SEROUS FLUID, ROUTINE EXAM

Index:

Order Name SRS COUNT
Test Number: 0800700
Revision Date 01/15/2025

Test Name	Methodology	LOINC Code
Color of Fluid	Visual	6824-7
Appearance of Fluid	Visual	9335-1
Total Nucleated Cells Body Fluid	Microscopy	n/a
WBC Count Body Fluid	Flow cytometry	26466-3
RBC Count Body Fluid	Flow cytometry	26455-6
Neutrophil Body Fluid Percent	Microscopy	26513-2
Lymphocyte Body Fluid Percent	Microscopy	11031-2
Eosinophil Body Fluid Percent	Microscopy	26452-3
Mononuclear Body Fluid Percent	Microscopy	26493-7
Id Pending Body Fluid	Visual	n/a
Specific Gravity Fluid	Optical	2964-5
Body Fluid Type	Prompt	47938-6

SPECIMEN REQUIREMENTS
Specimen	Specimen Volume (min)	Specimen Type	Specimen Container	Transport Environment
Preferred	3 mL (1 mL)	Body Fluid	EDTA (Lavender Top)
Instructions	Note fluid type on Tube and Request. Good for all Body Fluids except for CSF, Semen and Synovial. Invert EDTA tube several times to mix well and deliver to laboratory immediately. Specimen stability is 48hrs refrigerated preferred. Rejection Criteria: Room Temperature specimens, Specimens received in syringes, urine cups, monovette tubes, red top tubes, gel-barrier tubes, or lithium heparin tubes; or specimens that are received frozen, clotted, or have exceeded stability.