Specimen Requirement

1. Specimen collection:

  a. Collect adequate sample by using a moistened Dacron swab or cytobrush and following published collection techniques.

  b. Rinse the swab or brush as soon as possible in teh PreservCyt solution by rotating the device in the solution ten (10) times while pushing against the PreservCyt vial wall.

  c. Swirl the device vigorously to further release material. Discard the device.

2. Tighten the cap so that the trogue line on the cap passes the torgue line on the vial.

3. Record the patient's name and date of birth on the vial. The vial must contain two (2) patient identifiers.

4. Record the following patient information on a Cytology Pap requisition (form #320-1407).

  a. Patient name

  b. Date of birth

  c. Gender

  d. Medical record or social security number

  e. Physician name

  f.  Date of collection

  g. Source of material

  h. Clinical information

  i. Patient history

5. Place the vial and requisition in a biohazard bag for transport to the laboratory.

6. The following specimens will be returned to provider office:

  a. Spilled/leaking vial

  b. No requisition form received with vial

  c. Unlabeled specimen vial

  d. Name on requisition does not match name on specimen vial

  e. Specimen collected in formalin