Code | Display | status | deprecated | v2-concComment | v2-concCommentAsPub | status | deprecated | v2-concComment | v2-concCommentAsPub | Comments |
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F10 | 10% Formalin | A | A | | Tissue preservative | Tissue preservative | Tissue preservative | Tissue preservative | A | A | | Tissue preservative | Tissue preservative | Tissue preservative | Tissue preservative | |
C32 | 3.2% Citrate | A | A | | Blue top tube | Blue top tube | Blue top tube | Blue top tube | A | A | | Blue top tube | Blue top tube | Blue top tube | Blue top tube | |
C38 | 3.8% Citrate | A | A | | Blue top tube | Blue top tube | Blue top tube | Blue top tube | A | A | | Blue top tube | Blue top tube | Blue top tube | Blue top tube | |
HCL6 | 6N HCL | A | A | | 24 HR Urine Additive | 24 HR Urine Additive | 24 HR Urine Additive | 24 HR Urine Additive | A | A | | 24 HR Urine Additive | 24 HR Urine Additive | 24 HR Urine Additive | 24 HR Urine Additive | |
ACDA | ACD Solution A | A | A | | Yellow top tube | Yellow top tube | Yellow top tube | Yellow top tube | A | A | | Yellow top tube | Yellow top tube | Yellow top tube | Yellow top tube | |
ACDB | ACD Solution B | A | A | | Yellow top tube | Yellow top tube | Yellow top tube | Yellow top tube | A | A | | Yellow top tube | Yellow top tube | Yellow top tube | Yellow top tube | |
ACET | Acetic Acid | A | A | | Urine preservative | Urine preservative | Urine preservative | Urine preservative | A | A | | Urine preservative | Urine preservative | Urine preservative | Urine preservative | |
AMIES | Amies transport medium | A | A | | Protozoa | Protozoa | Protozoa | Protozoa | A | A | | Protozoa | Protozoa | Protozoa | Protozoa | |
HEPA | Ammonium heparin | A | A | | Green top tube | Green top tube | Green top tube | Green top tube | A | A | | Green top tube | Green top tube | Green top tube | Green top tube | |
BACTM | Bacterial Transport medium | A | A | | Microbiological culture | Microbiological culture | Microbiological culture | Microbiological culture | A | A | | Microbiological culture | Microbiological culture | Microbiological culture | Microbiological culture | |
BOR | Borate Boric Acid | A | A | | 24HR Urine Additive | 24HR Urine Additive | 24HR Urine Additive | 24HR Urine Additive | A | A | | 24HR Urine Additive | 24HR Urine Additive | 24HR Urine Additive | 24HR Urine Additive | |
BOUIN | Bouin's solution | A | A | | Tissue | Tissue | Tissue | Tissue | A | A | | Tissue | Tissue | Tissue | Tissue | |
BF10 | Buffered 10% formalin | A | A | | Tissue | Tissue | Tissue | Tissue | A | A | | Tissue | Tissue | Tissue | Tissue | |
WEST | Buffered Citrate (Westergren Sedimentation Rate) | A | A | | Black top tube | Black top tube | Black top tube | Black top tube | A | A | | Black top tube | Black top tube | Black top tube | Black top tube | |
BSKM | Buffered skim milk | A | A | | Viral isolation | Viral isolation | Viral isolation | Viral isolation | A | A | | Viral isolation | Viral isolation | Viral isolation | Viral isolation | |
CARS | Carson's Modified 10% formalin | A | A | | Tissue | Tissue | Tissue | Tissue | A | A | | Tissue | Tissue | Tissue | Tissue | |
CARY | Cary Blair Medium | A | A | | Stool Cultures | Stool Cultures | Stool Cultures | Stool Cultures | A | A | | Stool Cultures | Stool Cultures | Stool Cultures | Stool Cultures | |
CHLTM | Chlamydia transport medium | A | A | | Chlamydia culture | Chlamydia culture | Chlamydia culture | Chlamydia culture | A | A | | Chlamydia culture | Chlamydia culture | Chlamydia culture | Chlamydia culture | |
CTAD | CTAD (this should be spelled out if not universally understood) | A | A | | Blue top tube | Blue top tube | Blue top tube | Blue top tube | A | A | | Blue top tube | Blue top tube | Blue top tube | Blue top tube | |
ENT | Enteric bacteria transport medium | A | A | | Bacterial culture | Bacterial culture | Bacterial culture | Bacterial culture | A | A | | Bacterial culture | Bacterial culture | Bacterial culture | Bacterial culture | |
