Saint Luke's Regional Laboratories

Sterile container

Bronchoscopy specimen

16 - 35 mL

1. Label the specimen with the patient's name, medical record number and time of collection.
2. Specify priority of testing if < 11 mL of specimen is sent to the laboratory.
3. Deliver the specimen immediately to the laboratory.

1. Order all requested HLAB tests under "Immunocompromised Panel" on the attached "Request for Bronchoscopy Tests" requisition.
2. Send a copy of the requisition and specimen to the Microbiology Department.
3. Note any special instructions in the field provided on the attached requisition (e.g. "Forward specimen and requisition to the Flow Cytometry Department").

 

See individual tests for transport temperature and specimen volume requirement information.

See the individual tests for CPT code information.

Bacteria culture and Gram Stain (C RESP GS), AFB culture and stain (C AFB), fungal culture (C FUNGUS), fungal stain includes Silver Stain (FUN STAIN), CMV qualitative PCR (CMV PCR QL), HSV qualitative PCR (HSV PCR), respiratory virus PCR panel (RESP PL), pneumocystis pneumonia (PCP) PCR ( PNEUMOCYST PCR)

The respiratory virus PCR panel also includes Bordetella pertussis, Chlamydophila pneumonia and Mycoplasma pneumoniae.