Specimen Quality Improvement
- Spot Focus - Blood Caked, Clotted, Layered
- Spot Focus - Blood Did Not Completely Fill Circle
- Spot Focus - Collect 1st Newborn Screen Before Transfusion
- Spot Focus - Collect 1st Newborn Screen Within 24-48 Hours
- Spot Focus - Filter Paper is Scratched
- Spot Focus - How to Update Demographic Information
- Spot Focus - Importance of Birthweight
- Spot Focus - Incomplete Saturation
- Spot Focus - Missing Date of Birth or Collection
- Spot Focus - Recollect Unsatisfactory Screens in a Timely Manner
- Spot Focus - Specimen Contaminated or Discolored
- Spot Focus - Specimen Too Old to Test Upon Receipt
- Spot Focus - Timing of the Second Screen
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