Announcements

• STAT Laboratory Test Order Logistics at UCM Offsite Facilities
• Shortage of Group O Negative Red Blood Cells
• Monkeypox Test Order and Result Notification
• HIV Duo Qualitative Screening Assay
• Addition of Fentanyl Screen to Urine Drug Screen Panel
• Thromboelastography (TEG) 6S cartridge shortage
• UCM Clinical Labs - Epic One Add-on
• Disruption in Supply of Urinalysis Strips
• Change in Confirmatory Platelet Activation Assay for Heparin-Induced Thrombocytopenia, with Improved Turn-Around Time
• Updated Circular of Information for the Use of Human Blood and Blood Components (COI)
• Heterophile Ab (Infectious Mononucleosis) Testing
• Thyroglobulin Tumor Marker
• BK Virus (BKVP), Quantitative PCR – Plasma; BK Virus (BKVU), Quantitative PCR – Urine
• Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) Quantitative testing - Plasma
• Hematology Critical Value Revision
• Blood Lead (Pb) Changes
• Change of aPTT heparin therapeutic range 
• Adenovirus (ADVP) Quantitative Testing and Adenovirus (ADVO) Qualitative Testing 
• Syphilis Total (IgG/IgM) Diagnosis Ab with RPR Reflex Testing
• New Prothrombin Time (PT Reference ranges
• Routine Covid Testing and Resulting update
• ImmunoCAP Allergy Testing for Furry Animals/Pet Components
• Immature PLatelet Fraction Test
• Covid-19 Antibodies Tests: Nucleocapsid (N) vs Spike RBD (S) Antibodies
• Thromboelastography (TEG) testing at UCM

Links

• Department of Pathology
• UChicago MedLabs
• Blood Donation

The University of Chicago Medicine Laboratories

• Laboratory Locations, Hours and Contacts
• Anticoagulation Monitoring
• Add On Test Request Policy
• Add On Test Reference Guide
• Laboratory Critical Value List
• Phlebotomy and Collection Center
• Licensure and Accreditation Information

Specimen Collection and Handling

• Blood Collection
• Order of Draw
• Glucose Tolerance Testing Collection
• Microbiology Specimen Collection
• Urine and Stool Specimen Collection
• Urine Collection Patient Instructions

Transfusion

• Transfusion Service
• Pre-Transfusion Laboratory Testing
• Emergency Transfusions
• Massive Transfusion Protocol / Emergency Transfusion Guide
• MTP Runner Tip Sheet
• Maximum Surgical Blood Ordering Schedule
• Circular of Information for Blood and Components
• Therapeutic Apheresis - Scope of Services

Forms

• RhIG Dose Calculator
• Endocrine Stimulation Test Forms

Mayo Clinic Laboratories

• Policies
• Terms of Use