| Accepted Samples |
A. GENERAL INFORMATIONCOLLECTION TIME: COLLECT SAMPLE 24 HOURS AFTER BIRTH UP TO 1 MONTH OF AGE. (DAY 2-7 REPORTED WITHOUT DISCLAIMER , DAY 8 TO 1 MONTH WITH DISCLAIMER COMMENT)SPECIMEN AND VOLUME: FILL ALL CIRCLES WITH BLOOD. DO NOT LAYERCONTAINER: WHATMAN 903® FILTER PAPER STORAGE AND SHIPPING TEMPERATURE: ALLOW BLOOD TO DRY 3 - 4 HRS BEFORE PACKING. STORE THE SAMPLE IN A ZIPLOCK© OR EQUIVALENT BAG AT ROOM TEMPERATURE OR 2° - 8° C. SHIP THE SAMPLE IN THE ZIPLOCK OR EQUIVALENT AT ROOM TEMPERATURE OR 2° - 8° C.REQUIRE FOLLOWING MADATORY DETAILS:BIRTH DATE AND TIME, SAMPLE COLLECTION DATE AND TIME, AGE AT THE TIME OF COLLECTION (MORE THAN 24 HOURS), TRANSFUSION DETAILS IF ANY WITH DATE AND TIME, IV FLUID INFUSION IF ANY WITH DATE AND TIME, FEED DETAILS (BREAST/BOTTLE/BOTH BREAST AND BOTTLE FEED), STATUS AT THE TIME OF COLLECTION (NORMAL/PREMATURE/SICK), GESTATIONAL AGE, BIRTH WEIGHT DETAILS, MEDICATION IF ANY.SINGLE BABY OR TWIN BABY (PLEASE SPECIFY)ETHNICITY (WHITE/HISPANIC/ASIAN/AM.INDIAN/AF.AMER/OTHERS)DOCTOR CONTACT DETAILS AND CLINICAL HISTORY IS MANDATORYB. SAMPLE ACCEPTABILITYSPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS: 1. VENOUS BLOOD FROM A CENTRAL LINE IS ACCEPTABLE (DO NOT APPLY BLOOD TO FILTER PAPER THROUGH A NEEDLE AS HEMOLYSED SAMPLES ARE NOT ACCEPTABLE).2. ALL THE REQUESTED DETAILS ON THE NEWBORN SCREEN CARD SHOULD BE MENTIONED PROPERLY.C. REJECTION CRITERIA 1. SAMPLES COLLECTED LESS THAN 72-96 HOURS AFTER BLOOD TRANSFUSION (IF THE PATIENT HAS BEEN TRANSFUSED WITH WHOLE BLOOD, WAIT 72-96 HOURS BEFORE COLLECTION OF SAMPLE).2. SAMPLES COLLECTED WHILE THE PATIENT IS ON INTRAVENOUS FLUID (IF THE PATIENT IS ON INTRAVENOUS FLUIDS WAIT 2 WEEKS BEFORE COLLECTION OF SAMPLE. IF THE PATIENT HAS STOPPED INTRAVENOUS FLUID WAIT 2 DAYS BEFORE COLLECTION OF SAMPLE).3. SCRATCHED AND ABRADED, CONTAMINATED, LAYERED, SUPER-SATURATED SPOTS, UNSATURATED SPOTS, SAMPLES CONTAINING EDTA, SAMPLES WITH PLASMA RINGS AROUND THEM, HEMOLYSED SAMPLES.4. A BABY ON IV FLUIDS AND ON A VENTILATOR IS NOT A GOOD SPECIMEN FOR NBS. SAMPLE SHOULD BE COLLECTED AFTER ORAL FEEDING IS ESTABLISHED. 5.SAMPLES SHOULD NOT BE COLLECTED IMMEDIATELY AFTER BIRTH.THEY SHOULD BE COLLECTED AFTER ORAL FEEDING (BREAST FEED/ BOTTLE FEED) IS ESTABLISHED.6. FREEZING AND THAWING WILL CAUSE THE RED BLOOD CELLS TO BURST (HEMOLYSIS) AND THAT WILL AFFECT THE RESULTS. SO THE ANSWER IS NO, NOT ACCEPTABLE FOR MS/MS SCREENING. |
