Ethosuximide (Zarontin) (LABCORP)

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LAB683: Ethosuximide (Zarontin Level) | LABCORP EAP: 007443

LABCORP LAB: RED TOP - PLAIN (Refrigerated) Min Vol: .5

LABCORP LAB: LIME TOP- LIHEP: (Refrigerated) Min Vol: .5

Test Includes Culture; isolation and identification (at an additional charge) of Salmonella, Shigella, and Campylobacter, and detection of enterohemorrhagic E coli (EHEC) Shiga toxin by EIA. If culture results warrant, susceptibility testing (additional charges/CPT code[s] may apply) may be performed. CPT coding for microbiology and virology procedures often cannot be determined before the culture is performed. Requests with only a written order and no test number indicated will be processed according to Default Testing for Routine Microbiology. Special Instructions Specify specific pathogen if not Salmonella, Shigella, Campylobacter, or enterohemorrhagic E coli (EHEC). Check expiration date of transport; do not use expired devices. Fecal specimens for different tests often need different transport containers and different transport conditions (eg, frozen, raw stool). Specimens should be portioned out to separate devices of each type for each test requested before sending to the laboratory. Stool for bacterial culture and enterohemorrhagic E coli Shiga toxin by EIA should be submitted in the C&S transport vial. Only a thumbnail-size portion of stool, about 1 g or 1 mL, should be added to the vial. Overfilling the vial will reduce recovery of stool pathogens. Specimens from sources, such as genital, stool, urine, and upper and lower respiratory specimens, cannot be cultured under the aerobic bacterial culture test number. If specimens are incorrectly submitted with an order for aerobic bacterial culture, the laboratory will process the specimen for the test based on the source listed on the request form. The client will not be telephoned to approve this change, but the change will be indicated on the report. Specimen Stool or rectal swab Volume 1 g, 1 mL, or one swab in stool C&S transport vial (usual bacterial swab transport is not acceptable although the swab may be used) Container Stool culture transport vial is required; diapers are not acceptable. Culture collection swab may be used to collect rectal swabs or a swab of fecal material, then swab should be placed in stool culture transport vial (Para-Pak® C&S orange). Collection A single stool specimen cannot be used to rule out bacteria as a cause of diarrhea. It is recommended that two or three stool specimens, collected on separate days, be submitted to increase the probability of isolating a bacterial pathogen. Hospitalized patients who develop diarrhea while hospitalized and more than 72 hours after admission should be tested for Clostridium difficile by detection of either toxin A and/or toxin B. Studies have shown that patients who did not have gastroenteritis or other GI symptoms on admission are unlikely to have diarrheal illness due to Salmonella, Shigella, Campylobacter, or enterohemorrhagic E coli. Stool: Specimen should be collected in sterile bedpan, not contaminated with urine, residual soap, or disinfectants. Those portions of stool that contain pus, blood, or mucus should be transferred to a sterile specimen container. Rectal swab: Pass swab beyond anal sphincter, carefully rotate, and withdraw. Swabbing of lesions of rectal wall or sigmoid colon during proctoscopy or sigmoidoscopy is preferred. Duodenal or sigmoid aspirate: Specimen should be collected by a physician trained in this procedure. Stool specimen can be divided for other types of cultures by the laboratory. Miscellaneous tests and ova and parasites tests should be split into appropriate containers and transport devices prior to shipping to the laboratory. Storage Instructions Maintain specimen at room temperature

LABCORP LAB
STAT: 5760 min
Routine: 5760 min
Extended TAT: No TAT min
Timed: 5760 min
Life or Death: 5760 min