Lab tech will determine if a patient is an ED patient or an ED Boarder prior to calling a critical lab result. Lab techs have a cheat sheet that outlines this process.
ED patients: critical lab report goes to ED provider or attending. Lab tech should contact ED provider in the provider room based on patient location (main ED room or SuperTrack room. Lab has been given a list of ED patient rooms and the MD Room associated.
ED Boarder/Admitted patients: Lab tech should call the ED nurse directly based on patient location in the ED. Nurse will forward results to the inpatient team.
All ICU patients: Lab tech should contact the ED provider directly for all critical labs on ICU patients since ICU boarders are still managed by the ED team.
ED patients: critical lab report goes to ED provider or attending. Lab tech should contact ED provider in the provider room based on patient location (main ED room or SuperTrack room. Lab has been given a list of ED patient rooms and the MD Room associated.
ED Boarder/Admitted patients: Lab tech should call the ED nurse directly based on patient location in the ED. Nurse will forward results to the inpatient team.
All ICU patients: Lab tech should contact the ED provider directly for all critical labs on ICU patients since ICU boarders are still managed by the ED team.
To be added
Rapid Strep
Order as Rapid Strep Group A Ag.  Do NOT order POC Rapid Strep.
Run 24/7 when the test is received in the lab.  General turnaround time 30mins.
Varicella Testing
For Varicella testing,VZV DNA Qaul RT PCR-SO
Influenza Testing
Order as Influenza A/B & RSV,RNA by PCR.
Generally run every 3hrs, starting at 9am,12n,3pm,6pm,9pm.  Tests takes 2 hour turnaround.
Chlamydia/Neisseria gonorrhea RNA:
females - urine or cervical (not vaginal)
males - urine or urethral
urine - yellow tube, fluid level in between black lines
cervical/urethral - white swab to clean mucus, blue swab for specimen collection
don't use Rectal-SO or Throat-SO orderable unless you are specifically checking these sites
Malaria/Thin Smear
Order as Blood Parasite Exam
Pathology Tissue Request:
label prints as soon as the order is signed and cannot easily be printed again.
printed in MD room on label printer  if ordered from computer in MD room
printed in patient room on label printer if ordered from computer in patient room
Peripheral Smear Exam by Lab: usually ordered by non Heme/Onc provider for review by lab tech
Peripheral Smear for Provider Pickup (Slide Wirght Giemsa): usually ordered in consultation with Heme/Onc for MD to personally review
http://myladhs.lacounty.gov/ov/Pathology/Documents/Microbiology%20Specimen%20Collection.pdf
OVMC:ED
RRMC:ED
SCVMC:ED
SCVMC:EXC
SCVMC:Main
MHH-TMC
Tdap
Harbor Macros: AMA