Resources

Supply Ordering

Online Supply Order Form for UnityPoint Health (UPH)

Online Supply Order Form for Non-UnityPoint Health (Non-UPH) 

 

Patient Instruction Sheets

Glucose Tolerance Testing 

Kidney Stone Collection

Semen Analysis Collection (English)

Semen Analysis Collection (Spanish)

Semen Analysis Collection (Bosnian)

Stool Collection

Urine Collection, 24 Hour

Urine Collection, Midstream

Testing Algorithms

Celiac Disease

Testing for 2 years and Older (2023.10.17)

Testing for Less than 2 years (2023.10.17)

Troponin T 5th Generation 

Troponin T 5th Generation Algorithm Pathway

Interpretation of Troponin 5th Generation Results

Other

Helicobacter pylori

Infectious Diarrhea

Syphilis (Treponema pallidum) Screening vs Monitoring - LabD.UPHDM.ALG.2

Clinical Laboratory Testing Updates

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CLIA Certificates

Iowa Lutheran Hospital CLIA # 16D0383810 

Iowa Methodist Medical Center CLIA # 16D0383378 

Methodist West Hospital CLIA # 16D1097276 

Pathology Laboratory CLIA # 16D0383397

Pathology Laboratory - North Ankeny CLIA# 16D2123745 

Iowa Pathology Associates CAP & CLIA

CAP Certificates

Iowa Lutheran Hospital CAP # 1759001 

Iowa Methodist Medical Center CAP # 1757901 

Methodist West Hospital CAP # 7229293 

Pathology Laboratory CAP # 1758001 

Pathology Laboratory - North Ankeny CAP # 8094498 

General Information & Scope of Services

Guide to Laboratory Services

Directory - Administrative and Technical Leadership

Directory - Pathologist

Scope of Service - Pathology Laboratory

Scope of Service - Des Moines Hospitals

Ordering

General Test Ordering

Liquid-Based Pap Specimen [LAB4638] Ordering and Reflex Guidance 

 

Approved Reference Laboratories

If a reference laboratory is not listed on the approved list, a formal request for approval must be submitted before ordering testing.

Collection & Preparation

Blood Specimen Collection

Effects of Various Anticoagulants on Commonly Used Coagulation Assays

Protect from Light Tests

Specimen Labeling Requirements

Specimen Transport 

Unacceptable Containers or Conditions

Urine Preservatives-Collection and Transportation for 24-Hour Urine Specimens

Results

Classification of Testing

Critical Values

Test Result Reporting

Key to Units and Abbreviations

Reference Ranges: Core Laboratory (Chemistry & Immunochemistry, Hematology, and Coagulation & Urinalysis)

Reflex Testing and Interpretations by Pathologist


To request a change, addition, or removal of a critical value, reflex testing or reference range; a formal request must be submitted.

Anatomic Pathology

Autopsy Checklist

Autopsy Consent/Request (Required)

Autopsy Physician Authorization Form (Required)

Safety Data Sheet (SDS) - Formaldehyde

Specimen Collection for Pathology Laboratory Clients

Specimen Collection for Des Moines Hospitals

Specimen Handling Instructions - Immunofluorescence

Specimen Handling Instructions - Muscle Specimen

Cytology

Cervical Cancer Screening Guidelines

Specimen Collection - Gynecological Smear

Specimen Collection - Non-Gynecological

Flow Cytometry

Specimen Collection using (RPMI) - Pathology Laboratory Clients

Specimen Collection using (RPMI) - Des Moines Hospitals

Microbiology

Microbiology Specimen Collection Guidelines

Copan eSwab Tip Color Letter of Declaration January 18, 2019

UnityPoint Health - Des Moines Antibiogram   (released every 18 months)

AntibiogramDSM AntibiogramDSM is a voluntary collaborative effort between Broadlawns Medical Center,  MercyOne Des Moines, UnityPoint Health Des Moines, Veterans Affairs Central Iowa Health Care System, and Drake University College of Pharmacy and Health Science with the goal to promote antimicrobial stewardship in Central Iowa.

NHSN Patient Safety Component Annual Survey

Poster - Blood Culture Collection for DM Hospitals

Poster - Blood Culture Collection for Pathology Laboratory Clients