Tests & Scans

Reference Documents

• YHC Lab Guide To Services (PDF)

  DO NOT PRINT. The most current version of this document is only found online. Printed copies are considered uncontrolled.
  
  Find helpful information for all Yukon Hospitals Medical Laboratories (Dawson City, Watson Lake and Whitehorse), including general laboratory information, requisition and ordering instructions, specimen labelling, collection and transport information (including microbiology and transfusion medicine), and patient instructions.

   

Referred-Out Test References

• St. Paul's Hospital Accessioning Test Reference (PDF)
  • Reference for all tests not performed at WGH (Referred-Out tests) with instructions regarding: preferred sample container; minimum sample quantity; special instructions.
     
• BCCH & BCCDC eHealth Directory
  • For tests performed at BCCH & BCCDC only, this online directory provides information on collecting samples.
     

Antibiograms

WGH Antibiogram (2023) (PDF)
WGH Antibiogram (2022) (PDF)
WGH Antibiogram (2021) (PDF)
WGH Antibiogram (2020) (PDF)
 

Supply Order Form

WGH Laboratory Supply Order Form

Requisitions

1. Yukon Hospitals - On Site Testing (PDF)
   • Source: Whitehorse General Hospital (Blood, urine, fluid tests; booked procedures)   
      
2. Yukon Hospital Corporation - Referred Out Testing (PDF)
   • Source: St. Paul's Hospital (Blood and urine tests)
   • Source: Vancouver General Hospital (Blood tests)
   • Source: BC Children's (Blood tests)   
      
3. WGH Microbiology Laboratory (PDF)
   • Source: Whitehorse General Hospital (Culture & sensitivity, gram stain, various sources)
   • Source: St. Paul's Hospital   
      
4. Holter Monitor (PDF)
   • Source: Interpretation: Cardiology Unit at St. Paul's Hospital (Holter monitor)   
      
5. FIT Testing Requisition (PDF)
   • Source: Yukon Health & Social Services, YHC (Colorectal cancer screening)   
      
6. LifeLabs (H.pylori Urea Breath Test) (PDF)
   • Source: LifeLabs BC (H. pylori breath test)   
      
7.  LifeLabs General Requisition (PDF - includes Tumour Markers)***NEW***
   • Source:  LifeLabs BC    
      
8. BCCA Gynecological Cytology Requisition Form (PDF) 
   • Source: Cervical Cancer Screening Laboratory, Vancouver BC (Cancer screening - conventional pap smear samples)  
      
9. BCCA Cervical Cancer Screen Requisition Form (PDF) ***NEW***
   • Source: Cervical Cancer Screening Laboratory, Vancouver BC (HPV and/or cytology samples)   
      
10. BCCA Histopathology Requisition Form (PDF)
    • Source: BC Cancer Agency (BCCA) (Anatomical pathology specimens)   
       
11. PHSA Laboratories Tumour Marker Lab Requisition (PDF -Testosterone, SCC, Beta 2 Microglobulin, Gastrin, SI-2 Receptor, Chromogranin A ONLY )
    • Source: BC Cancer Agency (BCCA) (Cancer markers)   
       
12. BCCDC Serology Screening Requisition (PDF)
    • Source: BC Centre for Disease Control (Prenatal screening, HIV, syphilis, hepatitis)   
       
13. Canadian Blood Services Perinatal Screen Request (PDF)
    • Source: Canadian Blood Services, Vancouver (Perinatal screening)   
       
14. Prenatal Genetic Screening Laboratory Requisition (PDF)
    • Source: Prenatal Biochemistry Laboratory, BC Children’s & BC Women’s Hospital (Serum Integrated Prenatal Screen (SIPS))   
       
15. Harmony Prenatal Test (PDF)
    • Source: Dynacare (Prenatal cell free DNA - restrictions apply)   
       
16. LifeLabs Specific Allergen IgE Request (PDF)
    • Source: LifeLabs, BC (Allergen IgE)   
       
17. BCCDC Virology Requisition (PDF)
    • Source: BC Centre for Disease Control (Viruses - as detected from various tissue samples)   
       
18. BCCDC Bacteriology & Mycology Requisition (PDF)
    • Source: BC Centre for Disease Control (Respiratory infections, gastrointestinal infections, mycology)   
       
19. BCCDC Parasitology Requisition (PDF)
    • Source: BC Centre for Disease Control (Parasites - as detected from various tissue samples)   
       
20. BCCDC Mycobacteriology/ TB Requisition (PDF)
    • Source: BC Centre for Disease Control (Mycobacteria - as detected from various tissue samples)   
       
21. BCCDC Zoonotics Diseases & Emerging Pathogens Requisition (PDF)
    • Source: BC Centre for Disease Control (Zoonotics and emerging pathogens)   
       
22. St. Paul’s Hospital Department of Pathology Surgical Requisition (PDF)
    • Source: St. Paul’s Hospital (Pathology samples)   
       
23. BCCA Diagnostic Cytology Requisition (PDF)
    • Source: PHSA & BCCA (Cytology samples, various)   
       
24. Molecular Genetics Laboratory Requisition (PDF)
    • Source: BC Children’s & BC Women’s Hospital (Test Directory) (Molecular genetics)
    • Source: Molecular Genetics Lab   
       
25. Cancer Genetics Laboratory | Myeloid Testing Requisition (PDF) 
    • Source: BCCA Department of Pathology and Laboratory Medicine (Cytogenetics (FISH) and molecular testing, myeloid and other)   
       
26. Cytogenetics Laboratory Requisition (PDF) | Constitutional Studies (PDF) 
    • Source: Vancouver Coastal Health (Cytogenetics)
    • Source: Gordon and Leslie Diamond Health Care Centre – Vancouver General Hospital (Constitutional studies)   
       
27. Mitogendx Autoantibody (PDF)
    • Source: MitogenDx (Autoantibody testing)   
       
28. Embryo Pathology < 20 Weeks Gestation (PDF) | Perinatal Loss > 20 Weeks Gestation (PDF) | Parent Responsibility Form (PDF)
    • Source: BC Children’s & Women’s Hospital (Test Directory) (Genetic testing for fetal demise. **Embryo Pathology or Perinatal Loss requisitions must be accompanied by the Parent Responsibility Form**)

Medical Imaging

Medical imaging services at Yukon Hospitals provide screening and diagnostic services on an inpatient and outpatient basis.

All scans must be requested by a physician (with the exception of self-referred mammography screenings for patients over the age of 40). At Whitehorse General Hospital, Nurse Practitioners can within their scope request ultrasound, non-contrast X-ray and mammography test/screening.

The imaging services are completely digital with images transmitted and stored in our secure PACS (Picture Archiving and Communications System). Patient images are sent electronically to radiologist for interpretation with results returned to the ordering physician. See the following pages for hours of operation and more information for patients.

• Magnetic Resonance Imaging
• Computed Tomography
• Mammography
• Ultrasound
• X-ray
• X-ray (Watson Lake Community Hospital)
• X-ray (Dawson City Community Hospital)

Cardiac Stress Testing

Cardiac Street Testing is only offered in the Visiting Specialist Clinic area at Whitehorse General Hospital. Family doctors must send all referrals for stress testing to the clinic. A consultation appointment will be scheduled with a cardiologist or internist (during their clinic) to determine if stress testing is required.

If needed, the test can be completed the same day. The internist or cardiologist will also take multiple factors into account as they interpret the test results to share with the patient. For more information contact our Specialist Clinic at 867-393-8748.