Test Name |
Sample Type |
Specimen Container |
Min. Vol. |
TAT |
17-Hydroxy Progesterone |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
3 Days |
17-Ketosteroids (24 Hour Urine) |
24 Hour Urine |
24hr Urine collection |
20 mL |
10 Days |
5-Hydroxy Indole Acetic Acid (5-HIAA) – (24 Hour Urine) |
24 Hour Urine |
24hr Urine collection |
1 mL |
3 Days |
5′-Nucleotidase – Activity |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
10 Days |
Absolute Eosinophil Count |
Whole Blood |
EDTA |
2 mL |
1 Day |
Acid Phosphatase – Prostatic Fraction |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
1 Day |
Acid Phosphatase – Total |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
1 Day |
Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (APTT) |
Plasma |
Citrate |
2 mL |
1 Day |
Activated Protein C Resistance |
Plasma |
Citrate |
2 mL |
7 to 10 days |
Adenosine Deaminase (ADA) |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
7 to 10 days |
Adenovirus Antigen |
Stool |
Sterile Container |
NA |
1 Days |
Adenovirus, IgG |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
3 to 5 Days |
Adenovirus, IgM |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
3 to 5 Days |
Adrenocorticotropic Hormone (ACTH) |
Plasma |
EDTA |
1 mL |
2-3 Days |
Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT / GPT) |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
1 Days |
Albumin |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
1 Days |
Alcohol (Ethanol) |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
1 Days |
Aldolase |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
10 Days |
Aldosterone |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
10 Days |
Aldosterone (24 Hour Urine) |
24 Hour Urine |
24hr Urine collection |
20 mL |
10 Days |
Alkaline Phosphatase |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
1 Day |
Alkaline Phosphatase Isoenzymes |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
10 Days |
Allergy Screen – Food (44 Specific Allergen) |
Serum |
Plain |
3 mL |
1- 2 days |
Allergy Screen – Respiratory (44 Specific Allergen) |
Serum |
Plain |
3 mL |
1- 2 days |
Alpha Fetoprotein (AFP) |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
1 Days |
Alpha-1-Antitrypsin (AAT) |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
1 Days |
Aluminium |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
3-4 days |
Aluminium (24 Hour Urine) |
24 Hour Urine |
24hr Urine collection |
20 mL |
7 to 10 days |
Amino Acid (Quantitation) Plasma |
Plasma |
Heparin |
1 mL |
7 to 10 days |
Amino Acid (Quantitation) Urine |
Early Morning Urine (Fasting) |
Sterile Container |
20 mL |
7 to 10 days |
Amino Acid Screen (Qualitative) Urine |
Random Urine |
Sterile Container |
10 mL |
7 to 10 days |
Ammonia (NH3) |
Plasma |
EDTA |
2 mL |
1 Day |
Amphetamine – Screen |
Random Urine |
Sterile Container |
10 mL |
1 Day |
Amylase – Pancreatic |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
1 Day |
Amylase – Pancreatic (24 Hour Urine) |
24 Hour Urine |
24hr Urine collection |
20 mL |
7 to 10 days |
Amylase – Pancreatic (Random Urine) |
Random Urine |
Sterile Container |
10 mL |
1 Day |
Amylase – Total |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
1 Day |
Amylase – Total (24 Hour Urine) |
24 Hour Urine |
Sterile Container |
20 mL |
1 Day |
Amylase – Total (Random Urine) |
Random Urine |
Sterile Container |
10 mL |
1 Day |
Amylase Total (Body Fluid) |
Fluid |
Fluid |
1 mL |
1 Day |
ANCA-C (Anti-Granulocyte Cytoplasm IgG Abs) |
Serum |
Plain |
5 mL |
2 Days |
ANCA-P (Anti-Granulocyte Cytoplasm IgG Abs) |
Serum |
Plain |
5 mL |
2 Days |
Androstenedione |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
3- 4 Days |
Androstenedione (Saliva) |
Saliva |
Sterile |
2 mL |
3- 4 Days |
Angiotensin Converting Enzyme (ACE) |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
7 to 10 days |
Anti-Amoebic Antibodies |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
7 to 10 days |
Anti-Aspergillosis Antibodies – Screen |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
7 to 10 days |
Anti-Bartonella Antibodies |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
7 to 10 days |
Anti-Beta-2 Glycoprotein Antibodies |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
3-4 days |
Anti-Beta-2 Glycoprotein IgG |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
2-3 days |
Anti-Beta-2 Glycoprotein IgM |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
2-3 days |
Anti-Bordetella pertussis Antibodies |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
10 Days |
Anti-Borrelia Antibodies, IgG+IgM |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
10 Days |
Anti-Borrelia Antibodies, IgG+IgM (CSF) |
C.S.F |
Sterile Container |
1 mL |
10 Days |
Anti-Brucella Antibodies |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
1 Day |
Anti-Campylobacter Antibodies |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
10 Days |
