Lower Respiratory Culture (LABCORP)

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LAB900: Respiratory Culture (Includes Gram Stain) | LABCORP EAP: 180815

LABCORP LAB: STERILE CONTAINER (Refrigerated) Min Vol: 1

Patient Preparation: The patient should fast for at least one hour prior to testing. The patient should not take antimicrobials, proton pump inhibitors, or bismuth preparations within two weeks prior to testing. Note: Solution contains phenylalanine. Phenylketonurics should be warned.

Special instructions: This test can be performed on ADULT patients and PEDIATRIC patients between the ages of 3 and 17. Specimen: Breath samples pre- and post-ingestion of fruit-flavored powder solution, containing 13C-urea diagnostic component. Volume: One pre- and one post-ingestion breath sample Specimen Container: One blue sample bag labeled “baseline” and one ""postdose"" sample bag Specimen Collection: Blue sample bag (baseline) must be collected as follows: Remove the blue breath collection bag from the kit. Remove the pulloff cap from mouthpiece of the breath collection bag. Instruct the patient to breathe normally, then take a deep breath, pause holding their breath for a full second (counting one, one thousand) then exhale into the mouthpiece of the bag. Replace the cap in the mouth piece of the bag. Prepare the fruit-flavored powder solution, containing 13C-urea diagnostic component as detailed in the kit instructions Postdose sample bag is collected as follows: Instruct the patient to drink all the solution without “rinsing” mouth before swallowing. Have the patient sit quietly for 15 minutes. Set timer for 15 minutes. After 15 minutes, collect the pink or gray sample bag as outlined for the baseline specimen above. All sample bags must be labeled according to LabCorp specimen labeling policies. Transport Temperature: Room Temperature Turn-around-time (From date of pickup of specimen by Labcorp): 1-4 days Cause for Rejection: Prolonged transport more than seven days; specimens collected from persons younger than 3 years of age

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