A formed stool specimen is received in the clinical laboratory for ova and parasite examination at 3 p.m. The specimen sat at room temperature in the ordering physician's office since 9:00 a.m. this morning. You will
A) call the office for an additional specimen.
B) place the specimen in preservative and process the next day.
C) reject the specimen.
D) perform the examination STAT due to the time lag.
B
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A. Maximize reimbursement of the patient encounter B. Minimize the amount of data to be added when working in the program C. Maximize reimbursement of the patient encounter and minimize the amount of data to be added when working in the program D. None of these
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Answer the following statement true (T) or false (F)