ENT+ | Enteric plus | A | A | | Stool Cultures | Stool Cultures | Stool Cultures | Stool Cultures | A | A | | Stool Cultures | Stool Cultures | Stool Cultures | Stool Cultures | |
JKM | Jones Kendrick Medium | A | A | | Bordetella pertussis | Bordetella pertussis | Bordetella pertussis | Bordetella pertussis | A | A | | Bordetella pertussis | Bordetella pertussis | Bordetella pertussis | Bordetella pertussis | |
KARN | Karnovsky's fixative | A | A | | Tissue | Tissue | Tissue | Tissue | A | A | | Tissue | Tissue | Tissue | Tissue | |
LIA | Lithium iodoacetate | A | A | | Gray top tube | Gray top tube | Gray top tube | Gray top tube | A | A | | Gray top tube | Gray top tube | Gray top tube | Gray top tube | |
HEPL | Lithium/Li Heparin | A | A | | Green top tube | Green top tube | Green top tube | Green top tube | A | A | | Green top tube | Green top tube | Green top tube | Green top tube | |
M4 | M4 | A | A | | Microbiological culture | Microbiological culture | Microbiological culture | Microbiological culture | A | A | | Microbiological culture | Microbiological culture | Microbiological culture | Microbiological culture | |
M4RT | M4-RT | A | A | | Microbiological culture | Microbiological culture | Microbiological culture | Microbiological culture | A | A | | Microbiological culture | Microbiological culture | Microbiological culture | Microbiological culture | |
M5 | M5 | A | A | | Microbiological culture | Microbiological culture | Microbiological culture | Microbiological culture | A | A | | Microbiological culture | Microbiological culture | Microbiological culture | Microbiological culture | |
MICHTM | Michel's transport medium | A | A | | IF tests | IF tests | IF tests | IF tests | A | A | | IF tests | IF tests | IF tests | IF tests | |
MMDTM | MMD transport medium | A | A | | Immunofluorescence | Immunofluorescence | Immunofluorescence | Immunofluorescence | A | A | | Immunofluorescence | Immunofluorescence | Immunofluorescence | Immunofluorescence | |
HNO3 | Nitric Acid | A | A | | Urine | Urine | Urine | Urine | A | A | | Urine | Urine | Urine | Urine | |
NONE | None | A | A | | Red or Pink top tube | Red or Pink top tube | Red or Pink top tube | Red or Pink top tube | A | A | | Red or Pink top tube | Red or Pink top tube | Red or Pink top tube | Red or Pink top tube | |
PAGE | Pages's Saline | A | A | | Acanthaoemba | Acanthaoemba | Acanthaoemba | Acanthaoemba | A | A | | Acanthaoemba | Acanthaoemba | Acanthaoemba | Acanthaoemba | |
PHENOL | Phenol | A | A | | 24 Hr Urine Additive | 24 Hr Urine Additive | 24 Hr Urine Additive | 24 Hr Urine Additive | A | A | | 24 Hr Urine Additive | 24 Hr Urine Additive | 24 Hr Urine Additive | 24 Hr Urine Additive | |
KOX | Potassium Oxalate | A | A | | Gray top tube | Gray top tube | Gray top tube | Gray top tube | A | A | | Gray top tube | Gray top tube | Gray top tube | Gray top tube | |
EDTK | Potassium/K EDTA | A | A | | Deprecated. Replaced by EDTK15 and EDTK75 | Deprecated. Replaced by EDTK15 and EDTK75 | Deprecated. Replaced by EDTK15 and EDTK75 | Deprecated. Replaced by EDTK15 and EDTK75 | A | A | | Deprecated. Replaced by EDTK15 and EDTK75 | Deprecated. Replaced by EDTK15 and EDTK75 | Deprecated. Replaced by EDTK15 and EDTK75 | Deprecated. Replaced by EDTK15 and EDTK75 | |
EDTK15 | Potassium/K EDTA 15% | A | A | | Purple top tube | Purple top tube | Purple top tube | Purple top tube | A | A | | Purple top tube | Purple top tube | Purple top tube | Purple top tube | |
EDTK75 | Potassium/K EDTA 7.5% | A | A | | Purple top tube | Purple top tube | Purple top tube | Purple top tube | A | A | | Purple top tube | Purple top tube | Purple top tube | Purple top tube | |
PVA | PVA (polyvinylalcohol) | A | A | | O&P | O&P | O&P | O&P | A | A | | O&P | O&P | O&P | O&P | |
RLM | Reagan Lowe Medium | A | A | | Bordetella pertussis cultures | Bordetella pertussis cultures | Bordetella pertussis cultures | Bordetella pertussis cultures | A | A | | Bordetella pertussis cultures | Bordetella pertussis cultures | Bordetella pertussis cultures | Bordetella pertussis cultures | |
