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Cerner Primary Mnemonic:	Sputum Culture
PDM	6201150
Informatics - Workgroup	ID Micro
Synonyms *	Lavage pneumonia Bronchoalveolar Culture - Sputum BRONCH wash sputum tracheal aspirate BAL endotracheal
Display Name *	Lower Respiratory Culture, Sputum
Specimen Sources (combined Order Entry and Specimen Navigator) *	Expectorated Sputum Induced Sputum Trachea
Specimen Types (combined Order Entry and Specimen Navigator) *	Respiratory Aspirate Body Fluid
Body Fluids (types sent through AOEs)
Specimen Navigator Specimen Types	Aspirate Body Fluid
Specimen Navigator Specimen Sources	Isthmus Left Nasal No Laterality Right Total Abdomen/Peritoneum Abscess Adrenal Amniotic Sac Anus Appendix Ascites Autopsy Autopsy Brain Only Autopsy Pediatric Axilla Bile Bile Duct Bone Bone Marrow Brain Breast Bronchial Bronchoalveolar Buccal Colon Cul de sac Dialysate Duodenum Ear Endometrium Esophagus Extranodal Lymphoid Eye Fallopian Tube Gallbladder Gingiva Ileum Jejunum Joint Kidney Larynx Liver Lung Lymph Node Mediastinum Meninges/Dura Misc Muscle Nasopharynx Nipple Nose Oropharynx/Throat Ovary Palate Pancreas Pancreatic Duct Parathyroid Paratubal Cyst Pelvic Penis Pericardium Pharynx Pleura Procurement Prostate Rectum Retroperitoneum Salivary Gland Sinus Skin Soft Tissue Spleen Sputum Stoma Stomach Testis Thymus Thyroid Tongue Tonsil Trachea Urethra Uterus Vagina Vas Deferens Vascular Vulva Wound Deep
Specimen Navigator Short Name	CX SPUTUM
Ordering info (EPIC SmartText)	This culture is intended for the routine recovery of bacterial pathogens from lower respiratory specimens including sputum (induced and expectorated) and tracheal aspirates. Do not use this order for bronchoalveolar lavage/wash specimens, order Culture- Bronchial. Specimens will be evaluated for adequacy by Gram stain.
IP Orderable (inpatient)	Yes
OP Orderable (outpatient)	Yes
AOEs *
AP AOEs
Special History	No
Build Comments
Filter *
Cerner Site Restrict	Lenox Hill Laboratory Northwell Health Laboratories
Cerner Results

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PROCEDURE ID

55691

PDM

6201150

ORDER DISPLAY NAME

Lower Respiratory Culture, Sputum

PROCEDURE NAME

CX SPUTUM

PROCEDURE MASTER NUMBER

LAB900

SHORT PROCEDURE NAME

CULTURE, RESPIRATORY SPUTUM

CATEGORY CODE

4.0

CATEGORY CODE RECORD NAME

LAB MICROBIOLOGY - GENERAL ORDERABLES

SYNONYMS

LAVAGE
PNEUMONIA
BRONCHOALVEOLAR
CULTURE - SPUTUM
BRONCH WASH
SPUTUM
TRACHEAL ASPIRATE
BAL
ENDOTRACHEAL

CLINICALLY ACTIVE

Yes

ORDERABLE

Yes

PERFORMABLE

Yes

FILTER GENOMICS

REFERENCE LINK URL

https://labs.northwell.edu/epic/test/55691

ORDERING INSTRUCTIONS

DEFAULT SPECIMEN TYPE

Respiratory

SPECIMEN TYPE PICK LIST

Respiratory
Aspirate
Body Fluid

SPECIMEN TYPE LIST

Respiratory

OP SPECIMEN TYPE LIST

SPECIMEN SOURCE PICK LIST

Expectorated Sputum
Induced Sputum
Trachea
Sputum

SPECIMEN SOURCE DEFAULT - MALE

Induced Sputum

SPECIMEN SOURCE DEFAULT - FEMALE

Induced Sputum

SPECIMEN SOURCE LIST

Expectorated Sputum
Induced Sputum
Trachea

OP SPECIMEN SOURCE LIST

IP LAB TEST COMPONENTS FOR REPORT

OP LAB TEST COMPONENTS FOR REPORT

ORDER QUESTIONS

["3045300170", "3045300171", "3045300173"]

ORDER QUESTIONS RECORD NAME

NH IP HOME COLLECT DATE
NH IP HOME COLLECT DAYS
NH IP HOME COLLECT MEDICALLY NECESSARY

INPATIENT ORDER QUESTIONS

[]

INPATIENT ORDER QUESTIONS RECORD NAME

ORDER SPECIFIC QUESTION OVERRIDE

Yes

INPATIENT QUESTION OVERRIDE

LOCATION RESTRICT LIST IP

LOCATION RESTRICT LIST IP RECORD NAME

LOCATION RESTRICT LIST INCLUDE IP

LOCATION RESTRICT LIST OP

LOCATION RESTRICT LIST OP RECORD NAME

LOCATION RESTRICT LIST INCLUDES OP

EDP AMB ORDER SPECIFIC QUESTIONS RECORD NAME

EDP IP ORDER SPECIFIC QUESTIONS RECORD NAME

EDP IP SPECIMEN SOURCE

EDP OP SPECIMEN SOURCE

EDP IP SPECIMEN TYPE

EDP OP SPECIMEN TYPE

DERIVED EDP IP BUTTONS S

DERIVED EDP IP BUTTONS T

DERIVED EDP OP BUTTONS S

DERIVED EDP OP BUTTONS T

IP ORDERABLE

OP ORDERABLE

STANDARD LAB COMPONENTS

STANDARD LAB COMPONENTS RECORD NAME

COMPONENT DATA REQUIREMENT

EPIC OP AOEs

Question ID	Question Name	Question	Response Type	Response List	Require Response
3045300170	NH IP HOME COLLECT DATE	Start Date	Date		Yes
3045300171	NH IP HOME COLLECT DAYS	Days	Custom List	Monday Tuesday Wednesday Thursday Friday Saturday Sunday	Yes
3045300173	NH IP HOME COLLECT MEDICALLY NECESSARY	Medically Necessary?	Yes/No		Yes

EPIC IP AOEs

EPIC Components (results - crosswalked through Cerner)

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