Body Children and Youth Behavioral Health Crisis Assessment Team Our Children and Youth Behavioral Health Crisis Assessment Team is comprised of social workers, marriage and family therapists, as well as a rotation of behavioral health Service Chiefs who provide crisis evaluations for minors to determine if psychiatric hospitalization is required or...

Body What Does The Orange County Behavioral Health Advisory Board Do? The Behavioral Health Advisory Board (BHAB) is organized to complete the following three main purposes: Advise the Board of Supervisors and the Behavioral Health Director on all aspects of local mental health and SUD programs. Advocate for individuals with serious...

Body Disaster Behavioral Health Resources Tip Sheets Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) Disaster Preparedness Response and Recovery Publications and resources SAMHSA Disaster Distress Hotline 24 hours a day, 7 days a week Ready: Recovering from Disasters Health & safety guidelines Seeking disaster assistance Coping with disaster Recovering Emotionally...

Body TEST NAME Syphilis Confirmation (TP-PA) DEPARTMENT SERO TESTS Performed when required (see S90) DESCRIPTION Passive Agglutination, confirmation test for Syphilis RPR, last step for Syphilis reverse testing algorithm SPECIMEN REQUIREMENTS SPECIMEN: Serum, 2.5 ml CONTAINER: Serum Separator Tube (SST), (1 Tiger Top, or 1 Gold Top), or 1 Red Top...

Body TEST NAME Syphilis Darkfield, Microscopic Exam DEPARTMENT BACT TESTS B22 DESCRIPTION Darkfield microscopy is used to demonstrate the presence of Treponema pallidum in lesions or aspirates in early-stage syphilis. SPECIMEN REQUIREMENTS SPECIMEN: Serous fluid from genital lesion CONTAINER: Glass slide with coverslip COLLECTION: Collect specimen prior to antimicrobial therapy. Clean...

Body TEST NAME Syphilis RPR DEPARTMENT SERO TESTS Performed when required (see S90) DESCRIPTION Macroscopic non-treponemal flocculation card test, screening assay, second step of Syphilis reverse testing Algorithm. SPECIMEN REQUIREMENTS SPECIMEN: Serum, 2.5 ml CONTAINER: Serum Separator Tube (SST), (1 Tiger Top, or 1 Gold Top), or 1 Red Top. COLLECTION...

Body TEST NAME Syphilis RPR No Reflex DEPARTMENT SERO TESTS S80 DESCRIPTION Macroscopic non-treponemal flocculation card test, screening assay for patients with a history of syphilis infection SPECIMEN REQUIREMENTS SPECIMEN: Serum, 2.5 ml CONTAINER: Serum Separator Tube (SST), (1 Tiger Top, or 1 Gold Top), or 1 Red Top. COLLECTION: See...

Body TEST NAME QuantiFERON-TB Gold DEPARTMENT SERO TESTS S78 DESCRIPTION Interferon Gamma Release Assay, indirect test for M. tuberculosis infection SPECIMEN REQUIREMENTS SPECIMEN: Whole Blood CONTAINER: 1 set QuantiFERON®-TB Gold Plus; 1.0 ml each tube: Nil control (grey cap, white ring), TB1 Antigen (green cap, white ring), TB2 Antigen (yellow cap...

Body TEST NAME Toxoplasma IgG Antibody DEPARTMENT SERO TESTS S64 DESCRIPTION Chemiluminescent Microparticle Immunoassay for the detection of IgG antibodies to Toxoplasma gondii. SPECIMEN REQUIREMENTS SPECIMEN: Serum, 0.5 mL CONTAINER: Serum Separator Tube (SST), (1 Tiger Top, or 1 Gold Top), or 1 Red Top. COLLECTION: See serology specimen collection guide...

Body TEST NAME Urinalysis DEPARTMENT BACT TESTS B25 DESCRIPTION Routine urinalysis includes the examination of physical and chemical characteristics, and the quantitation of microscopic structures in the urinary sediment. SPECIMEN REQUIREMENTS SPECIMEN: Urine (standard volume = 8 mL) CONTAINER: BD vacutainer with preservative tube (red/yellow top). COLLECTION: Clean-catch first morning void...