Printable Test Catalog - OU Medicine

[PTHFLD] Body Fluid Parathyroid Hormone
SPECIMEN REQUIRED: Frozen fine needle aspirate or body fluid
TUBE OR CONTAINER: Sterile container
SPECIAL HANDLING: Indicate source of specimen; specimen must be
clear, not viscous or bloody
SPECIMEN VOLUME: 1 mL
MINIMUM VOLUME: 0.5 mL
TEST AVAILABILITY: Daily
TURNAROUND TIME: 2-4 Days
METHODOLOGY: Electrochemiluminescent Immunoassay
CPT: 83970
[PTPN11] PTPN11 SEQUENCING (NOONAN)
SPECIMEN REQUIRED: Whole blood at room temperature
TUBE OR CONTAINER: Lavender (EDTA)
SPECIMEN VOLUME: 5 mL
MINIMUM VOLUME: 2 mL
TEST AVAILABILITY: Daily
TURNAROUND TIME: 4-5 weeks
METHODOLOGY: Polymerase Chain Reaction
[PTPSDEF] PTPS DEFICIENCY
SPECIMEN REQUIRED: Whole blood at room temperature
TUBE OR CONTAINER: Lavender (EDTA)
SPECIMEN VOLUME: 5 mL
MINIMUM VOLUME: 1 mL
TEST AVAILABILITY: Daily
TURNAROUND TIME: 4 weeks
METHODOLOGY: Bi-directional sequence analysis
CPT: 83891 x 12; 83892 x 2; 83894 x 12; 83898 x 24; 83904 x 24;
83912
[PTT] Activated Partial Thromboplast Time
SPECIMEN REQUIRED: Frozen plasma
TUBE OR CONTAINER: Blue (Citrate)
SPECIAL HANDLING: Draw 1 FULL citrate tube; tube MUST be filled
to the fill line to ensure proper anticoagulant
to blood ratio; Invert gently 3-4
times to prevent clotting
Send to lab immediately or centrifuge and
freeze plasma
It is essential to know if patient is on
coumadin
Clotted specimens will be rejected
PT, PTT & Fibrinogen may be performed from
one full tube
SPECIMEN VOLUME: 1 full tube
Testing volume: 2 mL of PLASMA
MINIMUM VOLUME: 1 full tube