Clarity; Color; Red Blood Cell Count (RBC); Total Nucleated Cell Count (TNC)
Please contact PHL Client Reponse at 266-1500 (Option 2) to request a Stat courier pick up
3.0 mL Fluid in a Lavender Top Tube - EDTA
3.0 mL Fluid in a Clear Red Top Tube - No Clot Activator
24 hours Refrigerated
Order must include the site and/or source of collection
Do not centrifuge specimen
1.0 mL Fluid
Reference Range will vary depending on fluid type submitted
If TNC is = or > 5 cells/cumm a fluid differential will be reflexed and charged
01430195 (Reflex 01439051)
89050 (Reflex 89051)