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REQUIRE FOLLOWING MADATORY DETAILS:
BIRTH DATE AND TIME, SAMPLE COLLECTION DATE AND
TIME, AGE AT THE TIME OF COLLECTION (MORE THAN
24 HOURS), TRANSFUSION DETAILS IF ANY WITH DATE
AND TIME, IV FLUID INFUSION IF ANY WITH DATE AND
TIME, FEED DETAILS (BREAST/BOTTLE/BOTH BREAST
AND BOTTLE FEED), STATUS AT THE TIME OF COLLEC-
TION (NORMAL / PREMATURE/SICK), GESTATIONAL AGE,
BIRTH WEIGHT DETAILS, MEDICATION IF ANY.
SINGLE BABY OR TWIN BABY (PLEASE SPECIFY)
ETHNICITY (WHITE/HISPANIC/ASIAN/AM.INDIAN/AF.AM-
ER/OTHERS)DOCTOR CONTACT DETAILS AND CLINICAL
HISTORY IS MANDATORY
B. SAMPLE ACCEPTABILITY
SPECIAL INSTRUCTIONS:
1. VENOUS BLOOD FROM A CENTRAL LINE IS AC-
CEPTABLE (DO NOT APPLY BLOOD TO FILTER PAPER
THROUGH A
NEEDLE AS HEMOLYSED SAMPLES ARE NOT ACCEPT-
ABLE).
2. ALL THE REQUESTED DETAILS ON THE NEWBORN
SCREEN CARD SHOULD BE MENTIONED PROPERLY.

C. REJECTION CRITERIA
1. SAMPLES COLLECTED LESS THAN 72-96 HOURS AF-
TER BLOOD TRANSFUSION (IF THE PATIENT HAS BEEN
TRANSFUSED WITH WHOLE BLOOD, WAIT 72-96 HOURS
BEFORE COLLECTION OF SAMPLE).
2. SAMPLES COLLECTED WHILE THE PATIENT IS ON
INTRAVENOUS FLUID (IF THE PATIENT IS ON INTRAVE-
NOUS FLUIDS WAIT 2 WEEKS BEFORE COLLECTION OF
SAMPLE. IF THE PATIENT HAS STOPPED INTRAVENOUS
FLUID WAIT 2 DAYS BEFORE COLLECTION OF SAMPLE).
3. SCRATCHED AND ABRADED, CONTAMINATED,
LAYERED, SUPER-SATURATED SPOTS, UNSATURATED
SPOTS,
SAMPLES CONTAINING EDTA, SAMPLES WITH PLASMA
RINGS AROUND THEM, HEMOLYSED SAMPLES.
4. A BABY ON IV FLUIDS AND ON A VENTILATOR IS NOT
A GOOD SPECIMEN FOR NBS. SAMPLE SHOULD BE
COLLECTED AFTER ORAL FEEDING IS ESTABLISHED.
5.SAMPLES SHOULD NOT BE COLLECTED IMMEDIATELY
AFTER BIRTH.THEY SHOULD BE COLLECTED AFTER
ORAL FEEDING (BREAST FEED/ BOTTLE FEED) IS ES-
TABLISHED.
6. FREEZING AND THAWING WILL CAUSE THE RED
BLOOD CELLS TO BURST (HEMOLYSIS) AND THAT WILL
AFFECT THE RESULTS. SO THE ANSWER IS NO, NOT
ACCEPTABLE FOR MS/MS SCREENING., 4-5 NOS (2 NOS)
DRIED SPOTS
ACCEPTANCE CUT OFF: SUN, WED: 15:00 HRS
RUN DAY: TUES AND FRI: 10:00HRS

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