Cerebral Spinal Fluid Cytology
Order form: Epic Req
Downtime form: A-1a Doctor-Provider Orders - Pathology Cytopathology
Cytopathology
5222 RCP
356-2517
Specimen(s):
CSF
Minimum:
0.5 mL (or 1 microtube) without fixative
Rejection Criteria:
Frozen CSF specimens.
Delivery Instructions:
Deliver to laboratory immediately after collection.
Turn Around Time:
2 days
Reference Range:
The pathologist will provide an interpretative report.
Comments:
Epic code: LAB8241

Deliver fresh to the lab in a plastic screw top tube labeled with patient name, hospital number, and specimen source. Refrigerate if delay in transport. After 1700 daily, weekends and holidays deliver to Specimen Control (6240 RCP).
 
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Specimens Requiring Immediate Delivery