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| Organization: | Alberta Precision Laboratories | ||
| Message Alert: | PLEASE NOTE: This Test Directory is in an interim state and due to changes pertaining to the DynaLIFE transition, performing site for routing has not been updated. Please refer to Laboratory Information System for appropriate routing. | ||
| Test Name/Synonym: | Carboxyhemoglobin - Calgary Zone (CLS) | ||
| Test Code: | COHB | ||
| Primary Container: | GREEN NA HEP | ||
| Alternate Containers: | DARK GREEN – LIHEP NO GEL | ||
| Specimen Collection Requirements: | Order COHB as a STAT priority. Test cannot be collected by Mobile Collection Service (MCS). DO NOT use plasma separator tube (PST) One 4 mL dark green top sodium heparin tube or One 4 mL dark green lithium heparin tube. Whole blood. Pediatric: 2.0 mL whole blood in a One 4 dark green top sodium heparin tube or One 4 mL dark green lithium heparin tube, or a dark green top lithium heparin non-PST microcollection tube filled completely. | ||
| Processing: | Heparinized whole blood is stable for 72 hours at both room temperature and 4º C. DO NOT freeze. DO NOT centrifuge. DO NOT open tube. | ||
| Reference Interval: | 8 - 150 years: 0.0 - 3.0 % | ||
| Critical Value: | See critical values. | ||
| Testing Area: | Chemistry | ||
| Performing Site: | Chemistry-ACH, FMC, PLC, RGH, SHC Rural: BMSH, CMGH, DDHS, HRH, SDHS | ||
| Additional Test Information: | CLS Accession: If a specimen arrives from a non-CLS site, enter into PathNet before delivering to Chemistry. | ||
| Last Updated On: | Tuesday, July 20, 2021 | ||
