Wet Mount Exam
General Information
- Lab Name
- Wet Mount Exam
- Lab Code
- WETMT
- Epic Name
- Wet Mount Exam
- Description
Only performed at Hall Health lab for Hall Health patients
See also: TRICAD for Trichomonas nucleic acid detection which is much more sensitive than wet mount and replaces Trichomonas culture.
See also: STOLEU for fecal leukocyte exam.
See also: YSTF for culture and direct exam to R/O yeast. A yeast culture is more sensitive than a gram stain (GRAM) alone for ruling out yeast.
See also: VGRAM for direct exam to R/O bacterial vaginosis (BV).
- Synonyms
- Trichomonas vaginalis, Trichomoniasis
- Components
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Code Name SDES Specimen Description SREQ Special Requests WETM Wet Mount RPT Report Status
Interpretation
- Method
Wet Mount
- Reference Range
- See individual components
Ordering & Collection
- Specimen Type
- Vaginal
- Collection
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Send swab in 0.5 mL saline
- Handling Instructions
Specimens older than 1 hour will be rejected.
- Quantity
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Requested: Swab in 0.5 mL Saline
Minimum: 0.5 mL Fluid
Processing
- Receiving Instructions
If the request is to rule out bacterial vaginosis, order VGRAM.
If the request is to look for yeast, call the ordering location to see if a YSTF should be ordered instead.
- Misc Sendout
Performance
- Lab Department
- Microbiology(MC)
- Frequency
- Available STAT?
- Performing Location(s)
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Other University of Washington Husky Health Lab
206-685-10174060 Stevens Way N.E.
Room # 112,
Seattle, WA 98195-0001Blood draw hours:
M-F: 8 AM - 5PM
Billing & Coding
- CPT Codes
- 87210
- LOINC
- 32766-8