Specimen

Body Fluid

Collection Medium:

Minimum:

0.7 ml; lavender top

Testing Schedule:

24 hrs/day, 7 days a week, including holidays.

Analytic Time:

24 hours (upon receipt in laboratory)

Comments:

This test only performed in conjunction with BFX (cell counts).

This test is a pathologist's examination of a wright-stained slide 
prepared on a cytospin.  The specific reason for the examination must 
be noted on the requisition.  A written interpretation by a pathologist 
is reported by computer.  Specimens suspicious for malignancy should be 
confirmed with PAP stained millipore cytology or tissue biopsy.  These 
slides are held in a permanent file for future reference.

See also:
Body Fluid Cell Count and Differential, Miscellaneous Body Fluids