Inpatient and Outpatient Orderable

Reticulocytes

Synonyms

  • LAB12251
  • RETIC COUNT
  • TIC COUNT

Cerner Name

Retic Count

Clinical Info

Specimen Sources

Blood, Arterial Blood, Capillary Blood, Central Line Blood, Venous

Specimen Types

Blood

Specimen Volume

3 mL of EDTA whole blood

Container

Lavender Top Tube

Collection Instructions

Container/Tube:  Lavender-top (EDTA) tube(s)
Specimen: 3 mL of EDTA whole blood
Stability: 24 hours Room Temperature
                48 Hours Refrigerated
 For pediatrics, draw blood in a MICROTAINER®. Do not draw a small volume into a standard VACUTAINER®.

Transport Instructions

Specimen Stability

24 hours Room Temperature
48 Hours Refrigerated

Methodology

SysmexTM XN 9100

Days Performed

Monday through Sunday, Continuously

Performing Laboratory

Northwell Health Laboratories

CPT

85045

PDM

5500355

Only Orderable at Locations:

Orderable Everywhere

Results
Component Name Base Name Common Name External Name
RED BLOOD CELL COUNT RBC RBC RBC Count
RETICULOCYTE HEMOGLOBIN EQUIVALENT RETICHGB RETIC HGB EQUIVALENT Reticulocyte Hemoglobin Equivalent
RETICULOCYTE PERCENT RETICPCT RETIC PCT Reticulocyte %
ABSOLUTE RETICULOCYTES RETICABS RETIC ABS Reticulocyte #
IMMATURE RETICULOCYTE FRACTION % IMMRETICPCT IMMATURE RETICULOCYTE PCT Immature Reticulocyte Fraction %

Result Interpretation


 

Forms
LAB12251 build edit