Generated Narrative: ValueSet 2.16.840.1.113883.1.11.16042

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  Code	Display	Definition
  ACDA	ACD Solution A	ACD Solution A of trisodium citrate, 22.0g/L; citric acid, 8.0 g/L; and dextrose 24.5 g/L. Used in Blood banking and histocompatibilty testing
  ACDB	ACD Solution B	ACD Solution B of trisodium citrate, 13.2g/L; citric acid, 4.8 g/L; and dextrose 14.7 g/L. Used in Blood banking and histocompatibilty testing.
  ACET	Acetic Acid	50% V/V acetic acid in water. Used as a urine preservative
  AMIES	Amies transport medium	Sodium Chloride 3.0g, Potassium Chloride 0.2g, Calcium Chloride 0.1g, Magnesium Chloride 0.1g, Monopotassium Phosphate 0.2g, Disodium Phosphate 1.15g, Sodium Thiogly collate 1.0g, Distilled Water 1 liter
  BACTM	Bacterial Transport medium	Any medium used to maintain bacterial viability (e.g. Stuart's, Cary-Blair, Amies)
  BF10	Buffered 10% formalin	Formaldehyde 4% w/v; methyl alcohol 1% w/v; phosphate buffering salts. Tissue preservative
  BOR	Boric Acid	Powdered boric acid (usually 10 g) added to 24-hour urine collections as a preservative.
  BOUIN	Bouin's solution	Picric acid, saturated aqueous solution (750.0 ml), 37-40% formalin (250.0 ml), glacial acetic acid (50.0 ml). Tissue preservative.
  BSKM	Buffered skim milk	50% skim milk in 0.01 M phosphate-buffered saline. Maintain virus viability
  C32	3.2% Citrate	A 3.2% solution of Sodium Citrate in water. Used as a blood preservative
  C38	3.8% Citrate	A 3.8% solution of Sodium Citrate in water. Used as a blood preservative
  CARS	Carson's Modified 10% formalin	A modification of buffered 10% formalin used as a general tissue preservative.
  CARY	Cary Blair Medium	Sodium Thioglycollate 1.5 g, Disodium Hydrogen Phosphate 1.1 g, Sodium Chloride 5.0 g, Calcium Chloride 0.09 g, Agar 5.0 g, per Liter of Water
  CHLTM	Chlamydia transport medium	Any of a number of non-nutritive buffered media used to maintain Chlamydia viability during transportation to the laboratory
  CTAD	CTAD	Buffered tri-sodium citrate solution with theophylline, adenosine and dipyridamole
  EDTK15	Potassium/K EDTA 15%	Potassium EDTA 15% solution in water
  EDTK75	Potassium/K EDTA 7.5%	Potassium EDTA 7.5% solution in water
  EDTN	Sodium/Na EDTA	Sodium fluoride and Disodium EDTA
  ENT	Enteric bacteria transport medium	Any of a number of non-nutritive buffered media used to maintain enteric bacterial viability during transportation to the laboratory
  F10	10% Formalin	A 10% v/v solution in water of formalin( a 37% solution of formaldehyde and water). Used for tissue preservation.
  FDP	Thrombin NIH; soybean trypsin inhibitor	Thrombin plus soybean trypsin inhibitor. For use in identifying fibrn degredation products.
  FL10	Sodium Fluoride, 10mg	Sodium fluoride, 10mg added as a urine preservative.
  FL100	Sodium Fluoride, 100mg	Sodium fluoride, 100mg added as a urine preservative.
  HCL6	6N HCL	A solution of HCl containing 6moles of hydrogen ion/L. Used as a Urine Preservative.
  HEPA	Ammonium heparin	Ammonium heparin
  HEPL	Lithium/Li Heparin	Lithium heparin salt
  HEPN	Sodium/Na Heparin	Sodium heparin salt
  HNO3	Nitric Acid	6N Nitric acid used to preserve urine for heavy metal analysis.
  JKM	Jones Kendrick Medium	A transport medium formulated to maintain Bordetella pertussis viability.
