SPECIMEN PICK UP AND SUPPLIES
Heartland Pathology Consultants
provides daily specimen pick-ups. Specimens
must be packaged in a biohazard bag. Heartland Pathology Consultants provides requisitions,
printer paper and all anatomical pathology supplies.
To order supplies or if you need an additional pick-up call intechra Logistics (formerly BCS) at (405) 619-9331 or 866-626-2008.
SPECIMEN LABELING AND REQUISITIONS
Specimens submitted for any testing should be labeled
with the patient name, biopsy site and unique requisition (peel-off)
identification number. Each
specimen must also be accompanied by a completed Heartland Pathology
Consultants test requisition with clinical history and a copy of the
patient’s insurance card(s).
SURGICAL TISSUE SPECIMENS
Specimens should be submitted in 10% Neutral Buffered Formalin.
Specimen containers must be securely tightened to eliminate
leakage. Larger specimens,
such as amputated limbs, should be wrapped in several red biohazard bags,
secured and sent fresh (without Formalin).
FINE-NEEDLE ASPIRATIONS
Pathologists can perform and interpret fine-needle aspirations of
palpable nodules such as thyroid and breast nodules.
Please call (405-715-4500) to set up an appointment.
Additionally, kits to aid in the collection of FNA specimens are
available upon request as well as expanded collection instructions.
HEMATOPATHOLOGY
Specimen required for CBC Differential Consult
1.
CBC: 4-7 mL EDTA whole
blood (lavender top tube). Refrigerate for transport
2.
Clinical history and clinical impression.
BONE MARROW STUDIES
Specimen Required:
1.
CBC: 4-7 mL EDTA whole blood (lavender top tube).
Refrigerate for transport.
2.
Bone Marrow Biopsy Core:
Slides: Touch preps prepared by
touching the core lightly to a clean glass slide.
Label with patient name and “Core.”
Material is kept at room temperature.
Do not refrigerate slides.
Core
Biopsy:
Place in 10% Neutral Buffered Formalin.
Material is kept at room temperature until transport.
3.
Bone Marrow Aspirate:
Slides:
Make four to eight slides by putting a single drop of marrow
aspirate from the syringe or needle on each slide and making a blood film
as you would with a peripheral blood smear.
Thoroughly air dry. Label
these slides with patient name and “ASP.”
Material is kept at room temperature.
Do not refrigerate slides.
Aspirate:
Fill a 5 mL blood tube (containing approximately 0.5 mL of EDTA) with
1.5 mL of bone marrow aspirate material.
Mix well to prevent clotting as soon as possible after the aspirate
is drawn. Label this tube with patient’s name and as “Aspirate.”
Refrigerate for transport.
Aspirate
Clot:Place the remainder of the aspirate material in a tube with no
anticoagulant (red top tube) and allow the material to clot. The
clot should then be placed in 10% buffered formalin.
Material is kept at room temperature for transport.
4.
Please contact Heartland Pathology Consultants (405-715-4500) so
that we may fax expanded instructions.
NON-GYNECOLOGICAL FLUIDS
Slides from direct smears, brushings and
aspirations:
Specimen slides should be fixed immediately in 50% alcohol or spray
fixative. Slides should be
labeled with the patient name and defined by a number (i.e., requisition
information, “Slide #1 – Left main stem bronchus”).
Keep at room temperature for transport.
Fluids:
Specimen fluids should be fixed in 50% ethyl alcohol with a volume
equal to the estimated specimen volume.
Keep at room temperature for transport.
Please contact Heartland Pathology Consultants
(405-715-4500) so that we may fax you expanded specimen collection
technique for Non-Gyn specimens.