Anti-Candida albicans Antibodies |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
10 Days |
Anti-Cardiolipin Antibody, IgG |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
3 Days |
Anti-Cardiolipin Antibody, IgM |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
3 Days |
Anti-Chlamydia Antibodies – IF |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
3 Days |
Anti-Chlamydia pnemoniae Antibodies |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
7 to 10 days |
Anti-Chlamydia trachomatis, IgG |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
4 Days |
Anti-Chlamydia trachomatis, IgM |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
4 Days |
Anti-Coagulant Protein C – Activity |
Plasma |
Citrate |
2 mL |
5 to 7 Days |
Anti-Coagulant Protein C – Antigen |
Plasma |
Citrate |
2 mL |
5 to 7 Days |
Anti-Coagulant Protein S – Activity |
Plasma |
Citrate |
2 mL |
5 to 7 Days |
Anti-Collagen Antibodies (Anti-type II) |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
4 Weeks |
Anti-Coxiella burnetii (Q-Fever) Antibodies |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
10 Days |
Anti-Cyclic Citrullinated Peptide Antibody (CCP) |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
3 Days |
Anti-Cysticercosis Antibodies |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
2 Weeks |
Anti-Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Antibody, IgG |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
1 Day |
Anti-Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Antibody, IgM |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
1 Day |
Anti-Dengue Fever Antibodies |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
7 Days |
Antidiuretic Hormone (ADH) |
Plasma |
EDTA |
5 mL |
2 Weeks |
Anti-DNA Antibodies (ds-DNA Abs) |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
2 Days |
Anti-Echinococcus Antibodies |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
10 Days |
Anti-Endomysium Antibody, IgA |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
10 Days |
Anti-Entamoeba histolytica (Amoebiasis) Antibodies |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
10 Days |
Anti-Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) Antibody, IgG |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
2 Days |
Anti-Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) Antibody, IgM |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
2 Days |
Anti-Filarial Antibodies |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
2 Weeks |
Anti-Ganglioside Antibody, IgA |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
10 Days |
Anti-Gangliosides Antibodies |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
10 Days |
Anti-Gangliosides Antibody, IgG |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
10 Days |
Anti-Gangliosides Antibody, IgM |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
10 Days |
Anti-Gliadin Antibody, IgA |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
3 Days |
Anti-Gliadin Antibody, IgG |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
3 Days |
Anti-Glomerular Basement Membrane Antibodies |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
10 Days |
Anti-Gonococcus Antibodies |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
10 Days |
Anti-Haemophilus influenzae B antibodies |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
10 Days |
Anti-Helicobacter pylori Antibodies – Screen |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
1 Day |
Anti-Histoplasmosis Antibodies |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
2 Weeks |
Anti-Influenza A and B Antibodies |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
10 Days |
Anti-Insulin Antibodies |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
10 Days |
Anti-Intrinsic Factor Antibody |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
10 Days |
Anti-Islet Cells Antibody |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
5 to 7 Days |
Anti-Leishmania Antibodies (I.F.T) |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
5 to 7 Days |
Anti-Leptospira Antibodies |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
5 to 7 Days |
Anti-Liver Kidney Microsomal Antibodies (LKM) |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
3 Days |
Anti-Lymphocyte Choriomeningitis Virus (LCV) Antibodies |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
3 Weeks |
Anti-Malaria Antibodies |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
2 Days |
Anti-Mitochondrial Antibody |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
4 Days |
Anti-Müllerian Hormone |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
2 Days |
Anti-Mumps Antibodies, IgG+IgM |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
5 to 7 Days |
Anti-Muscle-Specific Kinase Antibodies (MuSK) |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
1 Month |
Anti-Mycoplasma pneumoniae Antibodies |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
