Printable Test Catalog - OU Medicine

TUBE OR CONTAINER: Sterile container
SPECIAL HANDLING: Additional fluid, up to 30 ml, may be
required if other tests are also ordered
ORDERING MODULE: MIC
SPECIMEN VOLUME: 30 mL
MINIMUM VOLUME: 10 mL
TEST INCLUDES: BAL quantitative culture and gram stain
TEST AVAILABILITY: Daily
TURNAROUND TIME: 3 days
REFERENCE RANGE: No growth
METHODOLOGY: Culture
CLINICAL USE: Isolate and identify pathogenic organisms
CPT: 87070; 87205
[CULBALIMM] BAL Protocol-Immunocompromised
SPECIMEN REQUIRED: Bronchoalveolar lavage specimen
TUBE OR CONTAINER: Sterile container
SPECIAL HANDLING: For immunocompromised patients ONLY
Notify the Micro lab in advance at 271-4006
If Cytology is required, submit an additional
30 ml of specimen
ORDERING MODULE: MIC
SPECIMEN VOLUME: 25 mL
TEST INCLUDES: Cultures for BAL quantitative, Fungus, AFB,
Legionella CMV shell vial and Respiratory virus;
Smears for AFB, Pneumocystis DFA, Gram Stain,
Calcofluor white prep (for fungi),& Nomarski Prep
TEST AVAILABILITY: Daily
TURNAROUND TIME: See individual tests
REFERENCE RANGE: No growth
METHODOLOGY: Culture
CLINICAL USE: Isolate and identify pathogenic organisms
CPT: 87205 x 2; 87070; 87081; 87281; 87210; 87102; 87254; 87252
[CULBART] Bartonella Culture
SPECIMEN REQUIRED: Tissue from lymph node or organ, such as
spleen or liver or Bone marrow
TUBE OR CONTAINER: Tissue - Sterile, sealed container
Bone marrow - 1.5 mL Isolator
SPECIAL HANDLING: Refer to CULBLDBAR for collection of
Bartonella blood cultures
Send to the Microbiology Lab in a timely
manner with ALL of the culture labels
Call Micro at 271-4006 for further information
ORDERING MODULE: MIC
TEST AVAILABILITY: Daily
TURNAROUND TIME: 3 weeks
REFERENCE RANGE: No growth
METHODOLOGY: Culture
CLINICAL USE: Isolate and identify Bartonella