TEST

CODE

SPECIMEN REQUIREMENT

VACUTAINER

BILLING

LOC

VALPROIC ACID

(EPIVAL)

(DIVALPROEX)

See DEPAKENE

VPA

 

 

 

 

VALIUM

See DIAZEPAM

DIAZ

 

 

 

 

VANCOMYCIN, PEAK

VANP

Serum,1 mL

Indicate peak specimen

Collect the peak specimen one hour following an IM injection, or 15 minutes following a 60 minute IV infusion, or 30 minutes following a 30 minute IV administration.

State the time the IM or IV was administered and the time the specimen was drawn

Centrifuge and separate

Store and transport frozen

TAT – 5 to 10 days

PLAIN RED

OHIP

LL

VANCOMYCIN, TROUGH

VANT

Serum, 1 mL

Indicate trough specimen

Collect the trough specimen immediately before the IM injection or IV infusion.

State the time the specimen was drawn and the time the IM or IV was administered

Centrifuge and separate

Store and transport frozen

TAT – 5 to 10 days

PLAIN RED

OHIP

LL

VANILLYMANDELIC ACID

(VMA)

RCML

24 Hour Urine

10 mL aliquot – submit in an orange or white cap container labelled “CREATININE” and a 50 mL aliquot –submit in an orange or white cap container labelled “VMA”

To avoid 48 hours before collection:

Coffee, tea, cola, fruit, chocolate & vanilla

Note:   Report may be delayed for confirmation of abnormal results

State total 24-hour volume on the OHIP Requisition, and on the specimen container

Retain a duplicate 50 mL urine sample in the fridge until test is reported

TAT – 14 days

 

OHIP

LL

VARICELLA ZOSTER ANTIBODY

(VARICELLA ANTIBODY)

(ZOSTER ANTIBODY)

See CHICKEN POX

VARI

 

 

 

 

VARICELLA ZOSTER ANTIBODY

(VARICELLA ANTIBODY)

(ZOSTER ANTIBODY SWAB)

See CHICKEN POX, CULTURE

VARI

 

 

 

 

VARIOLA, VACCINE

 

Test no longer available

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

VDRL, CONFIRMATION

(RPR)

(FTA- TREPONEMAL ANTIBODIES)

(SYPHILIS)

(TPPA)

(TPI)

VDRL

Serum, 1 mL

Centrifuge only

Store and transport refrigerated

Include clinical information including presence of chancre, neurological symptoms, pregnancy, or if the specimen is for follow up.

  • Confirmatory testing is performed if results from VDRL screening serology show a reactive specimen.

TAT—7 days

YELLOW SST

N/C

PHL

VDRL, SCREEN

(SYPHILIS)

VDRL

Serum, 1 mL

Centrifuge only

Store and transport refrigerated

Specimens that are received >10 days from collection cannot be tested

If screening shows a reactive specimen, confirmatory testing will be performed

TAT—2-7 days

YELLOW SST

N/C

PHL

VERAPAMIL

(ISOPTIN)

(CALAN)

(VERELAN)

RCML

Serum

Collect PEAK level (1-2 hours after dose) and record on requisition

Centrifuge and separate

Store and ship refrigerated

TAT -- 1-2 weeks

PLAIN RED $200.00 LL

VERY LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN

(VLDL)

(LIPOPROTEIN FRACTIONATION)

(LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN)

(LIPOPROTEIN ULTRACENTRIFUGATION)

RCML

Serum, 2 mL

Patient must be fasting for 9-12 hours prior to collection

Centrifuge and separate

Store and ship refrigerated

TAT – 5-10 days

PLAIN RED

$30.00

LL

VINCENT'S ORGANISMS

See SMEAR FOR VINCENT’S ORGANISMS

THRO

 

 

 

VINYL CHLORIDE

RCML

Urine, 20 ml (random)

Store and transport refrigerated

Ensure hands are washed and clothes are free of contamination.

For industrial exposure, collect specimen at the end of the work shift.

TAT – 7-14 days

 

$260.00

LL

VIRAL STUDIES

VIR

Swab, state source

Use VIRUS TRANSPORT MEDIUM

Store and transport refrigerated

TAT – 4-32 days

 

N/C

CHEO

VIRAL STUDIES

VIR

Blood, full tube

Do not centrifuge

For Adenovirus/CMV/EBV/Herpes/HIV/ Parvovirus/ Toxoplasma/Varicella PCR, antiretroviral drugs or HIV, use LAVENDER.

