Announcements

• 25-hydroxy Vitamin D Reference Range Update
• Pathology Consult - Referred Cases Ordering
• Blood Lead (Pb) Service Restored In-House
• Restoration Water Issues, Total Calcium and Bicarbonate Assays
• Water Issues Affecting Total Calcium & Bicarbonate
• Unavailability of TEG Manager Application for Real Time Result Viewing
• Temporary Blood Lead (Pb) Send Out to Mayo
• Restoration of Hospital Purified (RO) Water and Total Calcium Assay
• Intermittent Disruption of Hospital Purified (RO) Water affecting Chemistry Lab TAT and Total Calcium
• Cardiac Panel Change Post-EPIC Beaker Live
• HLA Test Code Change Announcment
• Test Changes Post-EPIC Beaker Live
• Implementation of In-House Testing for Blood Lead (Pb) by ICP-MS
• Removal of Free PSA Interpretation Table
• Next Generation Sequencing Reporting Delays
• New Prothrombin Time (PT) Reference Ranges at UCM HP
• Viral Load and Qualitative PCR Test Update
• New Urinalysis Method Go-live
• Viral Load and Qualitative PCR Test Turnaround Time Delays
• 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

Links

• Department of Pathology
• UChicago MedLabs
• Blood Donation

The University of Chicago Medicine Laboratories

• Laboratory Locations, Hours and Contacts
• Anticoagulation Monitoring
• 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