Rh IG EVALUATION (RHEV) |
EPIC Test Name
Rh IG EVALUATIONEPIC Code
LAB2917Specimen Requirements
Collection: | Specimens for Blood Bank testing must be labeled with the patient's full name, medical record number, and initials of phlebotomist. The specimen label must include the date and time the sample was drawn if this information is not entered in the collection information field of the EPIC generated order or in the "Collected by" field of the Blood Bank requisition or captured via Collection Manager. |
Transport: | Room temperature. |
Stability: | Refrigerated: 3 days if stored at 2-8 degrees C |
Container: | 6 mL Pink Top (EDTA) |
Processing/Storage: | Centrifuged. Refrigerated at 2-8 degrees C for at least 10 days. |
Rejection Causes: | Quantity not sufficient, clotted, hemolyzed |
Methods
Immune hemagglutinationTurnaround Time
Frequency |
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24/7 |
Clinical Indications
For Rh negative mothers who gave birth to a Rh positive neonate. Testing is performed once per admission to determine how many doses of RhIG administration are required after birth of an Rh positive neonate. Rh globulin is also given to Rh negative women antepartum between 28 and 38 weeks of gestation, after amniocentesis, with abortions, with etopic pregnancies, with chorionic villus sampling, with antepartum hemorrhage and with fetal death. It may be considered when Rh positive cellular blood products are given to Rh negative women of child bearing age.Performed
Lab |
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Blood Bank - Community |
Test Includes
ABO/RH(D), BLOOD BANK HISTORY CHECK, Fetal Blood Screen , Testing Site |