3 Days |
Anti-Mycoplasma pneumoniae, IgG |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
3day |
Anti-Mycoplasma pneumoniae, IgM |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
3 Days |
Anti-Nuclear Antibodies (ANA Screen) |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
2 Days |
Anti-Parainfluenzae 1, 2, 3 Antibodies |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
10 Days |
Anti-Parathyroid Antibodies |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
1 Month |
Anti-Parietal Antibodies |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
3days |
Anti-Parvovirus B19 Antibodies |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
10 Days |
Anti-Phospholipid Antibody, IgG |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
4 Days |
Anti-Phospholipid Antibody, IgM |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
4 Days |
Anti-Picornavirus Antibodies |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
10 Days |
Anti-Platelet Antibodies |
Whole Blood |
EDTA |
15 mL |
2 Weeks |
Anti-Poliovirus Antibodies |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
3 Weeks |
Anti-Psittacosis (Ornithosis) Antibodies |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
10 Days |
Anti-Rabies Antibodies |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
10 Days |
Anti-Rickettsia Antibodies, IgG + IgM |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
10 Days |
Anti-Rubella Antibody, IgG |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
1 Day |
Anti-Rubella Antibody, IgM |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
1 Day |
Anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae Antibodies (ASCA)(IgA) |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
3 Days |
Anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae Antibodies (ASCA)(IgG & IgA combined) |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
10 Day |
Anti-Saccharomyces cerevisiae Antibodies (ASCA)(IgG) |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
3 Days |
Anti-Salivary Gland Antibodies |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
10 Days |
Anti-Schistosomiasis (Bilharzia) Antibodies- Screen |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
10 Days |
Anti-Smooth Muscle Antibodies |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
10 Days |
Anti-Soluble Liver Antigen |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
2 Weeks |
Anti-Sperm Antibodies |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
1 Day |
Anti-Sperm Antibodies- Semen |
Semen |
Sterile Container |
1 mL |
1 Day |
Antistreptolysin “O” (ASO) – Titre |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
1 Day |
Anti-Tetanus Antibody, IgG |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
7 Days |
Anti-Thrombin III |
Plasma |
Citrate |
1 mL |
3 to 5 Days |
Anti-Thyroglobulin Antibodies (aTg) |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
1 Day |
Anti-Thyroid Microsomal Antibodies (aTPO) |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
1 Day |
Anti-Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) Receptor Antibodies |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
5 to 7 Days |
Anti-Toxocara Antibodies |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
10 Days |
Anti-Toxoplasma Antibodies, IgG |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
1 Day |
Anti-Toxoplasma Antibodies, IgM |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
1 Day |
Anti-Transglutaminase IgG |
Serum |
Plain |
5 mL |
2 Days |
Anti-Transglutaminase, IgA |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
2 Days |
Anti-Varicella Zoster Antibodies, IgG |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
1 Day |
Anti-Varicella Zoster Antibodies, IgM |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
1 Day |
Anti-Yersinia Antibodies |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
5 to 7 Days |
Apolipoprotein A1 |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
1 Day |
Apolipoprotein B |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
1 Day |
ASO (Latex) (Qualitative) |
Serum |
Plain |
5 mL |
1 Day |
Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST / GOT) |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
1 Day |
Barbiturates |
Random Urine |
Sterile Container |
10 mL |
1 Day |
Bence Jones Proteins (24 Hour Urine) |
24 Hour Urine |
24hr Urine collection |
20 mL |
2 Days |
Benzodiazepines |
Random Urine |
Sterile Container |
10 mL |
1 Day |
Beta 2 – Microglobulin |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
10 Days |
Beta Carotene / Carotene |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
2 Weeks |
Beta Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (BhCG) |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
1 Day |
Bicarbonate (HCO3) |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
1 Day |
Bile Acids – Total |
Serum |
Plain |
3 mL |
2 Weeks |
