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TEST NAME LAB CODE #

SSA/SSB
See Sjogren's Antibody

Salicylates, Serum 0526-4

Spec: 1 mL serum
Ref: Therapeutic Range: 20 -100 mg/mL
Toxic Range: > 300 mg/mL
Half-Life: 3 - 6 hours (with a 650 mg dose)
Meth: Chemical Analysis


Scleroderma Antibody
See Anti Scl 70

Sedimentation Rate (ESR) (International Standard), Blood 0086-9

Spec: 1 lavender top tube
Ref: Male, 0 - 10 mm/1hr
Female, 0 - 20 mm/1hr
Meth: Westergren


Selenium, Serum 0232-9

Spec: 2 mL serum
Ref:        93 - 166 µg/L
Meth: Atomic absorption analysis


Semen Analysis
See Sperm Analysis

Serum Glutamate Oxalate Dehydrogenase SGOT (AST), Serum 0146-1

Spec: 1 mL serum
Ref: <37 U/L
Meth: Enzymatic analysis


Serum Glutamate Pyruvate Dehydrogenase SGPT (ALT), Serum 0147-9

Spec: 1 mL serum
Ref: < 40 U/L
Meth: Enzymatic Analysis


Sex Hormone Binding Globulin, Serum 0658-5

Spec: 1 mL serum. Age and sex must be given. FREEZE.
Ref:        13 - 71 mmol/L
Meth: Immunoassay


Sickle Cell Screen, Blood 0366-5

Spec: 1 lavender top tube or green top tube
Ref: Negative
Meth: Solubility test


Sjogren's Antibody, Serum 0668-4

Spec: 1 mL serum
Ref: SS-A, <20 EU/mL
SS-B, <20 EU/mL
Meth: Immunoassay


Sodium, Serum 0148-7

Spec: 2 ml serum
Ref: 133 - 145 meq/L
Meth: Ion Selective Analysis


Sodium, 24 hr Urine 0308-7

Spec: 10 mL aliquot of a 24 hour urine
Ref: 40 - 220 meq/24 hrs
Meth: Ion Selective Analysis


Somatamedin, C, Plasma  (IGF-I) 0712-0

Spec: 2 mL EDTA plasma (lavender top tube) in each of plastic vials. FREEZE.
Ref: .        91 - 443 ng/mL
Meth: Immunoassay

Sperm Analysis (Fertility) 0144-6

Spec: Semen in a clean container. Specimen must be tested within one hour of collection. Call lab for appointment prior to collection.
Ref: See laboratory report
Meth: Microscopic examination
Note: Patient should abstain from sex for 3 days.


Sperm Count (Post Vasectomy) 0145-3

Spec: Semen in sterile container
Ref: No sperm observed
Meth: Microscopic examination
Note: Call lab for appointment prior to collection.


Sputum Culture, Sputum
See Culture, Sputum

Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC) 5360-3

Spec: 1 mL FROZEN serum
Ref:         See report
Meth: Immunoassay


Stone Analysis 0527-2

Spec: Calculi in sterile container
Ref: See laboratory report
Meth: Infra-red spectometry


Stool Culture
See Culture, Stool

Stool: Giardia Antigen 1396-1

Spec: Any stool (fixed or unfixed).
Ref: Negative
Meth: Immunoassay


Stool for WBC's 0878-9

Spec: 10 gm of unpreserved stool
Ref: No WBC/s seen
Meth: Miocroscopic Analysis


Strep Screen
See Group B or Group A Streptoccocus Screen

Streptozyme, Serum 0149-5

Spec: 2 mL serum
Ref: <1:100
Meth: Hemagglutination

Synovial Fluid Culture 0556-1

Spec: Fluid into a sterile tube, lavender top, and green top tubes.
Ref: See laboratory report
Meth: Bacteriological Culture, Manual cell count, and Colorimetry


Syphilis Reagin Test
See RPR

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