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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