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Test Code WBCFLD WBC, Fluid LAB3185

Important Note

For a complete fluid count and differential please order Body Fluid Cell Count with Differential or CSF Cell Count.

Performing Laboratory

St. Luke's Hospital Cedar Rapids

Specimen Requirements

Container/Tube:

Preferred: 1mL body fluid in EDTA (Lavender Tube).

Minimum Volume: 0.5 mL body fluid in EDTA or sterile vial

Stability: Mix specimen well by inversion. Cell count should be performed promptly.

Note: Indicate specimen source on specimen container and in computer.

Reference Values

No established reference values

Day(s) Test Set Up

Monday through Sunday

Useful For

WBC concentration can aid in the diagnosis of intra-amniotic infection.

 

Leukocyte counts have been used to distinguish transudates from exudates, with transudates generally having WBC <1000/cumm and exudates generally >1000/cumm.

Methodology

Manual Enumeration Using Hemocytometer/Microscope or Automated Analyzer for Cell Count

Test Classification and CPT Coding

89050

Report Available

2 hours upon receipt.

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