2008 Full Shipment Schedule

Chemistry Shipments

Quadrimester	Shipping Dates	Last Day for Replacement Specimens	Cut-Off Date for Submission of Results	Week of Return of Evaluations to Participants
1st	January 22	January 28	February 4	February 25
2nd	April 22	April 28	May 5	May 26
3rd	September 9	September 15	September 22	October 13

Alcohol
Ammonia, Serum
Blood Gases
BNP
Chemistry, Basic
Chemistry, Comprehensive
Chemistry, Urine
Clinical Microscopy

Direct Bilirubin
Fecal Occult Blood
Fertility Endocrinology
Fructosamine
Glycohemoglobin
Lipids
Pregnancy, Serum or Urine

PTH/Insuline/C-Peptide
Special Chemistry
Therapeutic Drug Monitoring
Tumor Markers
Urinalysis
Urine Drug Screening
Urine Microalbumin/Creatinine
Whole Blood Glucose

Non-Chemistry Shipments

Quadrimester	Shipping Dates	Last Day for Replacement Specimens	Cut-Off Date for Submission of Results	Week of Return of Evaluations to Participants
1st	February 19	February 25	March 3	March 24
2nd	May 27	June 2	June 9	June 30
3rd	October 21	October 27	November 3	November 24

Coagulation Activated Clotting Time Coagulation, Plasma CoaguChek PT D-Dimer Whole Blood Prothrombin Time Hematology Blood Cell Identification Centrifugal Hematology Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate Erythrocyte Sed Rate-Rapid Hematology Hematology w/Diff A Hematology w/Diff B Hematology w/Diff C Hematology w/Diff E Hematology w/Diff F Hematology w/Diff G Reticulocyte Count	Immunology Antinuclear Antibody Antistreptolysin O C-Reactive Protein Helicobacter pylori Antibody Hepatitis Markers HIV Markers hsC-Reactive Protein Immunoproteins Infectious Mononucleosis Lyme Disease Oral-Fuild HIV Antibodies Rheumatoid Factor Rubella Syphilis Serology Immunohematology Basic Immunohemotalogy Comprehensive Immunogematology Direct Antiglobulin Test	Microbiology Acid-Fast Smears Affirm Microbial Screen Bacteriology C. difficile Toxin Antigen Chlamydia/GC/Strep Group B Cryptosporidium/Giardia Immuno GC Culture Gram Stain Parasitology Strep Group A Antigen Screen Throat Culture Throat/Urine Culture Urine Culture Viral Antigen Screen
*ATTENTION: ALL HEMATOLOGY PROGRAMS ARE INSTRUMENT SPECIFIC. If instrument changes occur duringthe year, please verify that you are still in the correct program.

Embryology, Andrology & Fetal Shipments

Quadrimester	Shipping Dates	Last Day for Replacement Specimens	Cut-Off Date for Submission of Results	Week of Return of Evaluations to Participants
1st	April 15	April 21	April 28	May 19
2nd	November 11	November 17	November 24	December 15

Antisperm Antibodies Fetal Fibronectin (fFN)	IVF Embryo Culture Media Sperm Count	Sperm Morphology Sperm Viability
IMPORTANT INFORMATION: * Participants are responsible for notifiying AAB when the testing kit hasnot been received within 3 days of the shipment date. * AAB's primary carrier is Federal Express and the testing kits are shipped by 2 day service. * Please plan acordingly, alternate shipping dates cannot be provided.