Bile Salts/Bile Pigments (Random Urine) |
Random Urine |
Sterile Container |
10 mL |
1 Week |
Bilirubin – Direct |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
1 Day |
Bilirubin – Indirect |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
1 Day |
Bilirubin – Total |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
1 Day |
Bilirubin (Random Urine) |
Random Urine |
Sterile Container |
10 mL |
1 Day |
Bleeding Time |
Direct |
Direct |
NA |
1 Day |
Blood Film (Peripheral Smear ) |
Whole Blood |
EDTA |
2 mL |
1 Day |
Blood Group-Rh (ABO-Rh) |
Whole Blood |
EDTA |
2 mL |
1 Day |
C1 Esterase Inhibitor |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
10 Days |
Calcitonin |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
10 Days |
Calcium |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
1 Day |
Calcium – Ionized (Free) |
Whole Blood (frozen) |
Take whole blood |
plastic separator tube (PET) |
1 Day |
Calcium (24 Hour Urine) |
24 Hour Urine |
24hr Urine collection |
20 mL |
1 Day |
Calcium (Random Urine ) |
Random Urine |
Sterile Container |
10 mL |
1 Day |
Calculus – Chemical Analysis |
Renal Stone |
Sterile Container |
NA |
1 Day |
Calprotectin (screening) (stool) |
Stool |
Sterile Container |
NA |
1 Day |
Cancer Antigen (CA 125) – Ovarian |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
1 Day |
Cancer Antigen (CA 15.3) – Breast |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
1 Day |
Cancer Antigen (CA 19.9) – Pancreatic |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
1 Day |
Cannabis (Hashish) – Screen |
Random Urine |
Sterile Container |
10 mL |
1 Day |
Carbamazepine |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
2 Days |
Carbohydrate Deficient Transferrin (CDT) |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
10 Days |
Carcino Embryonic Antigen (CEA) |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
1 Day |
Carnitine (Free and Total) |
Plasma |
Heparin |
2 mL |
2 Weeks |
Carnitine (Free and Total) – (24 Hour Urine) |
24 Hour Urine |
24hr Urine collection |
20 mL |
2 Weeks |
Catecholamines (Adrenaline, Noradrenaline, Dopamine) |
24 Hour Urine |
24hr Urine collection |
20 mL |
7 Days |
CD4 & CD8 Lymphocytes |
Whole Blood |
EDTA |
5 mL |
10 Days |
Ceruloplasmin |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
1 Day |
Chlamydia Antigen (PCR) |
Swab/Urine |
Transport Medium /Sterile Container |
NA |
10 Days |
Chlamydia trachomatis Antigen |
Swab |
Transport Medium |
NA |
2 Days |
Chloride |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
1 Day |
Chloride (Cl) (24 Hour Urine) |
24 Hour Urine |
24hr Urine collection |
20 mL |
1 Day |
Chloride (Cl) (Urine) |
Random Urine |
amiotic Fluid |
10 mL |
1 Day |
Cholesterol |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
1 Day |
Cholesterol – LDL (Direct) |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
1 Day |
Cholesterol-HDL |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
1 Day |
Cholinesterase |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
1 Day |
Chromium |
Whole Blood |
Heparin |
5 mL |
3 Weeks |
Chromosomal Studies – Amniotic Fluid Karyotype |
Amiotic Fluid |
Amiotic Fluid |
5 mL |
3 Weeks |
Chromosomal Studies – Blood Karyotype |
Whole Blood |
Heparin |
5 mL |
3 Weeks |
Chromosomal Studies – Product of Conception Karyotype |
Products of conception |
Sterile powder vessel and culture medium |
NA |
3 Weeks |
Circulating Immune Complexes (CIC) |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
10 Days |
Citalopram (Celexa) |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
2 Weeks |
Citrate |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
10 Days |
Citrate (24 Hour Urine) |
24 Hour Urine |
24hr Urine collection |
20 mL |
10 Days |
Citrate (Semen) |
Semen |
Sterile Container |
0.5 mL |
10 Days |
Clonazepam (Rivotril) |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
2 Weeks |
Clostridium difficile Toxin A |
Stool |
Sterile Container |
NA |
10 Days |
Clostridium difficile Toxin A & B |
Stool |
Sterile Container |
NA |
1 Day |
Cocaine – Quantitative (24 Hour Urine) |
24 Hour Urine |
24hr Urine collection |
20 mL |
10 Days |
Cocaine – Screen |
Random Urine |
Sterile Container |
15 mL |
1 Day |
Cold Agglutinins |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
1 Day |
Colony for Identification & Sensitivity |
Bacterial Colony |
Plate |
NA |
2 Days |
Complement – C1q (Functional Activity) |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
10 Days |
Complement – C2 |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
10 Days |
Complement – C3 |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
1 Day |
Complement – C4 |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
1 Day |
Complement – C5 |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
10 Days |
Complement CH50 (Total Hemolytic) |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
10 Days |
Complete Blood Count (CBC) |
Whole Blood |
