Usually accompanies a request for a CBC, however unstained air dried blood films may be submitted accompanied by Hematological data (complete CBC) and patient history.
Patient clinical information and/or clinical history will ensure that a pathologist will examine the smear.
Extra Slide Requests:
In cases where an extra blood smear/slide is requested for specific Hematologists:
DO NOT order a BLS; order test by using the "Extra slide" mnemonic linked with the appropriate physician's initials (ES + physician's initials). See list below.
Apply bar-code smear label to empty tube, attach tube with elastic band to patient's EDTA tube.
| Mnemonic |
Physician |
Mnemonic |
Physician |
| ESAJ | Dr. A. Jones |
ESBR | Dr. B. Ruether |
| ESDJ |
Dr. D. Jenkins | ESKV |
Dr. K. Valentine |
| ESMG |
Dr. M. Geddes |
ESMP | Dr. M. Poon |
| ESMS |
Dr. M. Savoie |
ESNB | Dr. N. Bahlis |
| ESPD | Dr. P. Duggan |
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Note: For other extra slide requests (no physician mnemonic availble), order as BLS, make a patient level non-chartable comment "Extra slide for Dr. (enter name). | 
