPTION	RBC FOLATE
TURNAROUND TIME	5-7 working days

Folic Acid, Serum, Core Laboratory
POE DESCRIPTION	FOLIC ACID SERUM; FOLATE
DAYS PERFORMED	Daily, 24 hours
TURNAROUND TIME	8 hours

Follicle Stimulating Hormone, Serum, Core Laboratory
POE DESCRIPTION	FOLLICLE STIMULATING HORMONE; FSH
DAYS PERFORMED	Daily on first shift
TURNAROUND TIME	1 day

Follow Up Panel, Core Laboratory
POE DESCRIPTION	FOLLOW UP PROFILE (53)
DAYS PERFORMED	Varies by test
TURNAROUND TIME	Varies by test

Follow-Up Profile (53), Core Laboratory
POE DESCRIPTION	FOLLOW UP PROFILE (53)
DAYS PERFORMED	Varies by test
TURNAROUND TIME	Varies by test

Foreign Body Culture, Routine, Microbiology
POE DESCRIPTION	CU AEROBIC W GRAM STAIN; C AERGS
DAYS PERFORMED	Daily, 24 hours
TURNAROUND TIME	Gram stain: 2 hours after receipt of the specimen in the laboratory. Preliminary culture reports are available after 24 hours. Cultures with no growth are reported after 72 hours. Cultures with growth require a minimum of 3-4 days for completion.

Foscarnet Susceptibility, Microbiology
POE DESCRIPTION	HSV SENSITIVITY SCREEN, MICROBIOLOGY REFERRAL
DAYS PERFORMED	Monday-Friday
TURNAROUND TIME	10 days from viral isolation

Fractionated Alk Phos, Core Laboratory Referred to Commercial Laboratory
POE DESCRIPTION	ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE ISOENZYME
TURNAROUND TIME	5-7 working days

Fractionated Catecholamines Plasma, Core Laboratory Referred to Commercial Laboratory
POE DESCRIPTION	CATECHOLAMINES FRACTIONATED; CATECH FR
TURNAROUND TIME	5-7 working days

Fractionation, Urinary Free, Core Laboratory Referred to Commercial Laboratory
POE DESCRIPTION	U/CATECH
TURNAROUND TIME	5-7 working days

Fragile X DNA Analysis, Molecular Diagnostics/Genetics
POE DESCRIPTION	FRAGILE X DNA BLOT; FRA-X DNA
DAYS PERFORMED	Mon-Fri, 0800-1500
TURNAROUND TIME	3 weeks

Fragility, Osmotic, Core Laboratory
POE DESCRIPTION	OSMOTIC FRAGILITY
DAYS PERFORMED	Blood must be drawn Monday through Thursday only.
TURNAROUND TIME	5-7 working days

Free & Total Hydroxyproline, Core Laboratory Referred to Commercial Laboratory
POE DESCRIPTION	HYDROXYPROLINE; HYDROXPROL
TURNAROUND TIME	7-10 days

Free & Total PSA, Core Laboratory
POE DESCRIPTION	FREE PSA
DAYS PERFORMED	Specimen accepted daily, 24 hours
TURNAROUND TIME	8 hours

Free Cathecholamine Fractionation, Core Laboratory Referred to Commercial Laboratory
POE DESCRIPTION	U/CATECH
TURNAROUND TIME	5-7 working days

Free Hemoglobin, Core Laboratory Referred to Commercial Laboratory
POE DESCRIPTION	HEMOGLOBIN PLASMA; PLASMA HEMOGLOBIN; HGB/P
TURNAROUND TIME	5-7 working days

Free Light Chains, Blood, Core Laboratory Referred to Commercial Laboratory
POE DESCRIPTION	Free Light Chains, Serum
TURNAROUND TIME	5-7 working days

Free Living Amebas, Microbiology
POE DESCRIPTION	MICROBIOLOGY REFERRAL
DAYS PERFORMED	Mon-Fri, 0800-1600
TURNAROUND TIME	Preliminary reports are available after 48 hours or when ameba are detected. Cultures will be finalized after 1 week.

