Container/Tube: Pink top (Blood
Bank, EDTA) tube
Specimen Volume: 6 mL of whole blood
Transport Temperature: Ambient
Collections Instructions: Patient must be wearing a valid armband containing name, medical record number, and date of birth. Forward promptly.
Note: A collection manager (Phlebotomist) labeled tube is required to have the patient's full name, the patient's medical record number, the phlebotomist’s initials, the date and the time of draw.
A nursing labeled tube is required to have the patient's full name, the patient's medical record number, two sets of initials (from either two nurses or a nurse and a phlebotomist), the date and the time of draw.
ID-MICRO Gel typing system
This test is part of the Type and Screen test battery
This test is also ordered by the laboratory following a positive ANSC (Antibody Screen or Indirect Coombs).
Not applicable
Monday through Sunday
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