3 mL (2 mL min.) Whole blood in 1 Lavender Top (EDTA) tube AND 2 mL (1 mL min.) Serum from 1 SST AND 10 mL (5 mL min.) aliquot of random Urine. Ship refrigerated AND 10 mL Blood collected aseptically in Special Plus Aerobic bottle available from TrueMedix. Ship at 18–22°C. Overnight fasting is preferred.
Sample Daily by 6 pm; Report Interim : 24 hrs ; 48 hrs Final : 6 days
Fever is an elevation of body temperature that exceeds the normal Daily variation and occurs in conjunction with an increase in hypthalamic set point. A fever of >106.7°F is called Hyperpyrexia which can develop in patients with severe infections and CNS hemorrhages. A variety of bacterial ; viral micro-organisms can lead to fever. Other causes may be trauma, hemorrhage, tumors or intrinsic hypothalamic malfunction.
*Hemogram *MP *Widal *Urine R E *ALT (SGPT) *Aerobic Blood Culture