Free PSA, Core Laboratory
POE DESCRIPTION	FREE PSA
DAYS PERFORMED	Specimen accepted daily, 24 hours
TURNAROUND TIME	8 hours

Free Phenytoin, Free Dilantin, Core Laboratory Referred to Commercial Laboratory
POE DESCRIPTION	PHENYTOIN, FREE
TURNAROUND TIME	1 to 5 days

Free T3, Core Laboratory Referred to Commercial Laboratory
POE DESCRIPTION	FREE T3
TURNAROUND TIME	8 hours

Free T3 by Tracer Dialysis, Core Laboratory Referred to Commercial Laboratory
POE DESCRIPTION	FT3/EQDIAL, FREE T3 BY EQULIB. DIALYSIS (includes a total T3)
TURNAROUND TIME	5-7 working days

Free T4 by Direct Dialysis, Core Laboratory Referred to Commercial Laboratory
POE DESCRIPTION	FREE T4/EQUILIBRIUM DIALYSIS
TURNAROUND TIME	5-7 working days

Free Testosterone, Core Laboratory Referred to Commercial Laboratory
POE DESCRIPTION	FREE TESTOSTERONE ANALYSIS; FREE TEST
TURNAROUND TIME	5-7 working days

Free Thyroxine, Core Laboratory
POE DESCRIPTION	FREE THYROXINE; THYROXINE (FREE), T4; FREE T4
DAYS PERFORMED	Daily
TURNAROUND TIME	8 hours

Free Tri-iodothyronine, Core Laboratory Referred to Commercial Laboratory
POE DESCRIPTION	FREE T3
TURNAROUND TIME	8 hours

Free Valproic Acid, Core Laboratory Referred to Commercial Laboratory
POE DESCRIPTION	VALPROIC ACID FREE
TURNAROUND TIME	1 to 5 days

Fresh Frozen Plasma, Transfusion, Blood Center
POE DESCRIPTION	Fresh Frozen Plasma
DAYS PERFORMED	Daily, 24 hours
TURNAROUND TIME	30 minutes

Fresh Plasma, Blood Center
POE DESCRIPTION	Fresh Frozen Plasma
DAYS PERFORMED	Daily, 24 hours
TURNAROUND TIME	30 minutes

Frozen Blood, Blood Center
POE DESCRIPTION	Packed RBC [Comments: 'Frozen washed']
DAYS PERFORMED	Daily, 24 hours
TURNAROUND TIME	1.5 - 2 hours

Frozen Deglycerolized Red Cells, Blood Center
POE DESCRIPTION	Packed RBC [Comments: 'Frozen washed']
DAYS PERFORMED	Daily, 24 hours
TURNAROUND TIME	1.5 - 2 hours

Frozen Tissue Section, Surgical Pathology
DAYS PERFORMED	24 hours
TURNAROUND TIME	Approximately 20 minutes

Frozen Washed Red Cells, Transfusion, Blood Center
POE DESCRIPTION	Packed RBC [Comments: 'Frozen washed']
DAYS PERFORMED	Daily, 24 hours
TURNAROUND TIME	1.5 - 2 hours

Fructosamine, Core Laboratory Referred to Commercial Laboratory
POE DESCRIPTION	FRUCTOSAMINE; FRUC
TURNAROUND TIME	5-7 working days

Functional Antithrombin III, Core Laboratory
POE DESCRIPTION	ANTITHROMBIN III FUNCTIONAL; AT3 ACT
DAYS PERFORMED	Daily on second shift

Fungal Antibodies, Microbiology
TURNAROUND TIME	3 - 7 days

Fungal Immunodiffusion, Microbiology
POE DESCRIPTION	SYSTEMIC FUNGAL PROFILE; SFP
DAYS PERFORMED	Monday-Saturday
TURNAROUND TIME	2-4 days

Fungal Precipitins, Microbiology
POE DESCRIPTION	MICROBIOLOGY REFERRAL
DAYS PERFORMED	Monday-Friday
TURNAROUND TIME	5-7 days

Fungus Culture, Biopsy, Microbiology
POE DESCRIPTION	C FUNGUSSM (NON-SKIN); CU FUNGUS W SMEAR (NON-SKIN)
DAYS PERFORMED	Daily, 24 hours.
TURNAROUND TIME	Smear results: same day if the specimen is received in the laboratory no later than 1400. Preliminary culture reports are available after 1 week or when a fungal isolate is detected. Cultures will be finalized after 4 weeks.

