Alberta Precision Laboratories

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Organization:

Alberta Precision Laboratories

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Test Name/Synonym:

Surgical Pathology; (Synonym: Kidney, Renal)

Ordering Alert:

Pre-booking required – see "Additional Test Information"

Collection Alert:

Special collection requirements – see "Specimen Collection Requirements"

Shipping and Handling Alert:

Special handling requirements – see "Transportation"

LABID (Connect Care):

LAB1126

Specimen Type:

Tissue

Specimen Source:

Kidney

Primary Container:

Edmonton Zone:
Sterile, screw-capped container

Central Zone:
Sterile, screw-capped container with sterile saline

Calgary Zone and South Zone:
Container and fixatives provided by Laboratory

Specimen Collection Requirements:

Calgary Zone:
Technologist present during collection. See “Additional Test Information" for booking details.

Edmonton Zone:

Send fresh
Place the fresh sample on saline soaked gauze in a sterile, screw-capped container. The biopsy must not be placed in fixative (i.e. formalin).

North Zone:
Patients requiring medical renal biopsies are referred to Edmonton for tissue collection.

South Zone:

Notify Anatomical Pathology of the specimen when radiologist is ready to begin collection.
Staff must be available to examine the tissue(s) at the time of the procedure.

Chinook Regional Hospital (CRH):

Place tissue in 90 ml container with sterile saline.

Test Resources:

Requisition:
Anatomical Pathology Requisition (Consultation Request)

Stability and Storage:

Transport specimen to Laboratory immediately

Processing:

Tissue will be sampled for examination by light microscopy (plastic and paraffin embedding), Immunofluorescence and Electron Microscopy.

Baseline Biopsies:
Tissue is sampled for examination by light microscopy (paraffin embedding only) and is handled as a fresh specimen.

Transportation:

The specimen MUST be transported to the Anatomical Pathology Lab immediately.

Edmonton Zone:
During regular laboratory working hours Monday to Friday (excluding holidays):
University of Alberta Hospital (UAH): Kidney biopsy sample must be submitted to the Anatomical Pathology lab between 0600 and 1730.

Grey Nuns Hospital (GNS), Misericordia (MIS), Royal Alexandra Hospital (RAH) and Sturgeon General Hospital (SGH): The sample and requisition must be delivered immediately to the Anatomical Pathology lab between 0800 and 1400.

Outside of regular laboratory working hours including weekends and holidays:
Deliver the sample and requisition to the UAH Laboratory Medicine and Pathology Specimen Control (4B2.10) Include instructions to refrigerate and hold for anatomical pathology technologist on call.
UAH: Contact locating and notify the renal pathologist and technologist on call for Anatomical Pathology.
GNH, MIS, RAH and SGH: Kidney biopsy collection must be pre-arranged between the attending physician and the UAH renal anatomical pathologist on call.

Baseline/Donor:
Outside of regular laboratory working hours including weekends and holidays:
All sites: Place the sample in 10% buffered formalin in a sterile, screw-capped container.

South Zone:
CRH:
Immediately deliver to the Gross Lab.
Must be received prior to 1100 to ensure same day delivery to Calgary Zone.

Medicine Hat Regional Hospital (MHRH):
Must be received prior to 1000 to ensure same day delivery to Calgary Zone.

Testing Schedule:

Monday to Friday

North Zone:
Monday to Thursday

South Zone:
Monday to Thursday
Testing not available the day before a statutory holiday

Testing Area:

Anatomical Pathology

Performing Site:

Calgary Zone	Foothills Medical Center
Central Zone	Red Deer
Edmonton Zone	University of Alberta Hospital
North Zone	Grande Prairie Regional Hospital Northern Lights Regional Hospital
South Zone	Chinook Regional Hospital, Medicine Hat Regional Hospital

Additional Test Information:

Calgary Zone:
Booking Renal Biopsy Procedures:
For FMC, PLC, RGH and SHC during normal work hours (08:00 to 16:15 Monday to Friday, excluding stat holidays):
The physician MUST book the procedure with Diagnostic Imaging Services - Ultrasound at least 24 hours in advance. Urgent cases will be given priority.

For ACH during normal work hours (08:00 to 16:15 Monday to Friday, excluding stat holidays):
The Nephrology Clinic will contact the OR Desk to book the biopsy, and then inform the Pathology Lab of the date and time of the booking.

For all sites after normal work hours, on weekends, and stat holidays:
The physician MUST contact both the radiologist on-call for Ultrasound AND the renal pathologist on-call to schedule date and time of biopsy.

North Zone:

For Non-Tumor biopsy, see Surgical, Routine for tumor biopsy.
Contact Anatomical Pathology Laboratory one week prior to procedure.

Central Zone and South Zone:

Pre-booking is required, see "Contact Comments"
If the procedure is cancelled or delayed, Anatomical Pathology department MUST be notified.

Contact Comments:

Calgary Zone:

Refer to AHS website, Clinical Services, Diagnostic Imaging - Ultrasound for site specific phone and fax numbers, and hours of operation.
Contact the renal pathologist on-call through the Foothills Hospital switchboard at 403-944-1110.
FMC Anatomical Pathology Laboratory 403-944-4162

Central Zone:
For booking contact:
Diagnostic Imaging Department 403-343-4880

Edmonton Zone:
UAH Locating 76191 (internal)
UAH Switchboard 780-407-8822 (external)

North Zone:
GPRH: Anatomical Pathology Laboratory 825-412-4363
NLRH: Anatomical Pathology Laboratory 780-791-6156

South Zone:
For booking contact:
CRH (Ultrasound Department) 403-388-6201
MHRH (Diagnostic Imaging Department) 403-502-8648 ext 1596

CRH Anatomical Pathology Laboratory 403-388-6060
MHRH Anatomical Pathology Laboratory 403-529-8830 (ext 1556)

Last Updated On:

Wednesday, May 31, 2023