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  • ABOUT ASCEND CLINICAL
    • Address, Telephone and Fax
    • Billing Department Information
    • Client Services Department Information
    • Medical Director
    • Quality Assurance (QA)
    • Ascend Clinical Updates
  • ACCREDITATIONS & LICENSES
  • 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
    • Field Troubleshooting Guides – Centrifuges
      • Drucker 642E Troubleshooting Guide
      • Drucker 755 Troubleshooting Guide
  • COVID-19 TESTING
    • COVID-19 Antibody Testing
    • COVID-19 PCR Testing
      • COVID-19 PCR Specimen Collection
  • ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING & COLLECTION
    • AAMI & ANSI/AAMI/ISO Standards
    • AAMI & EPA Standards for Water Analysis
    • Conductivity Testing
    • Electrolytes on Bicarbonate Dialysate
    • Colony Count, LAL Endotoxin and UltraPure LAL
    • UltraPure Colony Count
    • Water Analysis
  • FORMS
    • Centrifuge Inspection Form
    • Courier Shipping Log
    • AOB Form – Spanish
    • Equipment Certificate of Decontamination Form
    • Facility In-Service Sign-in Form
    • Fedex Label Tracking Log
    • Panic Notification Form
    • Specimen Box Audit Form
  • HOME DIALYSIS
    • Home Dialysis Staff and Patient Guide
    • Home Hemo Patient Reference
  • ORDERING PRACTITIONERS
    • Registering New Practitioners
    • LabCheck eSign Instruction Guide
    • Physician Order Authentication FAQs
  • REFERENCE MATERIALS
    • Adequacy Panels
    • Posters
      • Commonly Ordered Laboratory Tests
      • Environmental Samples
      • Home Hemo Patient Reference
      • Packaging & Shipping
      • PD Tube Identification
      • Specimen Handling Summary
      • Specimen Integrity: Avoid Canceled Tests
    • Stickers
      • Centrifuge Gel Tubes
      • Order of Draw
      • Specimen Packaging
    • LabCheck Quick Reference Guide
      • Patient Testing
      • Environmental Testing
    • Microbiology Workflow
      • Blood Culture Workflow
      • Effluent Culture & Gram Stain Workflow
  • RESULTS AND REPORTING
    • Interpretation of Hepatitis B Virus Results (HBV)
    • Interpretation of Peritoneal Transport Classification
    • Panic & Critical Result Reporting
    • PD Adequacy Amputee Calculation Spreadsheet
    • Specimen Uniformity Performance Evaluation Report (SUPER)
  • SECUREPRINT LABEL PRINTER
    • SecurePrint Install and Troubleshooting Guide
    • Zebra ZD410 – Install and Configure
    • Zebra ZD420 – Install and Configure
    • Zebra Label Printer Cleaning and Disinfecting Guide
    • Field Troubleshooting Guides – Label Printers
      • Zebra GK420d Label Printer Troubleshooting Guide
      • Zebra ZD420 Label Printer Troubleshooting Guide
      • Zebra ZD410 Label Printer Troubleshooting Guide
  • SPECIMEN COLLECTION & HANDLING
    • Labeling Instructions
    • Preparation, Collection & Processing Instructions
      • Order of Draw
      • Heparin Effect
      • Centrifuge Technique
    • COVID-19 PCR Specimen Collection
    • General Testing
      • Royal Blue Top Tube (K2 EDTA) – (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)
      • Short Green Top Tube (Lithium Heparin) – (Use for Routine Chemistry, Ionized Calcium)
      • Tall Green Top Tube – (Use for Ferritin, Hepatitis, PTH, HIV, Vitamin D)
      • Lavender Top Tube (K2EDTA) – (Use For Hematology, Hemoglobin A1C, Fluid Cell Count)
      • Black Top Tube – (KRU, Creatinine Clearance, PDA, PET)
      • Gold/White 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 (Gold/White Tube Top)
      • Recirculation Study
      • Urine Specimens
    • Microbiology
      • General Guidelines
      • Use of Culture Swabs
      • Blood Culture
      • Exit Site Culture
      • Effluent Fluid Culture & Gram Stain
      • Throat Culture
      • Stool Specimen For Culture, VRE, Ova & Parasites, Clostridium Difficile Toxin A & B
      • Urine Culture
      • MRSA Screen
      • Routine 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
    • LabCheck Supply Cart
    • Safety Data Sheet (SDS) Inventory
  • TEST LIST

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  • 24 Hour
24 Hour Fluid (Fluid, 24 Hour) (Fluid, PD 24 Hour)
24 Hour Urine Creatinine (Creatinine, 24 Hour Urine)
24 Hour Urine Creatinine Clearance
24 Hour Urine Urea Nitrogen (Urea Nitrogen, 24 Hour Urine)

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