SpecimenLabellingGuide
NTECPathologyLaboratories
(Updatedasat30June2023)
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SpecimenLabelling
?Theorientationofthe1Dand2Dbarcode
labelsareessentialforthenormal
workflowofNTECPathologyLaboratories
Pleaselabel:
?1Dbarcodeuprightandneartheopening
ofthespecimentubes/bottles
?2Dbarcodenearthebottomofthe
specimentubes/bottles
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BloodSpecimens(I)
L/RFT,CaPO4,Urate,CK,LDH,Plasma,CSF,andfluidglucose
GGT,AMY,hsTnl(AHNHNDH)andlactate(inice-waterbath)
etc.
HbA1c,hsTnT(PWH),
allimmunosuppressants,etc.
TSH,FT3,FT4,B12,Folate,all
proteinhormones,allsteroid
hormones,serumosmolality,allImportant:aslitMUSTbe
remainedsothatbloodlevelor
serumtherapeuticdrugmonitoring,
serumproteinelectrophoresis,plasmaintegritycheckingcanbe
virologyandserology,etc.performedbylaboratorystaff.
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BloodSpecimens(II)
Bloodgases,FCOHb,FMetHb
Allbloodgases,ionisedcalcium,FCOHb,and
FMetHbrequestsmustbesenttolaboratory
immediatelyinice-waterbath.
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BloodSpecimens(III)
Bottlebarcode
Liquidlevelwindow
OriginalBottle
GCRSlabelGCRSlabelGCRSlabel
isstuckcoversthecoversthe