- Customer visits How
to Order section of PiRLlab.com
to register and set up an account. Once Customer
Account Initiation Form has been received and
processed, customer will receive a PiRL starter
kit to begin testing.
- Customer fills out 1 PiRL
Test Requisition Form per patient (available
for download from above link or from PiRL starter
kit).
After filling out pdf form, please
make the appropriate number of copies (traditionally
2 copies: 1 for the office and 1 for the patient).
Helpful tip: After account information (including
account number) has been entered into pdf, save
version to desktop for future use.
- Customer draws blood or has patient go to hospital/draw
station to obtain serum sample. Testing requires a FULL 7 mL separator tube. For ImmunoCAP ISAC® testing, a capillary blood sample is all that is required. Using the capillary blood collection kit provided, follow the instructions to collect 400 microliters (μL) in the enclosed tube.
- Specimens should be shipped at room temperature
OVERNIGHT using the PiRL sample tube holder,
biohazard bag, and FedEx Clinical Pak with label provided in the
Blood Collection Kit (cold pack is not needed). Please
send samples WITH appropriate requisition forms
provided in the starter kit.
- PiRL receives the sample and matches up the sample
with the requisition form.
- PiRL charges account or patient for testing.
- PiRL runs sample and provides results via fax
or mail.
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