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ROUTINE BLOOD TESTS REQUISITION GUIDE FOR MICROTAINER SAMPLES
Chemistry Panels
Basic Metabolic Panel [BMP]
Comprehensive Metabolic Panel [CMP]
Electrolyte Panel [EP]
Hepatic Function Panel [HFP]
Lipid Panel [LIPID P]
Renal Function Panel [RFP]

R
R
R
R
R
R

Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y

G
G
G
G
G
G
Chemistry Tests
Acetone [ACET]
Albumin [ALB]
Alkaline Phosphate [AP]
Ammonia [NH3] (ice)
Amylase [AMY]
Bilirubin, Total [TBIL]
Bilirubin, Total and Direct [FBIL]
Bilirubin, Neonatal [NBIL]
C3 [C3]
C4 [C4]
Calicum [CA]
Carbon Dioxide [CO2]
Chloride [CL]
Cholesterol, HDL [HDL]
Cholesterol, Total [CHOL]
CK, Total [CK]
Creatinine [CREAT]
CRP [CRP]
Ethanol [ETH]
Ferritin [FERRITIN]
Folate [FOLATE]
GGT [GGT]
Hemoglobin A1C [HGB A1C]
Homocysteine [HMCYS]
Glucose [GLU]
Immunoglobulins Quant. [QT IGS]
IgA [IGA]
IgG [IGG]
IgM [IGM]
Iron [FE]
Iron/TIBC [FE/TIBC]
Lactate [LACT/V] (ice)
LDH [LDH]
Lead [LEAD]

R
R
R
L
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
L
L
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
G
R
none

Y
Y
Y
G
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y

Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y

Y



G
G
G

G
G
G
G


G
G
G
G
G
G
G

G


G


G







G

Chemistry Tests
Lipase [LIP]
Magnesium [MG]
Osmolality [OSMO]
Phosphorus [PHOS]
Potassium [K]
Protein, Total [PROT]
Prealbumin [PREALB]
PSA Diagnostic [PSA]
Rheumatoid Factor [RF]
SGOT (ALT) [SGOT]
SGPT (AST) [SGPT]
Sodium [NA]
Triglycerides [TRIG]
Troponin I [TROP]
Urea Nitrogen [BUN]
Uric Acid [URIC]
Vitamin B12 [B12]

R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R

Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y


G
G
G
G
G



G
G
G
G
G
G
G

Hematology Panels
CBC [CBC]
CBC W/ Auto Diff [CBC/D]

L
L
Hematology Tests
Hemoglobin [HGB]
Hematocrit [HCT]
Platelets Only [PLT ONLY]
Reticulocytes [RETIC]
Sedimentation Rate [ESR]
Sickle Cell [SICKLE SOL]
WBC [WBC]

L
L
L
L
none
L
L
Coagulation
PT/INR [PT]
APTT [APTT]
Thrombin Time [TT]
Fibrinogen [FIB]
D-Dimer [D-DIMER]

B
B
B
B
B
Drugs (Therapeutic)
Amikacin [AMIK PRE, POST or RND]
Carbamezapine [CARB]
Cyclosporin [CSA]
Digoxin [DIG]
Dilantin [DIL]
Gentamicin [GENT PRE, POST or RND]

R
R
L
R
R
R

Y
Y

Y
Y
Y
Drugs (Therapeutic)
Lithium [LI]
Methotrexate [MTRX]
Mycophenolate [MYCOPHENOL]
Phenobarbital [PHEN]
Sirolimus [SIROLIMUS]
Tacrolimus [FK506]
Theophylline [THEO]
Tobramycin [TOBRA PRE, POST or RND]
Valproic Acid [VALPRO]
Vancomycin [VANCO PRE, POST or RND]

R
R
L
R
R
L
R
R
R
R

Y
Y

Y
Y

Y
Y
Y
Y
Endocrine Tests
Cortisol [CORTISOL]
HCG QT [HCG QT]
Thyroid Profile [TUT4]
Total T4 [T4]
Free T4 [FREE T4]
TSH [TSH]
Triple Screen [TRP SCR]

R
R
R
R
R
R
R

Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Tumor Marker
AFP [AFP]
BHCG [BHCG]
CEA [CEA]

R
R
R
Immunology Tests
Autoimmune Profile [AIP]
ANA [ANA IFA]
Immunodeficiency Profile 1 [IMM DEF 1]
MONO [MONOTEST]
RPR [RPR]

R
R
L
R
R
RRed top microtainer
YYellow top microtainer
GGreen top microtainer
LLavender top microtainer
B1.6mL Blue top tube
noneMicrotainer samples not acceptable


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