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Body Fluid Cell Count
Test CodeLAB210
Alias/See Also
Body Fluid Cell Count with Differential
Preferred Specimen
1 ml (0.5 ml minimum) body fluid in sterile container
Transport Container
1 ml (0.5 ml minimum) body fluid in sterile container
Transport Temperature
Transport 2-8 degrees C.
Specimen Stability
4 hour room temp, 24 hours refrigerated
Reject Criteria (Eg, hemolysis? Lipemia? Thaw/Other?)
Frozen or clotted samples.
Cyst fluids, pus or drainage from abscesses and billiary fluids are not acceptable specimens.
Cyst fluids, pus or drainage from abscesses and billiary fluids are not acceptable specimens.
Methodology
Microscopic (manual count), Stain / Microscopic
Setup Schedule
Mon-Sun
Performing Laboratory
Piedmont Athens Regional