Fungus Culture, Blood, Microbiology
POE DESCRIPTION	CU FUNGUS BLOOD; C FUNGUSBL
DAYS PERFORMED	Daily, 24 hours
TURNAROUND TIME	Preliminary culture reports are available after 1 week or when an isolate is detected. Cultures will be finalized after 2 weeks.

Fungus Culture, Body Fluid, Microbiology
POE DESCRIPTION	CU FUNGUS W SMEAR (NON-SKIN); C FUNGUSSM For CSF only: CU FUNGUS (NON-SKIN); C FUNGUS (NON-SKIN)
DAYS PERFORMED	Daily, 24 hours
TURNAROUND TIME	Smear results: same day if the specimen is received in the laboratory no later than 1400. Preliminary culture reports are available after 1 week or when an isolate is detected. Cultures will be finalized after 4 weeks.

Fungus Culture, Bone Marrow, Microbiology
POE DESCRIPTION	CU FUNGUS W SMEAR (NON-SKIN); C FUNGUSSM (NON-SKIN)
DAYS PERFORMED	Daily, 24 hours
TURNAROUND TIME	Smear results: same day if the specimen is received in the laboratory no later than 1400. Preliminary culture reports are available after 1 week or when an isolate is detected. Cultures will be finalized after 4 weeks.

Fungus Culture, Bronchial Aspirate, Microbiology
POE DESCRIPTION	CU FUNGUS W SMEAR (NON-SKIN); C FUNGUSSM (NON-SKIN)
DAYS PERFORMED	Daily, 24 hours
TURNAROUND TIME	Smear results: same day if the specimen is received in the laboratory no later than 1400. Preliminary culture reports are available after 1 week or when a fungal isolate is detected. Cultures will be finalized after 4 weeks.

Fungus Culture, Nose, Microbiology
POE DESCRIPTION	CU FUNGUS W SMEAR (NON-SKIN); C FUNGUSSM (NON-SKIN)
DAYS PERFORMED	Daily, 24 hours
TURNAROUND TIME	Smear results: same day if the specimen is received in the laboratory no later than 1400. Preliminary culture reports are available after 1 week or when a fungal isolate is detected. Cultures will be finalized after 4 weeks.

Fungus Culture, Skin, Microbiology
POE DESCRIPTION	CU FUNGUS SMEAR (SKIN ONLY); C SFUNSM
DAYS PERFORMED	Daily, 24 hours. Cultures are examined Monday-Saturday.
TURNAROUND TIME	Smear results: same day if the specimen is received in the laboratory no later than 1400. Preliminary culture reports are available after 1 week or when a fungal isolate is detected. Cultures will be finalized after 4 weeks.

Fungus Culture, Wound, Microbiology
POE DESCRIPTION	CU FUNGUS W SMEAR (NON-SKIN); C FUNGUSSM
DAYS PERFORMED	Daily, 24 hours. Cultures are examined Monday-Saturday.
TURNAROUND TIME	Smear results: same day if the specimen is received in the laboratory no later than 1400. Preliminary culture reports are available after 1 week or when a fungal isolate is detected. Culture reports will be finalized after 4 weeks.

Fungus Smear, Microbiology
POE DESCRIPTION	SM FUNGUS
DAYS PERFORMED	Daily, 24 hours; however, test performed Monday-Saturday, 0700-1400 only.
TURNAROUND TIME	Same day if the specimen is received in the laboratory no later than 1400 (Monday-Saturday).

Fungus Susceptibility Tests, Microbiology
POE DESCRIPTION	MICROBIOLOGY REFERRAL
DAYS PERFORMED	Monday-Friday, 0700-1400
TURNAROUND TIME	1-3 weeks

Fungus, Blood Culture, Microbiology
POE DESCRIPTION	CU FUNGUS BLOOD; C FUNGUSBL
DAYS PERFORMED	Daily, 24 hours
TURNAROUND TIME	Preliminary culture reports are available after 1 week or when an isolate is detected. Cultures will be finalized after 2 weeks.



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