It is as clear as mud. Specimen: Parrot stool Clinical details: patient had campylobacter? from pet On immunosupressant Request: Parrot stool culture for campylobacter It isn't a biochemistry request, so send to microbiology to deal with it. Mohammad Dr. M A Al-Jubouri, MB ChB, MSc, FRCP Edin, FRCPath Consultant Chemical Pathologist ________________________________ From: Cornes Leila (Clinical Pathology) <[log in to unmask]> To: [log in to unmask] Sent: Thursday, 29 October, 2009 9:58:17 Subject: illegible unusual request Dear All, The following request card arrived in our chemistry/haematology sample reception a few days ago. Would anyone care to guess the specimen type, clinical details or the requested test? (I'll send the answer round later today) It isn't the worst writing I've seen, but I think it shows how useful electronic requesting could/can be! Leila Clinical Biochemist Clinical Pathology Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust City Campus Hucknall Rd Nottingham NG5 1PB 0115 9691169 ext 57271 ________________________________ The information contained in this email may be the subject of public disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 - unless legally exempt from disclosure, the confidentiality of this email and your reply cannot be guaranteed. Copyright of this email and any attachments created by us remains vested in the Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by anti-virus software for the presence of known computer viruses. Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust City Hospital campus | Hucknall Road | Nottingham | NG5 1PB | Tel: 0115 969 1169 QMC campus | Derby Road | Nottingham | NG7 2UH | Tel: 0115 924 9924 If you have received this email in error please notify the sender. ID:B4ae9673a0000.000000000001.0001.mml - 09:58:18 10/29/09 ________________________________ The information contained in this email may be the subject of public disclosure under the Freedom of Information Act 2000 - unless legally exempt from disclosure, the confidentiality of this email and your reply cannot be guaranteed. Copyright of this email and any attachments created by us remains vested in the Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust. This email and any files transmitted with it are confidential and intended solely for the use of the individual or entity to whom they are addressed. This footnote also confirms that this email message has been swept by anti-virus software for the presence of known computer viruses. Nottingham University Hospitals NHS Trust City Hospital campus | Hucknall Road | Nottingham | NG5 1PB | Tel: 0115 969 1169 QMC campus | Derby Road | Nottingham | NG7 2UH | Tel: 0115 924 9924 If you have received this email in error please notify the sender. -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------ACB discussion List Information-------- This is an open discussion list for the academic and clinical community working in clinical biochemistry. Please note, archived messages are public and can be viewed via the internet. Views expressed are those of the individual and they are responsible for all message content. ACB Web Site http://www.acb.org.uk List Archives http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/ACB-CLIN-CHEM-GEN.html List Instructions (How to leave etc.) http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/ ------ACB discussion List Information-------- This is an open discussion list for the academic and clinical community working in clinical biochemistry. Please note, archived messages are public and can be viewed via the internet. Views expressed are those of the individual and they are responsible for all message content. ACB Web Site http://www.acb.org.uk List Archives http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/lists/ACB-CLIN-CHEM-GEN.html List Instructions (How to leave etc.) http://www.jiscmail.ac.uk/