EDTA |
2 mL |
1 Day |
Conventional PAP Smear (Gynaecology) |
Fixed smears |
Slide holders |
NA |
1 Week |
Coomb’s Test – Direct |
Whole Blood |
EDTA |
2 mL |
1 Day |
Coomb’s Test – Indirect (Titer) |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
1 Day |
Copper |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
1 Day |
Copper (24 Hour Urine) |
24 Hour Urine |
24hr Urine collection |
20 mL |
1 Day |
Cortisol – Total (AM) |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
1 Day |
Cortisol – Total (PM) |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
1 Day |
Cortisol – Total (Random) |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
1 Day |
Cortisol (24 Hour Urine) |
24 Hour Urine |
24hr Urine collection |
20 mL |
10 Days |
C-Peptide |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
3 Days |
C-Reactive Protein (CRP) – Quantitative |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
1 Day |
C-Reactive Protein (Latex) |
Serum |
Plain |
5 mL |
1 Day |
C-Reactive Protein Ultra Sensitive |
Serum |
Plain |
5 mL |
1 Day |
Creatine (24 Hour Urine) |
24 Hour Urine |
24hr Urine collection |
20 mL |
2 Weeks |
Creatine Kinase – MB (CKMB) |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
1 Day |
Creatine Kinase (CK) Isoenzymes Electrophoresis |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
10 Days |
Creatine Kinase (CPK / CK) |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
1 Day |
Creatinine |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
1 Day |
Creatinine (24 Hour Urine) |
24 Hour Urine |
24hr Urine collection |
20 mL |
1 Day |
Creatinine (Random Urine) |
Random Urine |
Sterile Container |
10 mL |
1 Day |
Cryoglobulin (Qualitative) |
Serum |
Plain |
4 mL |
10 Days |
Cryptococcus neoformans Antigen |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
10 Days |
CSF – Chloride |
C.S.F |
Sterile Container |
1 mL |
1 Day |
CSF – Glucose |
C.S.F |
Sterile Container |
1 mL |
1 Day |
CSF – Total Leucocyte Count |
C.S.F |
Sterile Container |
1 mL |
1 Day |
CSF – Total Protein |
C.S.F |
Sterile Container |
1 mL |
1 Day |
Culture – Fungal |
Hair, Nail Clipping, Skin Scrapings |
Sterile Container |
NA |
3 Weeks |
Culture & Sensitivity – Abscess |
Swab |
Transport Medium |
NA |
3 Days |
Culture & Sensitivity – Anal |
Swab |
Transport Medium |
NA |
3 Days |
Culture & Sensitivity – Blood |
Whole Blood |
Blood Culture Bottle |
7 mL |
8 Days |
Culture & Sensitivity – Ear |
Swab |
Transport Medium |
NA |
3 Days |
Culture & Sensitivity – Eye |
Swab |
Transport Medium |
NA |
3 Days |
Culture & Sensitivity – Fluid |
Fluid |
Transport Medium |
NA |
3 Days |
Culture & Sensitivity – High Vaginal Swab (HVS) |
Swab |
Transport Medium |
NA |
3 Days |
Culture & Sensitivity – Mycobacterium tuberculosis |
Sputum |
Sterile Container |
NA |
8 Weeks |
Culture & Sensitivity – Mycoplasma |
Swab |
Transport Medium |
NA |
3 Days |
Culture & Sensitivity – Nasal |
Swab |
Transport Medium |
NA |
3 Days |
Culture & Sensitivity – Others |
Peritoneal Fluid |
Sterile Container |
1 mL |
3 Days |
Culture & Sensitivity – Pus |
Swab |
Transport Medium |
NA |
3 Days |
Culture & Sensitivity – Semen |
Semen |
Sterile Container |
0.5 mL |
3 Days |
Culture & Sensitivity – Skin |
Swab |
Transport Medium |
NA |
3 Days |
Culture & Sensitivity – Sputum |
Sputum |
Sterile Container |
NA |
3 Days |
Culture & Sensitivity – Stool |
Stool |
Sterile Container |
NA |
4 Days |
Culture & Sensitivity – Throat |
Swab |
Transport Medium |
NA |
3 Days |
Culture & Sensitivity – Urethral |
Swab |
Transport Medium |
NA |
3 Days |
Culture & Sensitivity – Urine |
Mid-stream Urine |
Sterile Container |
20 mL |
3 Days |
Culture & Sensitivity – Vulval |
Vulval Swab |
Transport Medium |
NA |
3 Days |
Culture & Sensitivity – Wound |
Swab |
Transport Medium |
NA |
3 Days |
Culture & Sensitivity (Mycolasma/Ureaplasma) – Semen |
Semen |
Sterile Container |
0.5 mL |
3 Days |
Culture for Mycolasma & Ureaplasma – HVS |
Swab |
Transport Medium |
NA |
3 Days |
Culture for Mycolasma & Ureaplasma – Urethral |
Swab |
Transport Medium |
NA |
3 Days |
Culture for Mycolasma & Ureaplasma – Urine |
Urine |
Sterile Container |
5 mL |
3 Days |
Cyclosporine (C0) |
Whole Blood |
EDTA |
2 mL |
10 Days |
Cyclosporine (C2) |
Whole Blood |
EDTA |
2 mL |
10 Days |
Cystic Fibrosis Single Mutation |
Whole Blood |
EDTA |
5 mL |
10 Days |
Cystine – Quantitative (Urine) |
Random Urine |
Sterile Container |
10 mL |
10 Days |
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) (PCR) |
Whole Blood |
EDTA |
2 mL |
2 Weeks |
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) (PCR) (CSF) |
C.S.F |
Sterile Container |
2 mL |
2 Weeks |
D – Dimer |
Plasma |
Citrate |
2 mL |
1 Days |
Dehydroepiandrosterone |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
10 Days |
Dehydroepiandrosterone – Sulfate (DHEA-S) |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
1 Day |
Dehydroepiandrosterone – Sulfate (DHEA-S)-Saliva |
