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HelpReticulocyte Count, Whole Blood
Performing Lab(s)
Memorial-Belleville & Memorial-Shiloh
Specimen Requirement (s)
Specimen: whole blood
Type: Container/Tube: Lavender (EDTA) tube (preferred)
Specimen Volume: full tube
Specimen Minimum Volume: tube must be more than 1/2 full
Collection Instructions: Deliver to lab immediately.
Lab instructions: NA
Unacceptable Conditions
- Hemolyzed
- Clotted specimen
Day(s)/Shift(s) Test Set Up and Turnaround Time
Sunday through Saturday
Hours: 24 hours
Turnaround Time:
STAT: 45 minutes
Routine: less than 24 hours from receipt.
Transport and Stability
Transport temperature: Ambient to lab
Reference Values
Retic count
|
Age |
Reference Values |
|
0 – 3 days |
0.06 – 0.3 M/cumm |
|
>3 days |
0.02 – 0.087 M/cumm |
CPT/LOINC Codes
85046