  KARN	Karnovsky's fixative	5% Glutaraldehyde, 4% Formaldehyde in 0.08M buffer. Tissue preservation
  KOX	Potassium Oxalate	Potassium oxalate and sodium fluoride in a 1.25:1 ratio
  LIA	Lithium iodoacetate	Iodoacetate lithium salt
  M4	M4	Modified Hank's balanced salt solution supplemented with bovine serum albumin, gelatin, sucrose and glutamic acid. It is buffered to pH 7.3+ or - 0.2 with HEPES buffer. Phenol red is used to indicate pH. Vancomycin, Amphotericin B and Colistin are used to
  M4RT	M4-RT	Modified Hank's balanced salt solution supplemented with bovine serum albumin, gelatin, sucrose and glutamic acid. It is buffered to pH 7.3+ or - 0.2 with Hepes buffer. Phenol red is used to indicate pH. Gentamicin and amphotericin B are used to inhibit c
  M5	M5	Modified Hank's balanced salt solution supplemented with protein stabilizers, sucrose and glutamic acid. It is buffered to pH 7.3+ or - 0.2 with Hepes buffer. Phenol red is used to indicate pH. Vancomycin, Amphotericin B and Colistin are used to inhibit c
  MICHTM	Michel's transport medium	1M potassium citrate, pH 7.0 2.5 ml, 0.1M magnesium sulfate 5.0 ml, 0.1M N-ethyl malemide 5.0 ml, dH2O 87.5 ml, ammonium sulfate 55gm. Preserve antigens for Immunofluorescence procedures
  MMDTM	MMD transport medium	A buffered medium with ammonium sulfate added to preserve antigens for Immunofluorescence procedures
  NAF	Sodium Fluoride	Sodium fluoride
  NONE	None	No additive. Specifically identifes the specimen as having no additives.
  PAGE	Page's Saline	0.12 g NaCl, 0.004 g MgSO, 0.004 g, CaCl, 0.142 g Na2HPO4 and 0.136 g KH2PO4 per liter of distilled water. Maintain Acanthaoemba viability.
  PHENOL	Phenol	Phenol. Urine preservative
  PVA	Polyvinylalcohol	Polyvinyl alcohol
  RLM	Reagan Lowe Medium	A transport medium formulated to maintain Bordetella pertussis viability.
  SILICA	Siliceous earth	Diatomaceous earth. For glucose determination blood samples
  SPS	Sodium polyanethol sulfonate 0.35% in 0.85% sodium chloride	Sodium polyanethol sulfonate in saline. Anticomplementary and antiphagocytic properties. Used in blood culture collection.
  SST	Serum Separator Tube	Polymer separator gel with clot activator
  STUTM	Stuart transport medium	Sodium Glycerophosphate 10.0g, Calcium Chloride 0.1g, Mercaptoacetic Acid 1.0ml, Distilled Water 1 liter
  THROM	Thrombin	Thrombin. Accelerates clotting.
  THYMOL	Thymol	2-Isopropyl-5-methyl phenol. A preservative for 24 Hr Urine samples
  THYO	Thyoglycolate broth	A nutritive medium with a reducing agent (sodium thioglycolate) which, due to a chemical reaction, removes oxygen from the broth.
  TOLU	Toluene	Also known as Methylbenzene; Toluol; Phenylmethane. A preservative for 24 Hr Urine samples
  URETM	Ureaplasma transport medium	A buffered salt solution with antifungal agents added for the collection and transport of Ureaplasma specimens.
  VIRTM	Viral Transport medium	Sucrose 74.6g, Potassium hydrogenphosphate 0.52g, L-glutamic acid 0.72g, Bovine serum albumin 5.0g, Gentamicin 50mg, Potassium dihydrogenphosphate 1.25g, L-15 medium 9.9L, Water to 10L. Maintain Virus viability.
  WEST	Buffered Citrate	3.8% Citrate buffered to a pH of 5.5 for Westergren Sedimentation Rate