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• Table of Contents
• Contact Information
• Laboratory Accreditations
• Laboratory Scope of Service
• Quality Management Practices
• Laboratory Collection Stations - Patient Service Stations
• Contacting the Laboratory
• Courier Service
• STAT Test Listing
• Reflex Testing
• Critical Value Policy
• Significant Results Notification
• Confidentiality and Disclosure of Results

B. ORDERING INFORMATION

• Ordering Information 1
• Ordering Information 2
• Completing a CMC Laboratory Requisition
• Laboratory Billing Policy
• ABN

C. SPECIMEN COLLECTION AND MANAGEMENT

• Blood Collection Tubes
• BD Vacutainer Tube Guide
• Collection Tube Code Master Listing
• BD Vacutainer - Preparing a Quality Sample
• BD Citrate Tube Volume Draw Guide
• Blood Collection
• BD Guide - Venipuncture
• BD Guide - Troubleshooting Hints for Blood Collection
• BD Vacutainer Order of Draw for Multiple
• Proper Specimen Labeling 1
• Proper Specimen Labeling 2
• BD Vacutainer Labeling Guide
• Unacceptable Specimens
• Specimen Processing
• BD Vacutainer Preparing a Quality PST Sample for Analysis
• Specimen Packaging
• Special Handling
• Specimen Stability Time Sensitive Test Chart
• Transporting and Tracking Specimens

D. TRANSFUSION SERVICE (BLOOD BANK)

• Pretransfusion Testing Information
• Blood Product General Information
• Blood Product Transfusion Record

E. PATHOLOGY

• Information Requirements for Pathology Specimens
• Pathology Specimen Collection and Handling

F. MICROBIOLOGY

• Specimen Transport Guidelines
• Collection of Microbiology

G. TESTING INFORMATION

• Allergy Testing
• Drug Testing
• Detection of Genital Pathogens
• Glucose Specialty Testing
• Hepatitis Testing
• Thyroid Cascade
• Immunohistochemistry Markers

I. FORMS

• Completing a CMC Requisition
• Lab Request
• GYN Cytology Requisition
• HPV Reflex Test Guidance
• Surgical and Non GYN Cytology
• Laboratory Service Supply Order Form – Non CMC Owned Clients
• Pathology Supply Order Form
• Standing Order Request Form
• Telephone Orders Documenting Form
• Patient Information Disclosure Form
• Authorization to Release or Request Protected Health Information
• ABN

J. PATIENT INSTRUCTIONS

• Fasting
• Clean Catch Urine Collection (Male)
• Clean Catch Urine Collection (Female)
• Overnight Urine Collection
• 24 Hour Urine Collection
• Patient Instructions for Semen Collection
• Sputum Culture
• Stool Card Collection for Non Neoplasm Screening
• Stool Card Collection x3 for Neoplasm Screening
• Stool Culture Collection Using Transport Media
• Stool Culture and C Diff Using Plastic Stool Cup
• Ova and Parasite Collection Using Transport Media