POWERCHART NAME

T3 (TRIODOTHYRONINE) FREE

MERCY TEST NAME

T3 FREE

MERCY LAB CODE

T3F

• Preferred in house: 0.5 ml serum from a SST tube.
• Preferred reference lab: 0.5 ml serum from a SST tube.
• Also acceptable: serum from a plain red top tube or heparin plasma from a green top tube.
• Stable 8 hours at room temperature, 48 hours refrigerated or freeze.

Regional Lab Clients:  Freeze if not received at Mercy Medical Center - North Iowa Laboratory within 48 hours of collection.

POWERCHART NAME

T3 TOTAL

MERCY TEST NAME

T3 TOTAL

MERCY LAB CODE

T3

• Preferred in house: 0.5 ml serum from a SST tube.
• Preferred reference lab: 0.5 ml serum from a SST tube.
• Also acceptable: serum from a plain red top tube or heparin plasma from a green top tube.

< 3 years: not established
>3 years:87-178 ng/dl

POWERCHART NAME

T4 (THYROXINE) FREE

MERCY TEST NAME

T4 FREE

MERCY LAB CODE

T4F

• Preferred in house: 0.5 ml serum from a SST tube.
• Preferred reference lab: 0.5 ml serum from a SST tube.
• Also acceptable: serum from a plain red top tube or heparin plasma from a green top tube.

Included in Thyroid Hyper Panel and Thyroid Hypo Panel.

Regional Lab Clients:  Freeze if not received at Mercy Medical Center - North Iowa Laboratory within 48 hours of collection.

Male and Female: 0.61 - 1.12 NG/DL

Pregnant Females:
1st Trimester      0.52 - 1.08 NG/DL
2nd Trimester     0.45 - 0.99 NG/DL
3rd Trimester      0.48 - 0.95 NG/DL

POWERCHART NAME

T4 TOTAL

MERCY TEST NAME

T4 TOTAL

MERCY LAB CODE

T4TL

Included with test results

TEST NAME

T7

See: TSH Sensitive

POWERCHART NAME

T AND B CELL QUANTITATION BY FLOW CYTOMETRY

MERCY TEST NAME

T&B CELL QN*

MERCY LAB CODE

TBCL

3 mL EDTA (purple top) whole blood

Send specimen in original collection tube, DO NOT ALIQUOT.
Specimen must be received by Mayo within 48 hr of collection. Send Ambient to Mayo. Mayo code - TBBS

Included in report

86359 – T Cells, Total Count
86360 – Absolute CD4/CD8 Count with Ratio
86355 – B Cells, Total Count
86357 – Natural Killer (NK) Cells, Total count

POWERCHART NAME

TACROLIMUS LEVEL

MERCY TEST NAME

TACROLIMUS*

MERCY LAB CODE

TACRO

3 mL whole blood from a (purple top) EDTA .

Send specimen in original collection tube.  Sent refigerated to Mayo. Mayo # 80783/TACRO

Included in report.

80197 - Tacrolimus

TEST NAME

TB CULTURE

See:  Acid Fast Culture/Smear*

POWERCHART NAME

TB Gold Quantiferon

MERCY TEST NAME

TB TEST QF GOLD

MERCY LAB CODE

TBGOLD

Special collection kit, Quantiferon-TB Gold In-Tube collection kit.

Because of the specialized handling and processing of the test kit, patients will need to be drawn at the Mercy Medical Center-North Iowa OP Draw Station only, located on the 1st floor.

The only acceptable draw days and time are Monday, Tuesday and Wednesday with a 1700 cut off.

Specimens drawn on Thursday, Friday, Saturday and Sunday.

Negative

86480

TEST NAME

T&B SURFACE MARKER ABSOLUTE COUNTS

See:  T&B Cell QN by Flow Cytometry*

TEST NAME

THC (MARIJUANA)

See:   Drug Abuse Random Urine
       Drug Screen Body Fluid*
  Drug Screen Serum*

TEST NAME

T-HELPER/T-SUPPRESSOR LYMPHOCYTE RATIO

See:  T&B Cell QN by Flow Cytometery*

TEST NAME

TBG  

See:  Thyroid Binding Globulin*

TEST NAME

TEGRETOL

See:  Carbamazepine

POWERCHART NAME

TESTOSTERONE TOTAL

MERCY TEST NAME

TESTOST TTL*      

MERCY LAB CODE

TSTT

Send refrigerated to Mayo .  Mayo # 8533/TTST.
Patients’ age and sex are required on requisition for processing.

84403

POWERCHART NAME

TESTOSTERONE LEVEL TOTAL + FREE

MERCY TEST NAME

TESTOST TTL FRE*   

MERCY LAB CODE

TSTF

Liquid Chromatography – Tandem Mass spectrometry (LC-MS/MS)
Equilibrium Dialysis

84403 Testost Ttl*
84402 Testost Free+*

POWERCHART NAME

THEOPHYLLINE LEVEL

MERCY TEST NAME

THEOPHYLLINE      

MERCY LAB CODE

THEO

Restrict the following for 24 hours prior to test: Theobromine (in chocolate products), acetaminophen, hydrochlorothiazide, isoniazid, oxazepam, phenylbutazone, probenecid and sulfanilamide. Diphylline is not measured in this test.

