Alberta Precision Laboratories

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Alberta Precision Laboratories

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Test Name/Synonym:

Cell Count, CRRT Effluent (Synonym: CELLCNT, CELL COUNT, CRRT EFFLUENT, Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy, Prisma, hemodialysis, haemodialysis)

Test Includes:

Color, clarity and RBC count

LABID (Connect Care):

LAB7209

Specimen Type:

Other

Specimen Source:

Other

Primary Container:

LAVENDER EDTA

Alternate Containers:

STERILE CONTAINER

Minimum Collection Volume:

1 mL

Specimen Collection Requirements:

DO NOT send large volumes of fluid.
Specimen MUST NOT be clotted

Test Resources:

Indicate test under Sterile Body Fluid Section

General Laboratory Requisition – 21302

Stability and Storage:

Fluid specimens must be transported for processing as soon as possible. Cellular elements may deteriorate upon standing.

Processing:

Place 3-4 mL of fluid into Lavender EDTA tube immediately following collection.
Mix well by inverting tube 6-8 times.
Send immediately to the laboratory.

Testing Schedule:

Daily

Reference Interval:

No reference ranges will be reported

Testing Area:

Hematolgy

Performing Site:

Calgary Zone	Alberta Children's Hospital Foothills Medical Centre Peter Lougheed Centre Rockyview General Hospital South Health Campus
Central Zone	Red Deer Regional Hospital Centre
Edmonton Zone	Grey Nuns Hospital Misericordia Hospital Royal Alexandra Hospital Sturgeon Hospital University of Alberta Hospital
North Zone	Grande Prairie Regional Hospital Northern Lights Regional HC (FMH)
South Zone	Chinook Regional Hospital Medicine Hat Regional Hospital

Additional Test Information:

Continuous Renal Replacement Therapy (CRRT) Effluent is not technically a body fluid, but rather a combination of artificial dialysate fluid and filtered plasma constituents. This test name is used to distinguish effluent samples from true body fluid samples assessed under the “Cell Count, Body Fluid” test.

Contact Comments:

1-877-868-6848

Last Updated On:

Friday, November 3, 2023