Code | Display | Definition | V2 Concept Comment | V2 Concept Comment As Published |
F10 |
10% Formalin |
10% Formalin |
Tissue preservative |
Tissue preservative |
C32 |
3.2% Citrate |
3.2% Citrate |
Blue top tube |
Blue top tube |
C38 |
3.8% Citrate |
3.8% Citrate |
Blue top tube |
Blue top tube |
HCL6 |
6N HCL |
6N HCL |
24 HR Urine Additive |
24 HR Urine Additive |
ACDA |
ACD Solution A |
ACD Solution A |
Yellow top tube |
Yellow top tube |
ACDB |
ACD Solution B |
ACD Solution B |
Yellow top tube |
Yellow top tube |
ACET |
Acetic Acid |
Acetic Acid |
Urine preservative |
Urine preservative |
AMIES |
Amies transport medium |
Amies transport medium |
Protozoa |
Protozoa |
HEPA |
Ammonium heparin |
Ammonium heparin |
Green top tube |
Green top tube |
BACTM |
Bacterial Transport medium |
Bacterial Transport medium |
Microbiological culture |
Microbiological culture |
BOR |
Borate Boric Acid |
Borate Boric Acid |
24HR Urine Additive |
24HR Urine Additive |
BOUIN |
Bouin's solution |
Bouin's solution |
Tissue |
Tissue |
BF10 |
Buffered 10% formalin |
Buffered 10% formalin |
Tissue |
Tissue |
WEST |
Buffered Citrate (Westergren Sedimentation Rate) |
Buffered Citrate (Westergren Sedimentation Rate) |
Black top tube |
Black top tube |
BSKM |
Buffered skim milk |
Buffered skim milk |
Viral isolation |
Viral isolation |
CARS |
Carson's Modified 10% formalin |
Carson's Modified 10% formalin |
Tissue |
Tissue |
CARY |
Cary Blair Medium |
Cary Blair Medium |
Stool Cultures |
Stool Cultures |
CHLTM |
Chlamydia transport medium |
Chlamydia transport medium |
Chlamydia culture |
Chlamydia culture |
CTAD |
CTAD (this should be spelled out if not universally understood) |
CTAD (this should be spelled out if not universally understood) |
Blue top tube |
Blue top tube |
ENT |
Enteric bacteria transport medium |
Enteric bacteria transport medium |
Bacterial culture |
Bacterial culture |
ENT+ |
Enteric plus |
Enteric plus |
Stool Cultures |
Stool Cultures |
JKM |
Jones Kendrick Medium |
Jones Kendrick Medium |
Bordetella pertussis |
Bordetella pertussis |
KARN |
Karnovsky's fixative |
Karnovsky's fixative |
Tissue |
Tissue |
LIA |
Lithium iodoacetate |
Lithium iodoacetate |
Gray top tube |
Gray top tube |
HEPL |
Lithium/Li Heparin |
Lithium/Li Heparin |
Green top tube |
Green top tube |
M4 |
M4 |
M4 |
Microbiological culture |
Microbiological culture |
M4RT |
M4-RT |
M4-RT |
Microbiological culture |
Microbiological culture |
M5 |
M5 |
M5 |
Microbiological culture |
Microbiological culture |
MICHTM |
Michel's transport medium |
Michel's transport medium |
IF tests |
IF tests |
MMDTM |
MMD transport medium |
MMD transport medium |
Immunofluorescence |
Immunofluorescence |
HNO3 |
Nitric Acid |
Nitric Acid |
Urine |
Urine |
NONE |
None |
None |
Red or Pink top tube |
Red or Pink top tube |
PAGE |
Pages's Saline |
Pages's Saline |
Acanthaoemba |
Acanthaoemba |
PHENOL |
Phenol |
Phenol |
24 Hr Urine Additive |
24 Hr Urine Additive |
KOX |
Potassium Oxalate |
Potassium Oxalate |
Gray top tube |
Gray top tube |
EDTK |
Potassium/K EDTA |
Potassium/K EDTA |
Deprecated. Replaced by EDTK15 and EDTK75 |
Deprecated. Replaced by EDTK15 and EDTK75 |
EDTK15 |
Potassium/K EDTA 15% |
Potassium/K EDTA 15% |
Purple top tube |
Purple top tube |
EDTK75 |
Potassium/K EDTA 7.5% |
Potassium/K EDTA 7.5% |
Purple top tube |
Purple top tube |
PVA |
PVA (polyvinylalcohol) |
PVA (polyvinylalcohol) |
O&P |
O&P |
RLM |
Reagan Lowe Medium |
Reagan Lowe Medium |
Bordetella pertussis cultures |
Bordetella pertussis cultures |
SST |
Serum Separator Tube (Polymer Gel) |
Serum Separator Tube (Polymer Gel) |
'Tiger' Top tube |
'Tiger' Top tube |
SILICA |
Siliceous earth, 12 mg |
Siliceous earth, 12 mg |
Gray top tube |
Gray top tube |
NAF |
Sodium Fluoride |
Sodium Fluoride |
Gray top tube |
Gray top tube |
FL100 |
Sodium Fluoride, 100mg |
Sodium Fluoride, 100mg |
Urine |
Urine |
FL10 |
Sodium Fluoride, 10mg |
Sodium Fluoride, 10mg |
Urine |
Urine |
NAPS |
Sodium polyanethol sulfonate 0.35% in 0.85% sodium chloride |
Sodium polyanethol sulfonate 0.35% in 0.85% sodium chloride |
Yellow (Blood Culture) |
Yellow (Blood Culture) |
HEPN |
Sodium/Na Heparin |
Sodium/Na Heparin |
Green top tube |
Green top tube |
EDTN |
Sodium/Na EDTA |
Sodium/Na EDTA |
Dark Blue top tube |
Dark Blue top tube |
SPS |
SPS(this should be spelled out if not universally understood) |
SPS(this should be spelled out if not universally understood) |
Anticoagulant w/o bacteriocidal properties |
Anticoagulant w/o bacteriocidal properties |
STUTM |
Stuart transport medium |
Stuart transport medium |
Bacterial culture |
Bacterial culture |
THROM |
Thrombin |
Thrombin |
Orange or Grey/Yellow (STAT Chem) |
Orange or Grey/Yellow (STAT Chem) |
FDP |
Thrombin NIH; soybean trypsin inhibitor (Fibrin Degradation Products) |
Thrombin NIH; soybean trypsin inhibitor (Fibrin Degradation Products) |
Dark Blue top tube |
Dark Blue top tube |
THYMOL |
Thymol |
Thymol |
24 Hr Urine Additive |
24 Hr Urine Additive |
THYO |
Thyoglycollate broth |
Thyoglycollate broth |
Bacterial Isolation |
Bacterial Isolation |
TOLU |
Toluene |
Toluene |
24 Hr Urine Additive |
24 Hr Urine Additive |
URETM |
Ureaplasma transport medium |
Ureaplasma transport medium |
Ureaplasma culture |
Ureaplasma culture |
VIRTM |
Viral Transport medium |
Viral Transport medium |
Virus cultures |
Virus cultures |