Saliva |
Sterile Container |
2 mL |
1 Day |
Delta Aminolevulinic Acid (ALA) |
24 Hour Urine |
24hr Urine collection |
20 mL |
10 Days |
Diazepam (Valium) |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
10 Days |
Digoxin |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
3 Days |
Elastase (Pancreatic ) |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
2 Weeks |
Electron Microscopy – Tissue |
Kidney, Muscle, any Tumour Tissue |
Transport Medium |
NA |
2 Weeks |
Enteropathogenic E. coli (EPEC) |
Stool |
Sterile Container |
NA |
1 Week |
Epstein-Barr Virus VCA IgG Panel |
Serum |
Plain |
5 mL |
1 Day |
Epstein-Barr Virus VCA IgM Panel |
Serum |
Plain |
5 mL |
1 Day |
Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR) |
Whole Blood |
EDTA |
3 mL |
1 Day |
Erythrocyte Transketolase |
Whole Blood |
Heparin |
5 mL |
2 Months |
Erythropoietin |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
10 Days |
Estradiol (E2) |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
1 Day |
Estriol (E3) |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
2 Days |
Estrone |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
10 Days |
Extractable Nuclear Antigens (ENA): SS-A, SS-B, SM, RNP, SCL-70, JO-1 |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
3 to 5 Days |
Factor II (Thrombin) Activity |
Plasma |
Citrate |
2 mL |
10 Days |
Factor II (Thrombin) Mutation (PCR) |
Whole Blood |
EDTA |
5 mL |
10 Days |
Factor IX |
Plasma |
Citrate |
2 mL |
10 Days |
Factor V (Leiden) Mutation (PCR) |
Whole Blood |
EDTA |
5 mL |
10 Days |
Factor V Proaccelerin – plasma |
Plasma |
Citrate |
2 mL |
10 Days |
Factor VII |
Plasma |
Citrate |
2 mL |
10 Days |
Factor VIII |
Plasma |
Citrate |
2 mL |
10 Days |
Factor X |
Plasma |
Citrate |
2 mL |
10 Days |
Factor XI |
Plasma |
Citrate |
2 mL |
10 Days |
Factor XII |
Plasma |
Citrate |
2 mL |
10 Days |
Factor XIII |
Plasma |
Citrate |
2 mL |
10 Days |
Familial Mediterranean Fever (FMF) |
Whole Blood |
EDTA |
5 mL |
2 Weeks |
Ferritin |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
1 Day |
Fibrinogen |
Plasma |
Citrate |
2 mL |
1 Day |
Fibrinogen Degradation Product (F.D.P) |
Plasma |
Citrate |
2 mL |
10 Days |
Flourescent Trepanoma pallidum Antibodies (FTA) |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
1 Day |
Fluid Cell Count |
Fluid |
Sterile Container |
2 mL |
1 Day |
Fluid Glucose |
Fluid |
Sterile Container |
2 mL |
1 Day |
Fluid LDH |
Fluid |
Sterile Container |
2 mL |
1 Day |
Folate |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
2 Days |
Folate (RBC) |
Whole Blood |
EDTA |
2 mL |
10 Days |
Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH) |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
1 Day |
Fructosamine |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
1 Day |
Gabapentin (Neurontin) |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
2 Weeks |
Gamma Glutamyl Transferase (GGT) |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
1 Day |
Gastrin |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
10 Days |
Giardia lamblia Antigen |
Stool |
Sterile Container |
NA |
4 to 7 days |
Globular Filtration Rate (GFR) |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
1 Day |
Globulin |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
1 Day |
Glucagon |
EDTA Plasma + Aprotinine |
EDTA + Aprotonin |
2 mL |
5 to 7 days |
Glucose – Fasting |
Plasma |
Na Fluoride |
2 mL |
1 Day |
Glucose – Post 75g Oral Glucose Load |
Plasma |
Na Fluoride |
2 mL |
1 Day |
Glucose – Post Breakfast |
Plasma |
Na Fluoride |
2 mL |
1 Day |
Glucose – Post Dinner |
Plasma |
Na Fluoride |
2 mL |
1 Day |
Glucose – Post Lunch |
Plasma |
Na Fluoride |
2 mL |
1 Day |
Glucose – Postprandial |
Plasma |
Na Fluoride |
2 mL |
1 Day |
Glucose – Quantitative (Urine) |
Random Urine |
Sterile Container |
10 mL |
1 Day |
Glucose – Random |
Plasma |
Na Fluoride |
2 mL |
1 Day |
Glucose (24 Hour Urine) |
24 Hour Urine |
24hr Urine collection |
20 mL |
1 Day |
Glucose Challenge Test (GCT) |
Plasma |
Na Fluoride |
2 mL |
1 Day |
Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (G6PD)- Qualitative |
Whole Blood |
EDTA |
3 mL |
1- 2 Days |
Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (G6PD)- Quantitative |
Whole Blood |
EDTA |
2 mL |
1- 2 Days |
Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase Antibody (GAD) |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
8 to 10 Days |
Glycosylated Haemoglobin (HbA1C) |
Whole Blood |
EDTA |
2 mL |
1 Day |
Gram Stain |
Swab/Fluid |
Sterile Container |
NA |
1 Day |
Gross Identification (Macroscopic Analysis) |
Eg. Fetus |
Plain |
NA |
4 Days |
Growth Hormone – 1 Hour |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
2 Days |
Growth Hormone – 2 Hours |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
2 Days |
Growth Hormone – After exercise |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
2 Days |
Growth Hormone – Fasting |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
