Reference Manual
Reference Manual
  • 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 614L (fixed-angle) 6-place Manual
      • Drucker 642E (horizontal rotor) 6-place Manual
      • Drucker 755 (horizontal rotor) 24-place Manual
      • Drucker Horizon 24-place Manual
    • Field Troubleshooting Guides – Centrifuges
      • Drucker 642E Troubleshooting Guide
      • Drucker 755 Troubleshooting Guide
  • ENVIRONMENTAL TESTING & COLLECTION
    • Dialysis Water
      • AAMI & ANSI/AAMI/ISO Standards
      • AAMI & EPA Standards for Water Analysis
      • Conductivity Testing
      • Electrolytes on Dialysate
      • Colony Count, LAL Endotoxin and UltraPure LAL
      • UltraPure Colony Count
      • Water Analysis
    • Sterile/Medical Device Processing
  • FORMS
    • Centrifuge Inspection Form
    • Courier Shipping Log
    • AOB Form
    • 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 Guide
    • Home Dialysis Patient Guide
    • Home Patient Reference
    • Lab Draw At Home Checklist
  • 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 Patient Reference
      • Packaging & Shipping
      • PD Tube Identification
      • Specimen Handling Summary
      • Specimen Integrity: Avoid Canceled Tests
      • ST108 Collection for Critical, Utility & Steam
    • 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
    • General Testing
      • Royal Blue Top Tube – Trace Element NH (Use for Aluminum, Zinc, Other Trace Metals)
      • Light Blue Top Tube (Sodium Citrate) – (Use for Prothrombin Time or PT)
      • Red/Yellow Top Tube (with Gel – Clot Activator)
      • Green Top Tube – (Use for Routine Chemistry, Ferritin, Hepatitis, PTH, HIV, Vitamin D)
      • Lavender Top Tube (K2EDTA) – (Use For Hematology, Hemoglobin A1C, Fluid Cell Count)
      • White 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 or Lavender Tube Top
      • Recirculation Study
      • Urine Specimens
    • Microbiology
      • General Guidelines
      • Use of Culture Swabs
      • Blood Culture
      • Exit Site Culture
      • Effluent 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 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
  • SPECIMEN REJECTION CRITERIA
  • SUPPLIES
    • Ordering Supplies
    • LabCheck Supply Cart
    • Safety Data Sheet (SDS) Inventory
  • TEST LIST

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Rapid Plasma Reagin (RPR) with Reflex to Titer & Confirmation
Recirculation Study
Renal Function Panel without eGFR
Renin Activity, Plasma
Residual Urea Clearance (KrU) (Urine, Urea Clearance)
Reticulocyte Count
Rheumatoid Factor
Routine Analysis (ST108), Critical Water
Routine Analysis (ST108), Steam
Routine Analysis (ST108), Utility Water
Rubella Antibody, IgG (German Measles)

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