Included in this directory are the most frequently ordered tests and panels. If you are not able to find a test you are interested in please call (800) 862-5655 or email cs@amalab.net and one of our Customer Service Representatives would be happy to assist you.
Specific specimen requirements for each determination, including sample size, are provided in your AMA Test Directory. To avoid additional expense and inconvenience to the physician, the patient, and the laboratory, please make sure you have submitted at least the quantity specified for the test you wish performed. We will attach the notation “Q.N.S.” (Quantity Not Sufficient) to reports on samples that are too small.
The patient’s name and/or identification code must appear on every specimen tube or container submitted to the laboratory. All specimens must be submitted in a sealed plastic bag that is provided by AMA. All specimen containers must be properly sealed, as leaking containers pose a serious health hazard to those handling the containers.
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Blood Collection Tubes:
| Stopper Color |
Maximum Draw |
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Instructions |
Contents |
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| SST |
8.5 mL |
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Do not shake or mix |
Gel Barrier |
| Plain Red |
5 mL |
|
Do not shake or mix |
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| Dark Blue |
10 mL |
|
Mix gently after collection |
Acid washed, sodium Heparin, EDTA |
| Yellow |
10 mL |
|
Mix gently after collection |
ACD |
| Gray |
5 mL |
|
Mix gently after collection |
Potassium Oxalate |
| Green |
10 mL |
|
Mix gently after collection |
Sodium Heparin or Lithium Heparin |
| Lavender |
5 mL |
|
Draw minimum 1/2 full. Mix gently after collection |
EDTA |
| Light Blue |
4.5 mL |
|
Draw last after discard specimen. Fill completely and mix gently after collection. |
Sodium Citrate |
| Plasma Preperation Tube (PPT) |
7 mL |
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Mix gently after collection |
EDTA, Gel barrier |
PATIENT PREPARATION
FASTING SPECIMENS
- No solid food or beverage at least 8 hours before blood is drawn.
SEMEN ANALYSIS
- Abstain from sex for 3 days.
- COMPLETE ANALYSIS: Transport semen sample at room temperature within 1 hour after collection for complete semen analysis (morphology and motilitiy)
- POST-VASECTOMY: collect at least 4 weeks but preferably 6 weeks after vasectomy; submission time not critical; submit as routine.
OCCULT BLOOD TESTING
- For guaiac testing, abstain from eating red or rare meat, taking vitamins and iron supplements, cauliflower, broccoli, turnips, horse radish, cantaloupe, parsnips, red radishes 2 days, prior to obtaining stool specimen.
- For hematologic occult blood testing, no diet restriction necessary.
URINE COLLECTION (24-HOUR URINE TEST)
1. Collect urine in containers provided by the laboratory. When not filling with urine, store in refrigerator.
2. Collect urine from beginning to end of the urination process to reflect total volume of urine voided.
POST-PRANDIAL GLUCOSE
- Administer glucola as directed; collect serum specimen (gray tube preferred) at the time interval specified (for example 1-hour, 2-hour, etc.)