2 Days |
Growth Hormone Releasing Hormone |
EDTA Plasma + Aprotinine |
EDTA Plasma + Aprotinine |
1 mL |
3 Weeks |
Haemoglobin |
Whole Blood |
EDTA |
1 mL |
1 Day |
Haemoglobin Variants Screen (HPLC) |
Whole Blood |
EDTA |
2 mL |
3 Days |
Haptoglobin |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
1 Day |
Helicobacter pylori Antigen (Stool) |
Stool |
Sterile Container |
NA |
2 Days |
Hepatitis A Virus (HAV), IgM |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
1 Day |
Hepatitis A Virus (HAV), Total |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
1 Day |
Hepatitis B “c’’ Antibodies (HBc Total) |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
1 Day |
Hepatitis B “c” Antibody IgM (HBc IgM) |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
1 Day |
Hepatitis B “e” Antibody (Anti-HBe) |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
1 Day |
Hepatitis B “e” Antigen (HBe Ag) |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
1 Day |
Hepatitis B “s ” Antibody (Anti-HBs) |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
1 Day |
Hepatitis B “s” Ag (HBs Ag) |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
1 Day |
Hepatitis B Virus – Qualitative (PCR) |
Whole Blood |
EDTA |
5 mL |
10 Days |
Hepatitis B Virus – Quantitative (PCR) |
Whole Blood |
EDTA |
5 mL |
1 Week |
Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) – Genotyping (PCR) |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
10 Days |
Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) – Qualitative (PCR) |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
1 Week |
Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) – Quantitative (PCR) |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
1 Week |
Hepatitis C Virus (HCV) Antibodies |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
1 Day |
Hepatitis E Virus (HEV) Antibody, IgM |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
3 to 5 Days |
Hepatitis E Virus (HEV) Antibody, Total |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
3 to 5 Days |
Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV)-I & II (PCR) |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
1 Week |
Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV)-I, IgG |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
3 Days |
Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV)-I, IgM |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
3 Days |
Herpes Simplex Virus (HSV)-II, IgM |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
3 Days |
Herpes Simplex Virus(HSV)-II, IgG |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
3 Days |
High Vaginal Swab(HVS) – Trichomonas vaginalis |
Swab |
Plain Swab |
NA |
1 Day |
HIV Combi (Type 1 & 2 Antibodies+ p24 Antigen) |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
1 Day |
HIV Confirmation (Western Blot) |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
1 Week |
HIV-1 Quantitative (PCR) |
Plasma |
EDTA |
3 mL |
1 Week |
HLA Full Typing(ABC Panel) |
Whole Blood |
Special Monovette EDTA |
7 mL |
2 Weeks |
HLA Panel reactive Antibody (PRA) |
Serum |
EDTA |
5 mL |
3 Weeks |
HLA Typing – A,B,C (PCR) |
Whole Blood |
EDTA |
5 mL |
10 Days |
HLA Typing – B27 (PCR) |
Whole Blood |
EDTA |
5 mL |
5 to 7 Days |
HLA Typing – B5 (PCR) |
Whole Blood |
EDTA |
5 mL |
10 Days |
HLA Typing – DR (PCR) |
Whole Blood |
EDTA |
5 mL |
10 Days |
Homocysteine |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
1 Day |
HSV I & II, IgM screening (Quantitative) |
Serum |
Plain |
5 mL |
2 Day |
HSV I & II, IgG screening (Quantitative) |
Serum |
Plain |
6 mL |
2 Day |
HTLV- I & II (Western Blot) |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
10 Days |
Human Papillomavirus (HPV) (PCR) |
Mucous, Cutaneous |
Swab |
NA |
2 Weeks |
Hydroxyproline |
Plasma |
Heparin |
2 mL |
10 Days |
Immunoglobulin A (IgA) |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
1 Day |
Immunoglobulin D (IgD) |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
10 Days |
Immunoglobulin E (IgE) |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
2 Days |
Immunoglobulin G (IgG) |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
1 Day |
Immunoglobulin G Subclasses (IgG1-4) |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
10 Days |
Immunoglobulin M (IgM) |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
1 Day |
Inhibin B |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
10 Days |
Insulin – 1 Hour |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
1 Day |
Insulin – Fasting |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
1 Day |
Insulin – Like Growth Factor (IGF) – 1 |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
5 to 7 Days |
Insulin – Like Growth Factor Binding Protein (IGFBP) -3 |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
10 Days |
Insulin – Postprandial |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
