Sample Requirements
Vacutainer
|
Sample type
|
Vacutainer
|
Anticoagulant
|
Capacity
|
|---|---|---|---|
| A | Lavender | EDTA | 4ml/6ml* |
| B | Gold | SST/Gel | 5ml |
| C | Light Blue | Citrate | 4.5ml |
| F | Red | None | 6ml |
| G | Grey | Fluoride oxalate | 2ml, 4ml |
| H | Green | Lithium heparin | 6ml |
| K | Dark blue | Trace metal | 7ml |
* 6ml EDTA tubes are used for specific PCR assays
Other sample types
|
Sample type
|
Description
|
|---|---|
| BC | Blood culture bottle: contact laboratory |
| J | Contact laboratory for advice on sample taking |
| X | Test by appointment |
| RF | Random Faeces |
| LF | Faecal Collection |
| RU | Random Urine |
| MSU | Mid stream urine |
| FCRU | First catch random urine (for DL12/Chlamydia, etc.) |
| CU | 30ml aliquot from a 24 hour urine collection – state total volume |
| PU | 30ml aliquot from a 24 hour urine collection with 10ml of 0.1N hydrochloric acid added – state total volume |
| EMU | Early morning urine (1st sample of the day) |
| SC | 60ml container |
| TPV | Cytyc thin prep vial |
| STM | Orange/Blue swab for culture – swab in transport medium/Blue microswab |
| CS | Black charcoal swab |
| VS | Green viral swab |
| PCR | PCR swab for Chlamydia/PCR Infection Screening |
| MW | Tap/bottled water mouth wash – 20mls |
| AF | Amniotic fluid (5mls PCR – 10mls Karyotype) |
| CVS | Chorionic villus (medium provided by laboratory) |
| UCYT | Urine cytology container |