Lab Test Information: Additives, Transport, and Specimen Details

Question
Can you please tell me the additives used, how you transport, specimen amount and the name of the department that runs the test for each of the following tests: CBC, Ammonia, Complete Metabolic Panel, Hepatitis Panel, Glyoslated hemoglobin, Glucose Plasma, Prothrombin Time and Digoxin

Thank you

Answer
Hi,

The webpage links on the websites below will provide that information.

Most Commonly Used Blood Collection Tubes
Additives:
http://www.uams.edu/clinlab/specimencont.htm

SPECIMEN CONTAINER TYPES
http://www.uams.edu/clinlab/specimencont.htm

Lab Test Search
http://www.uams.edu/clinlab/testa-z.asp

Test
(TEST CODE)
Lab
Section
Special
Requirements
Reference Ranges and Critical Values Testing Schedule and Expected
Turnaround
Time
http://www.uams.edu/clinlab/d.htm

Specimen Requisition requirements
http://www.uams.edu/clinlab/request.htm

Lab Departments
http://www.uams.edu/clinlab/lab.asp

Thanks,
Elizabeth