Specimen Processing Structure and Its Insights

In general it starts with a set of samples and a request form. Characteristically, a set of vacutainer tubes having blood, or any other sampling, will turn up to the laboratory in a small plastic bag, all along with the form. Given a laboratory number to the forms and specimens, the specimens, in general will receive the same number often as a marker or label that can be positioned on tubes and form.

In general nurses and doctors have their patients tested at least once a day with general complete blood counts and chemistry profiles. These guidelines are then haggard during a first light run by phlebotomists for results to be accessible in the patient's charts for attending the physicians to discuss with, during their morning rounds. 

All specimens, labeled in the presence of the patient; in order to sort out the counts Label requirements include:


• Full name
• Unique identifier
• Date of birth acceptable, including the year
• Time of collection
• Initials of collector
• Cultures including sight and source

Results for in-house testing will be provided in 24 hours or less except for Microbiology.

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