Store and transport refrigerated

TAT—3-60 days

PLAIN RED

or LAVENDER

N/C

CHEO

VIRAL STUDIES

RPHL

Stool, 1-2g (random)

Submit in a sterile container

Store and transport refrigerated, within 24 hours of collection

DO NOT USE CARY– BLAIR MEDIA

TAT – 12 days

 

N/C

PHL

VIRAL STUDIES

(VIRUS ISOLATION)

RPHL

Swab, state source

Use VIRUS TRANSPORT MEDIUM

Store and transport refrigerated

TAT – 25 days

 

N/C

PHL

VIRAL LOAD

See HIV VIRAL LOAD

VIRL

 

 

 

 

VISCOSITY, RELATIVE QUANTITY

VIS

Serum, 2 mL

Centrifuge only

Store and ship refrigerated

TAT – 1-3 days

YELLOW SST

OHIP

LL

VITAMIN A

See RETINOL

VITA

 

 

 

 

VITAMIN B1

See THIAMINE

B6

 

 

 

 

VITAMIN B5

 

TEST NO LONGER AVAILABLE

 

 

 

VITAMIN B6

See PYRIDOXAL PHOSPHATE

B6

 

 

 

 

VITAMIN B12

See B12

B12

 

 

 

 

VITAMIN C

See ASCORBIC ACID

VITC

 

 

 

 

VITAMIN D

(25– HYDROXY)

(25– HYDROXYVITAMIN D)

(CALCIDIOL)

See 25–HYDROXY

VITDI

(insured)

 

VITDU

(uninsured)

 

 

 

 

VITAMIN E

VITE

Serum—2 ml

Protect from light

Centrifuge and separate

Store and transport frozen

TAT – 30 days

YELLOW SST

$55.00

LL

VLDL

(VERY LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN)

(ULTRA-CENTRIFUGATION HDL/LDL)

See VERY LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN

 

RCML

 

 

 

 

VMA

(VANILLYMANDELIC ACID)

VMA

24 Hour Urine (6N HCl preservative)

20 mL aliquot – submit in a sterile urine container

Refrigerate during storage and transport

State total 24-hour volume on the OHIP Requisition, and on the specimen container

Retain a duplicate 50 mL aliquot in the fridge until test is reported

Avoid strenuous exercise prior to collection

The following foods and medications must be avoided for 3 days prior to and during collection:

*Patient must contact their physician before stopping an prescription or non-prescription meds

Foods to avoid: Caffeine (coffee, tea, cocoa, chocolate, caffeinated beverages), Amines (bananas, avocados, cheese, walnuts, alcohol, fruit and juices), Vanilla

Medications to avoid: Salicylate (Asprin), Histamine, Acetaminophen (Tylenol), Levosopa, Ajmaline, Lithium, Epinephrine, Nitroglycerin, Glucagon, Rauwolfia (Alkaloids), Guanethidine

After the specimen is collected, the patient may resume normal diet.

TAT – 2-3 days

 

OHIP

LL

VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR SCREEN

(VON WILLEBRAND MULTIMERS)

(VWF MULTIMERS)

(VON WILLEBRAND PROFILE)

(RISTOCETIN COFACTOR)

(VON WILLEBRAND ACTIVITY)

(VON WILLEBRAND ANTIGEN)

(VWB ACTIVITY)

(VWB ANTIGEN)

(VON WILLEBRAND FACTOR COMPLEX)

VONWILLS

Plasma, 4 mL

Partially fill a discard tube first. Collect 2 Light Blue top tubes. Immediately centrifuge. Aliquot plasma from both tubes into one pour off tube (do not aliquot any buffy coat layer or red blood cells). Immediately centrifuge this plasma. Aliquot the platelet poor plasma into another pout-off tube (do not transfer any cells at the bottom of the tube). Immediately freeze aliquot. Store and transport frozen.

 

Screening includes the following tests:

Von Willebrand Factor VIII-C

Von Willebrand Factor Antigen

Von Willebrand Activity

 

TAT -- 1-2 months

2 LIGHT BLUE

$135.00

LL

           
           
           
           

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