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Patient Laboratory Instructions and Information

Patient Instructions and Information are subject to change.  To ensure quality samples please use the most current forms which are available below.

Additional translated patient instruction sheets will be added as they become available.

Chemistry

Number	Name	English	Arabic	Simplified Chinese	Traditional Chinese	Farsi	Hindi	Korean	Punjabi	Spanish	Vietnamese
CH3001	Testing Blood for Glucose 2 Hours After a Meal
CH3002	Preparation for a Glucose or Lactose Tolerance Test
CH3003	24 Hour Urine Collection
CH3004	Timed __ Hour Urine Collection
CH3007	Patient Instructions for Occult Blood Stool Collection
CH3008	Urine 5-HIAA (Serotonin)
CH3012	Diet for 72 Hour Stool Collection for Fecal Fat
CH3022	Stool Collection for Fecal Fat Test
CH3025	How to Collect a 24 Hour Urine Specimen for Creatinine Clearance
CH3034	Collection Procedure – Saliva Protocol
CH3067	Helicobacter Pylori Breath Test (UBT)
CH3072	How to Collect a 24 Hour Split Urine Specimen
CH3088	Preparing for a Fasting Test

Cytology

CY1101  Cytopathology Urine and Sputum Collection Techniques

Drug Screens

DS3606 DOT and Non-DOT Chain of Custody Protocol - Donor Information

DS3608 Drug Screen Instructions to the Donor

Microbiology

MI6000  Collecting Stool Samples for Bacterial Culture, Clostridium difficile Test, Rotavirus and/or Ova & Parasites

MI6001  Sputum Collection Procedure

MI6007  Midstream Urine (MSU) Collection (Non-Pediatric)

MI6008  Pinworm Sample Collection Instructions

MI6010  Urine Sample Collection (Infants)

MI6070  Urine Sample Collection for Chlamydia/Neisseria Gonorrhoeae Testing

MI6071  Urine Sample Collection Instructions for Chlamydia/Neisseria gonorrhoeae Testing and Midstream urine (combined)

Patient Service Centres (PSC)

PSC8026  Special Test Collection

PSC8027  Pre-Surgery Blood Collection

PSC8028  Pre-Surgery Blood Collection with Type & Screen

Referral Tests

OS7711 Testing Semen for Post-Vasectomy

OS7712 Testing Semen for Full Semen Analysis

Patient Appointments

PAL5801 Booking Appointments for Laboratory Tests

PAL5802 Booking Appointments for Immigration and Refugee Status

CY1131  Booking Appointments for Fine Needle Aspiration

Transfusion Medicine

TM1623 Instructions for Patient Pick Up for Rh Immune Globulin

TM2027 Identification Band for Pretransfusion Testing

Special Arrangements for Specimen Collection

OS7703  Special Arrangement for Neonatal Bilirubin Collection at CLS Hospital Outpatient Labs

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