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  • ABOUT ASCEND CLINICAL
    • Address, Telephone and Fax
    • Billing Department Information
    • Client Services Department Information
    • Laboratory Accreditations
    • Medical Director
    • Quality Assurance (QA)
    • Ascend Clinical Updates
  • CALCULATIONS
  • CENTRIFUGE
    • Inspection Instructions
    • Centrifuge Mechanical Safety Inspection
    • Cleaning and Disinfecting Centrifuges
    • Equipment Manuals
      • Cygnus (Octafuge) (fixed-angle) 6-place Manual
      • Drucker 614B (fixed-angle) 6-place Manual
      • Drucker 642E (horizontal rotor) 6-place Manual
      • Drucker 755 (horizontal rotor) 24-place Manual
  • ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING & COLLECTION
    • AAMI & ANSI/AAMI/ISO Standards
    • Conductivity Testing
    • Electrolytes on Bicarbonate Dialysate
    • LAL Pyrogen For Bacterial Endotoxin & UltraPure LAL
    • UltraPure Colony Count
    • Water Analysis
  • FORMS
    • Centrifuge Inspection Form
    • Courier Shipping Log
    • Fedex Label Tracking Log
    • Panic Notification Form
    • Spanish AOB Form
    • Specimen Box Audit Form
  • ORDERING PRACTITIONERS
    • Registering New Practitioners
    • LabCheck eSign Instruction Guide
    • Physician Order Authentication FAQs
  • REFERENCE MATERIALS
    • Adequacy Panels
    • Posters
      • Commonly Ordered Laboratory Tests
      • PD Tube Identification
      • Specimen Integrity: Avoid Canceled Tests
      • Specimen Handling: Room Temperature
      • Specimen Handling: Refrigerated
      • Specimen Handling Summary: Quick Reference
    • Stickers
      • Centrifuge Gel Tubes
      • Order of Draw
      • Specimen Packaging
    • LabCheck Quick Reference Guide
  • RESULTS AND REPORTING
    • Interpretation of Hepatitis B Virus Results (HBV)
    • Interpretation of Peritoneal Transport Classification
    • Panic & Critical Result Reporting
    • PD Adequacy Amputee Calculation Spreadsheet
    • Quick Guide to Reference Ranges – Download
    • Specimen Uniformity Performance Evaluation Report (SUPER)
  • SECUREPRINT LABEL PRINTER
    • SecurePrint Install and Troubleshooting Guide
    • Zebra GK420d Label Printer Troubleshooting Guide
    • Zebra ZD410 – Install and Configure
    • Zebra ZD420 – Install and Configure
    • Zebra ZD420 Label Printer Troubleshooting Guide
  • SPECIMEN COLLECTION & HANDLING
    • Labeling Instructions
    • Preparation, Collection & Processing Instructions
      • Order of Draw
      • Heparin Effect
      • Centrifuge Technique
    • General Testing
      • Royal Blue Top Tube (K2EDTA) – (Use for Aluminum, Zinc, Other Trace Metals)
      • Light Blue Top Tube (Sodium Citrate) – (Use for Prothrombin Time or PT)
      • Red Top Tube (w/ Gel – Clot Activator) – (Use for Therapeutic Drugs, Carnitine, Testosterone)
      • Green Top Tube (Lithium Heparin) – (Use for Routine Chemistry, Ionized Calcium)
      • Tall Green Top Tube – (Use For Ferritin, Hepatitis, PTH, HIV, Vitamin D (Non-NY))
      • Lavender Top Tube (K2EDTA) – (Use For Hematology, Hemoglobin A1C, Fluid Cell Count)
      • Black Top Tube – (KRU, Creatinine Clearance, PDA, PET)
      • Green/Yellow Top Tube (Lithium Heparin) – (Post Dialysis Testing)
    • Special Testing
      • Coagulation Draw Volume Guide
      • Occult Blood
      • PD (Peritoneal Dialysis)
      • PD Fluid Cell Count
      • PD Peritonitis Collection Method
      • PD Timed Urine & PD Fluid Collection Method
      • PET Standard (Peritoneal Equilibrium Test)
      • Post Dialysis Sampling (Green/Yellow Tube Top)
      • Recirculation Study
      • Urine Specimens
    • Microbiology
      • General Guidelines
      • Use of Culture Swabs
      • Blood Culture
      • Exit Site Culture
      • Fluid Culture
      • Throat Culture, MRSA Screen
      • Sputum Culture
      • Stool Specimen For Culture, OVA & Parasites, Clostridium Difficile Toxin A & B
      • Urine Culture
    • Microbiology Collection & Temperature Summary
  • SPECIMEN REJECTION CRITERIA
  • SPECIMEN PACKAGING & SHIPPING
    • Specimen Packaging & Shipping Labels
    • Specimen Preparation & Storage for Ascend Courier Pick Up
    • Specimen Shipping Guidelines
    • Room Temperature Specimens
    • Refrigerated Specimens
    • UPS Shipping Instructions
    • FAQ: Department of Transportation Labeling Requirements
  • SUPPLIES
    • Ordering Supplies
    • Safety Data Sheet (SDS) Inventory
  • TEST LIST

REFERENCE MATERIALS

  • Posters
    • Commonly Ordered Laboratory Tests
    • PD Tube Identification
    • Specimen Integrity: Avoid Canceled Tests
    • Specimen Handling: Room Temperature
    • Specimen Handling: Refrigerated
    • Specimen Handling Summary: Quick Reference
  • Stickers
    • Centrifuge Gel Tubes
    • Order of Draw
    • Specimen Packaging
  • Adequacy Panels
  • LabCheck Quick Reference Guide

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