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STAT BLOOD TESTS REQUISITION GUIDE FOR MICROTAINER SAMPLES
Chemistry panels
Basic Metabolic Panel [BMP]
Comprehensive Metabolic Panel [CMP]
Electrolyte Panel [EP]
Hepatic Function Panel [HFP]
Renal Function Panel [RFP]

R
R
R
R
R

Y
Y
Y
Y
Y

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]
Calicum [CA]
Carbon Dioxide [CO2]
Chloride [CL]
Cholesterol, HDL [HDL]
Cholesterol, Total [CHOL]
CK, Total [CK]
Creatinine [CREAT]
Ethanol [ETH]
GGT [GGT]
Glucose [GLU]
Lactate [LACT/V] (ice)
LDH [LDH]
Lipase [LIP]
Magnesium [MG]
Osmolality [OSMO]
Phosphorus [PHOS]
Potassium [K]
Protein, Total [PROT]
SGOT (ALT) [SGOT]
SGPT (AST) [SGPT]
Sodium [NA]
Triglycerides [TRIG]
Troponin I [TROP]
Urea Nitrogen [BUN]
Uric Acid [URIC]

R
R
R
L
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
G
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R
R

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
Y
Y

G
G
G

G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G
G

G

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
Therapeutic Drug Monitoring
Amikacin [AMIK PRE, POST or RND]
Carbamezapine [CARB]
Digoxin [DIG]
Dilantin [DIL]
Gentamicin [GENT PRE, POST or RND]
Lithium [LI]
Methotrexate [MTRX]
Phenobarbital [PHEN]
Quinidine [QUIN]
Theophylline [THEO]
Tobramycin [TOBRA PRE, POST or RND]
Vancomycin [VANCO PRE, POST or RND]

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

Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
Y
RRed top microtainer
YYellow top microtainer
GGreen top microtainer
LLavender top microtainer
B1.6mL Blue top tube
noneMicrotainer samples not acceptable
Red top microtainer = Red top glass tube = no anticoagulant, no gel
Yellow top microtainer = Tiger-top or SST = no anticoagulant, contains gel
Green top microtainer = Green top tube = lithium heparin anticoagulant, may have gel
Lavender top microtainer = Lavender top tube = K2 EDTA anticoagulant, no gel
1.6 mL Blue top tube = 4.5 mL Blue top tube = Sodium citrate anticoagulant, no gel



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