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Values are valid only on day of printing. |
See Postmortem Screening Algorithm in Special Instructions.
Request the original newborn screening card from the state laboratory where the decedent was born. See Request for Original Newborn Screening Card in Special Instructions.
Both bile and blood spots are required.
Supplies: Card-Postmortem Screening (Filter Paper) (T525)
Collection Container/Tube: Postmortem Screening Card
Specimen Volume: Properly completed screening card
Collection Instructions:
1. Collect blood in a heparin-containing tube and drop 25 mcL of blood onto the 2 circles labeled Blood.
2. Collect bile by direct puncture of the gallbladder and drop 25 mcL of bile onto the 2 circles labeled Bile.
3. Allow to dry at ambient temperature in a horizontal position for 3 or more hours.
4. Fill out information on page 2 of collection card.
5. Do not expose specimen to heat or direct sunlight.
6. Do not stack wet specimens.
7. Keep specimen dry.
If not ordering electronically, complete, print, and send an Inborn Errors of Metabolism Test Request (T798) with the specimen.
All specimens will be evaluated at Mayo Clinic Laboratories for test suitability. |
Specimen Type | Temperature | Time | Special Container |
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Whole blood | Ambient (preferred) | FILTER PAPER | |
Frozen | FILTER PAPER | ||
Refrigerated | FILTER PAPER |