Mycobacterial (AFB) Culture, Blood
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| Cerner Primary Mnemonic: | Acid Fast Blood |
| PDM | 6201242 |
| Informatics - Workgroup | ID Micro |
| Synonyms * | TB Acid Fast Bacilli Mycobacterium Myco/F Culture - Acid Fast - Blood Acid-Fast NTM MTb Acid Fast Bacillus MycoF Lytic Bottle Tuberculosis |
| Display Name * | Mycobacterial (AFB) Culture, Blood |
| Specimen Sources (combined Order Entry and Specimen Navigator) * |
Blood Central Line
Blood Peripheral
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| Specimen Types (combined Order Entry and Specimen Navigator) * |
Blood
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| Body Fluids (types sent through AOEs) | |
| Specimen Navigator Specimen Types |
Blood
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| Specimen Navigator Specimen Sources |
Left
Right
Adrenal
Autopsy
Autopsy Brain Only
Autopsy Pediatric
Buccal
Gingiva
Inferior vena cava
Palate
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| Specimen Navigator Short Name | Cx Blood AFB |
| Ordering info (EPIC SmartText) | With the increase of immunocompromised patients, the incidence of septicemia caused by opportunistic pathogens such as mycobacteria has risen since the mid 1980s.This test is used when blood is submitted for acid-fast culture. |
| IP Orderable (inpatient) | Yes |
| OP Orderable (outpatient) | Yes |
| AOEs * | |
| AP AOEs | |
| Special History | No |
| Build Comments | |
| Filter * | |
| Cerner Site Restrict | Northwell Health Laboratories |
| Cerner Results | |
Actual Epic Build 3/11/2025
| PROCEDURE ID | 1140 | ||||||||||||
| PDM | 6201242 | ||||||||||||
| ORDER DISPLAY NAME | Mycobacterial (AFB) Culture, Blood | ||||||||||||
| PROCEDURE NAME | AFB CULTURE, BLOOD | ||||||||||||
| PROCEDURE MASTER NUMBER | LAB246 | ||||||||||||
| SHORT PROCEDURE NAME | AFB CULTURE, BLOOD | ||||||||||||
| CATEGORY CODE | 4.0 | ||||||||||||
| CATEGORY CODE RECORD NAME | LAB MICROBIOLOGY - GENERAL ORDERABLES | ||||||||||||
| SYNONYMS | TB ACID FAST BACILLI MYCOBACTERIUM MYCO/F CULTURE - ACID FAST - BLOOD ACID-FAST NTM MTB ACID FAST BACILLUS MYCOF LYTIC BOTTLE TUBERCULOSIS |
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| CLINICALLY ACTIVE | Yes | ||||||||||||
| ORDERABLE | Yes | ||||||||||||
| PERFORMABLE | Yes | ||||||||||||
| FILTER GENOMICS | |||||||||||||
| REFERENCE LINK URL | https://labs.northwell.edu/epic/test/1140 | ||||||||||||
| ORDERING INSTRUCTIONS | |||||||||||||
| DEFAULT SPECIMEN TYPE | Blood | ||||||||||||
| SPECIMEN TYPE PICK LIST | Blood | ||||||||||||
| SPECIMEN TYPE LIST | |||||||||||||
| OP SPECIMEN TYPE LIST | |||||||||||||
| SPECIMEN SOURCE PICK LIST | Blood, Central Line Blood, Peripheral Autopsy Autopsy Brain Only Autopsy Pediatric |
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| SPECIMEN SOURCE DEFAULT - MALE | Blood, Peripheral | ||||||||||||
| SPECIMEN SOURCE DEFAULT - FEMALE | Blood, Peripheral | ||||||||||||
| SPECIMEN SOURCE LIST | Blood, Central Line Blood, Peripheral |
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| OP SPECIMEN SOURCE LIST | |||||||||||||
| IP LAB TEST COMPONENTS FOR REPORT | |||||||||||||
| OP LAB TEST COMPONENTS FOR REPORT | |||||||||||||
| ORDER QUESTIONS | [] | ||||||||||||
| ORDER QUESTIONS RECORD NAME | |||||||||||||
| INPATIENT ORDER QUESTIONS | ["1910000003"] | ||||||||||||
| INPATIENT ORDER QUESTIONS RECORD NAME | NH IP RULE OUT PULMONARY TB | ||||||||||||
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| LOCATION RESTRICT LIST IP | |||||||||||||
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| LOCATION RESTRICT LIST INCLUDE IP | |||||||||||||
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| LOCATION RESTRICT LIST INCLUDES OP | |||||||||||||
| EDP AMB ORDER SPECIFIC QUESTIONS RECORD NAME | |||||||||||||
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| DERIVED EDP IP BUTTONS S | |||||||||||||
| DERIVED EDP IP BUTTONS T | |||||||||||||
| DERIVED EDP OP BUTTONS S | |||||||||||||
| DERIVED EDP OP BUTTONS T | |||||||||||||
| IP ORDERABLE | 1 | ||||||||||||
| OP ORDERABLE | 1 | ||||||||||||
| STANDARD LAB COMPONENTS | |||||||||||||
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| COMPONENT DATA REQUIREMENT | |||||||||||||
| EPIC OP AOEs | |||||||||||||
EPIC IP AOEs
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| EPIC Components (results - crosswalked through Cerner) | |||||||||||||