SEND OUT TEST, ELECTROLYTES, STOOL - SDL

Test Information

Name: SEND OUT TEST, ELECTROLYTES, STOOL

Code: 4115160169600-QD

Sample Type: Stool

Turnaround Time (TAT): 9 days

Preparation & Notes

Minimum Volume2 mLCollection InstructionsSubmit a frozen specimen of watery liquid feces in a plastic screw-cap container. Keep feces refrigerated during collection and transport frozen. Only watery liquid feces are an acceptable specimen. In the event a formed fecal specimen is submitted, the test will not be performed and will be cancelled.Note: Specimen must be shipped frozen to reduce the odor during shipping and to minimize the risk of the container rupturing due to gas accumulation.This test only has clinical utility if performed on a watery fecal specimen.Transport ContainerPlastic leak-proof containerTransport TemperatureFrozen