0-17 years: 5-20 mcg/ml
>17 years: 10-20 mcg/ml

TEST NAME

THEOPHYLLINE PEAK

See:  Theophylline

TEST NAME

THEOPHYLLINE TROUGH

See:  Theophylline

TEST NAME

THIAMIN

See: Vitamin B1

TEST NAME

THERAPEUTIC BLEEDING

See: Phlebotomy

TEST NAME

THORACENTESIS FLUID CYTOLOGY

See: Cytology Section Pleural Fluid

POWERCHART NAME

THROAT CULTURE

MERCY TEST NAME

THRT CLT STREP

MERCY LAB CODE

THSC

Specimen: 

Collect the specimen with a double swab Culturette.  Rub the sterile swabs firmly over the back of the throat (posterior pharynx), both tonsils, and any areas of inflammation. 

Comments:

• Screens only for significant Beta Hemolytic Streptococci.  
• If specifically looking for yeast, see Yeast Culture/Direct Prep.
• Susceptibility testing will NOT routinely be performed, unless requested by the provider at the time of ordering.

RL Client Comments:

• Mark THROAT CULTURE FOR BETA STREP on order form.
• Send culturette at room temperature.

Performed:

Final report:  1-2 days

Reference value:    

No Group A beta-hemolytic Streptococci isolated.
Normal throat flora.

Method:

Routine culture techniques.

CPT Code: 

87081

POWERCHART NAME     

THROMBIN TIME

MERCY TEST NAME

THROMBIN TIME

MERCY LAB CODE

TT

TEST NAME           

THYROGLOBULIN*

See:  Thyroglobulin Antibody Screen

POWERCHART NAME

THYROGLOBULIN ANTIBODY

MERCY TEST NAME

THYROGLOBULIN AB *

MERCY LAB CODE

THYBS

POWERCHART NAME

THYROGLOBULIN TUMOR MARKER

MERCY TEST NAME

THYROGLOBLN TUMOR*   

MERCY LAB CODE

THYTMR

TEST NAME

THYROID ANTIBODY*

See: Thyroperoxidase Antibodies*

POWERCHART NAME

THYROPIN BINDING INHIBITORY IMMUNOGLOBULINS

MERCY TEST NAME

TBG IMMUNOLOGIC*     

MERCY LAB CODE

TBGI

POWERCHART NAME

THYROID HYPER PANEL

MERCY TEST NAME

THYRD HYPER PNL   

MERCY LAB CODE

THPE

84439 T4 Free
84481 T3 Free

POWERCHART NAME

THYROID HYPO PANEL (TSH SENSITIVE AND FREE T4)

MERCY TEST NAME

THYRD HYPO PNL

MERCY LAB CODE

THPO

Within 8 hours of receipt.

84439 T4 Free
84443 TSH

TEST NAME

THYROID RELEASING HORMONE STIMULATION TEST

See:  TSH Sensitive

TEST NAME

THYROID-STIMULATING IMMUNOGLOBULIN SERUM*

MERCY TEST NAME

THYROID STIM IMGLB*

MERCY LAB CODE

THYIMG

POWERCHART NAME

THYROPEROXIDASE ANTIBODY (TPO)

MERCY TEST NAME

THYROPEROXIDASE AB

MERCY LAB CODE

TPXD

• Preferred in house: 0.5 ml serum from a SST tube.
• Preferred reference lab: 0.5 ml serum from a SST tube.
• Also acceptable: serum from a plain red top tube or heparin plasma from a green top tube.

TEST NAME

THYROXINE

See:  T4 Free
        T4 Total*  

TEST NAME

TIBC

See:  Iron & IBC

POWERCHART NAME

TISSUE CULTURE OTHER

MERCY TEST NAME

TISSUE CLT

MERCY LAB CODE

TISC

Order:   

Specify site when ordering. 

Specimen: 

Aseptically place the specimen in a sterile plastic container with a tight fitting lid. The specimen should be surgically obtained. If unable to transport to the laboratory promptly, add 1 - 2 ml of sterile saline to the specimen container.

Comment:      

Susceptibility testing will routinely be performed on significant isolates.

RL Client Comments:

•  Write TISSUE CULTURE on the order form. Indicate the specimen source.
• Send specimen at room temperature.

Performed:

Preliminary reports:  Days 1-4
Final report:  5 days

Reference value:   

No growth.

Method:

Standard culture techniques

CPT Code: 

87070

TEST NAME

TISSUE / TISSUE TYPING DONOR

See:   Donor Collection

TEST NAME

TISSUE EXAMINATION GROSS & MICROSCOPIC

Complete manual Pathology Specimen requisition form. Requisition must include pre-op diagnosis and operative findings. Specific specimen source and relevant patient history must be indicated. 

Tissue specimen covered with 10% Formalin. Transport containers and 10% formalin are available from the Laboratory.

TEST NAME

TISSUE EXAM GROSS ONLY

See:  Tissue Examination Gross & Microscopic

TEST NAME

TISSUE SPECIMEN

See:  Tissue Exam Gross & Microscopic

POWERCHART NAME

TISSUE TRANSGLUTAMINASE ANTIBODIES, IgA and IgG

MERCY TEST NAME

TISSUE TRANSGLUT AB*

MERCY LAB CODE

TISTA

Minimum volumes:  Adult: 1.0 ml      Pediatric: 0.5 ml

included with report