BASIC DIAGNOSTICS

TEST NAME/DESCRIPTION	SAMPLE REQUIREMENTS	TURN AROUND	SPECIAL NOTES
300 COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT Includes WBC, RBC, MCV, Differential, complete cell analysis and parasite screen	2 half-filled hct. tubes of heparinized whole blood, 2 air-dried coverslips	Same Day	In exotics, coverslip smears are most accurate, especially in critical cases.  Glass slides are acceptable but not preferred.
O16  AQUATIC COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT Components as above with critical changes for aquatics.	See requirements above.	Same Day
0190  PLATELET COUNT (SM. MAMMALS)	2 Half-filled Hct. tubes	Same Day
0191  Reticulocyte Count	2 Half-filled Hct. tubes	Same Day
0000  SINGLE CHEMISTRY Specify chemistry.  Fee includes chemistry set-up charge.	50ul Serum/Plasma	Same Day	Choose from any basic chemistries. Bile Acid, Iron, T-4, Sodium and Potassium do not apply here.
0000  ADDED CHEMISTRY Selected when adding chemistries to a requested blood panel.	50ul Serum/Plasma	Same Day	Choose from any basic chemistries. Bile Acid, Iron, T-4, Sodium and Potassium do not apply here.
014 MICROSCREEN WBC/Diff, RBC, MCV, Hgb, MCHC,PCV, Plasma Protein, and your choice of one chemistry.	50ul serum/plasma 2 half-filled hct. tubes of   heparinized whole blood 2 air-dried coverslips	Same Day	Choose test from basic chemistries. If choice is not made, the default is SGOT for birds and calcium for reptiles
0006 SPECIAL SCREEN Est. WBC/DIFF, RBC MCV, Hgb, MCHC, PCV, Plasma Protein, plus two chemistries of your choice.	50ul of serum/plasma, 2 half-filled hematocrit tubes of heparinized whole blood 2 air-dried coverslips or slides.	Same Day	Choose 2 chems from basic chems.  Default chems are SGOT & Uric Acid for birds, or Calcium & Phosphorus for reptiles.

Avian & Exotic most popular and/or most frequently requested tests.

SCANS

TEST NAME/DESCRIPTION	SAMPLE REQUIREMENTS	TURN AROUND	SPECIAL NOTES
0010 SCAN I CBC & Protein Electrophoresis	2 air-dried coverslips 2 half-filled hct. tubes of heparinized whole blood. 25ul of serum/plasma.	Same Day	Good quick health screen. Lipemia or hemolysis will affect the Electrophoresis.
0011  SCAN II CBC, Protein Electrophoresis & Bile Acid	2 air-dried coverslips 2 half-filled Hct. tubes of heparinized whole blood 50ul of serum/plasma	Same Day	Great for health screen & liver function evaluation
0012  SCAN III Basic Scan I plus	2 air-dried coverslips 2 half-filled Hct. tubes heparinized whole blood 150ul of serum/plasma 2 non-gel swabs (choana & cloaca recommended)	Basic Scan same day Chlam. DCF 3 – 5 days DNA 5 – 7 working days.	Good mini Chlamydia screen in cases where a chemistry panel is not needed.

ELECTROPHORESIS

TEST NAME/DESCRIPTION	SAMPLE REQUIREMENTS	TURN AROUND	SPECIAL NOTES
0021   PROTEIN ELECTROPHORESIS     (EPH)	25ul of non-hemolysed serum/plasma	24 – 48hrs	EpH serves well as a first line signal that disease processes are present.
021A   ADDED ELECTROPHORESIS Eph added to any blood work is discounted.	25ul  of non- hemolysed serum/plasma	24 – 48hrs	Hemolysis will affect Electrophoresis results.
0180     MINI EPH PROFILE EPH, Est. WBC/Diff, RBC, MCV, Hgb, MCHC, PCV, Plasma Protein, Glucose, Uric Acid, SGOT, & Calcium.	100ul of serum/plasma, 2 half-filled hematocrit tubes of hep. whole blood 2 air-dried coverslip smears	CBC/Chems same day EpH  24 – 48 hrs

ASPERGILLUS TESTING

SEROLOGY

DNA TESTING

Important Note:  Do not use gel swabs for ANY DNA/PCR tests or IFA’s.  It is better to use non-gel swabs routinely to avoid confusion at critical times.   Note: If gel swabs are all that is available, simply take the sample with the swab provided and do not place it into the provided gel-filled tube. Place the swab into the plastic wrapper and tape it closed.  Alternate: Cut or shorten swabs and transport them in RTT vials.