SST | Serum Separator Tube (Polymer Gel) | A | A | | 'Tiger' Top tube | 'Tiger' Top tube | 'Tiger' Top tube | 'Tiger' Top tube | A | A | | 'Tiger' Top tube | 'Tiger' Top tube | 'Tiger' Top tube | 'Tiger' Top tube | |
SILICA | Siliceous earth, 12 mg | A | A | | Gray top tube | Gray top tube | Gray top tube | Gray top tube | A | A | | Gray top tube | Gray top tube | Gray top tube | Gray top tube | |
NAF | Sodium Fluoride | A | A | | Gray top tube | Gray top tube | Gray top tube | Gray top tube | A | A | | Gray top tube | Gray top tube | Gray top tube | Gray top tube | |
FL100 | Sodium Fluoride, 100mg | A | A | | Urine | Urine | Urine | Urine | A | A | | Urine | Urine | Urine | Urine | |
FL10 | Sodium Fluoride, 10mg | A | A | | Urine | Urine | Urine | Urine | A | A | | Urine | Urine | Urine | Urine | |
NAPS | Sodium polyanethol sulfonate 0.35% in 0.85% sodium chloride | A | A | | Yellow (Blood Culture) | Yellow (Blood Culture) | Yellow (Blood Culture) | Yellow (Blood Culture) | A | A | | Yellow (Blood Culture) | Yellow (Blood Culture) | Yellow (Blood Culture) | Yellow (Blood Culture) | |
HEPN | Sodium/Na Heparin | A | A | | Green top tube | Green top tube | Green top tube | Green top tube | A | A | | Green top tube | Green top tube | Green top tube | Green top tube | |
EDTN | Sodium/Na EDTA | A | A | | Dark Blue top tube | Dark Blue top tube | Dark Blue top tube | Dark Blue top tube | A | A | | Dark Blue top tube | Dark Blue top tube | Dark Blue top tube | Dark Blue top tube | |
SPS | SPS(this should be spelled out if not universally understood) | A | A | | Anticoagulant w/o bacteriocidal properties | Anticoagulant w/o bacteriocidal properties | Anticoagulant w/o bacteriocidal properties | Anticoagulant w/o bacteriocidal properties | A | A | | Anticoagulant w/o bacteriocidal properties | Anticoagulant w/o bacteriocidal properties | Anticoagulant w/o bacteriocidal properties | Anticoagulant w/o bacteriocidal properties | |
STUTM | Stuart transport medium | A | A | | Bacterial culture | Bacterial culture | Bacterial culture | Bacterial culture | A | A | | Bacterial culture | Bacterial culture | Bacterial culture | Bacterial culture | |
THROM | Thrombin | A | A | | Orange or Grey/Yellow (STAT Chem) | Orange or Grey/Yellow (STAT Chem) | Orange or Grey/Yellow (STAT Chem) | Orange or Grey/Yellow (STAT Chem) | A | A | | Orange or Grey/Yellow (STAT Chem) | Orange or Grey/Yellow (STAT Chem) | Orange or Grey/Yellow (STAT Chem) | Orange or Grey/Yellow (STAT Chem) | |
FDP | Thrombin NIH; soybean trypsin inhibitor (Fibrin Degradation Products) | A | A | | Dark Blue top tube | Dark Blue top tube | Dark Blue top tube | Dark Blue top tube | A | A | | Dark Blue top tube | Dark Blue top tube | Dark Blue top tube | Dark Blue top tube | |
THYMOL | Thymol | A | A | | 24 Hr Urine Additive | 24 Hr Urine Additive | 24 Hr Urine Additive | 24 Hr Urine Additive | A | A | | 24 Hr Urine Additive | 24 Hr Urine Additive | 24 Hr Urine Additive | 24 Hr Urine Additive | |
THYO | Thyoglycollate broth | A | A | | Bacterial Isolation | Bacterial Isolation | Bacterial Isolation | Bacterial Isolation | A | A | | Bacterial Isolation | Bacterial Isolation | Bacterial Isolation | Bacterial Isolation | |
TOLU | Toluene | A | A | | 24 Hr Urine Additive | 24 Hr Urine Additive | 24 Hr Urine Additive | 24 Hr Urine Additive | A | A | | 24 Hr Urine Additive | 24 Hr Urine Additive | 24 Hr Urine Additive | 24 Hr Urine Additive | |
URETM | Ureaplasma transport medium | A | A | | Ureaplasma culture | Ureaplasma culture | Ureaplasma culture | Ureaplasma culture | A | A | | Ureaplasma culture | Ureaplasma culture | Ureaplasma culture | Ureaplasma culture | |
VIRTM | Viral Transport medium | A | A | | Virus cultures | Virus cultures | Virus cultures | Virus cultures | A | A | | Virus cultures | Virus cultures | Virus cultures | Virus cultures | |