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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

Report Available

2 hours upon receipt.

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

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