1 Day |
Insulin – Random |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
1 Day |
Interleukin 2 (IL-2) |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
10 Days |
Interleukin 6 (IL-6) |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
3 to 4 Days |
Iron |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
1 Day |
JAK2 Gene Mutation |
Whole Blood |
EDTA x2 |
5 mL |
3 Weeks |
Kappa Light Chain (serum) |
Serum |
Plain |
5 mL |
1 Day |
Kappa Light Chain (urine) |
Random Urine |
Sterile Container |
5 mL |
1 Day |
Ketones (Random Urine) |
Random Urine |
Sterile Container |
5 mL |
1 Day |
Kleihauer-Betke Test (FMH) |
Whole Blood |
EDTA |
5 mL |
10 Days |
KOH Preparation for Fungal Study |
Sample |
Sterile Container |
NA |
1 Day |
Lactate |
Plasma |
Na Fluoride |
2 mL |
5 to 7 Days |
Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
1 Day |
Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH) Isoenzymes |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
10 Days |
Lamba Light Chain (serum) |
Serum |
Plain |
5 mL |
1 Day |
Lamba Light Chain (urine) |
Random Urine |
Sterile Container |
5 mL |
1 Day |
Lead |
Whole Blood |
Heparin |
5 mL |
5 to 7 Days |
Lead (Random Urine) |
Random Urine |
Sterile Container |
10 mL |
10 Days |
Legionellosis – LP1 Antigen (Random Urine) |
Random Urine |
Sterile Container |
10 mL |
10 Days |
Leishmania Smear |
Whole Blood or Cutaneous Biopy Appositions |
EDTA |
2 mL |
1 Day |
Levetiracetam (Keppra) |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
10 Days |
Lipase |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
1 Day |
Lipoprotein (a) |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
1 Week |
Lithium |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
1 Day |
Lupus Anticoagulants (LAC) |
Plasma |
Citrate |
2 mL |
2 Days |
Luteinising Hormone (LH) |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
1 Day |
Magnesium |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
1 Day |
Magnesium – Red Blood Cells |
Whole Blood |
Heparin |
3 mL |
10 Days |
Magnesium (24 Hour Urine) |
24 Hour Urine |
24hr Urine collection |
20 mL |
1 Day |
Malaria Smear |
Whole Blood |
EDTA |
2 mL |
1 Day |
Measles, IgG |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
10 Days |
Measles, IgM |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
10 Days |
Food Intolerance Test – 200 |
Serum |
Plain |
3 mL |
2 Day |
Mercury |
Whole Blood |
Heparin |
5 mL |
2 Weeks |
Metanephrines + Normetanephrines (24 Hour Urine) |
24 Hour Urine |
24hr Urine collection |
20 mL |
10 Days |
Methadone |
Random Urine |
Sterile Container |
10 mL |
1 Day |
Methyl Malonic Acid (Plasma) |
Serum |
|
2ml |
2 Weeks |
Methylenetetrahydrofolate Reductase (MTHFR) Deficiency |
Whole Blood |
EDTA |
5 mL |
2 Weeks |
Microalbumin – Quantitative (24 Hour Urine) |
24 Hour Urine |
24hr Urine collection |
20 mL |
1 Day |
Microalbumin – Quantitative (Random Urine) |
Random Urine |
Sterile Container |
10 mL |
1 Day |
Microfilaria Smear |
Whole Blood |
EDTA |
2 mL |
1 Day |
Mitochondrial Myopathy Encephalopathy Lactic Acidosis and Stroke-Like (MELAS) Episodes |
Whole Blood |
EDTA |
5 mL |
10 Days |
Mono Spot Test (Infectious Mononucleosis) |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
1 Day |
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB) Antibodies – Screen |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
1 Day |
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB), IgG |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
2 Days |
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB), IgM |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
2 Days |
Mycoplasma & Ureaplasma Abs |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
3 to 5 Days |
Myoglobin – Quantitative |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
10 Days |
Myoglobin – Quantitative (Random Urine) |
Random Urine |
Sterile Container |
10 mL |
10 Days |
Neisseria gonorrhoeae (P.C.R) |
Early Morning Urine |
Sterile Container |
10 mL |
2 to 3 days |
Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibodies (ANCA) C & P |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
10 Days |
Occult Blood in Stool |
Stool |
Sterile Container |
NA |
1 Day |
Opiates |
Random Urine |
Sterile Container |
10 mL |
1 Day |
Organic Acid by GC/MS (Quantitative) |
24 Hour Urine |
24hr Urine collection |
50 mL |
3 Weeks |
Osmolality- Calculated (Blood) |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
2 Days |
Osmolality-Calculated (Random Urine) |
Random Urine |
Sterile Container |
10 mL |
2 Days |
Osmotic Fragility Test |
Whole Blood |
Heparin |
2 mL |
2 Days |
Oxalate |
Serum |
Plain |
5 mL |
2 Weeks |
Oxalate (24 Hour Urine) |
24 Hour Urine |
24hr Urine collection |
20 mL |
2 Weeks |
Parathormone Hormone (PTH) |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
1-2 Days |
Parathormone Related Protein (PTH-RP) |
Plasma |
EDTA + Aprotonin |
2 mL |
2 Weeks |
Parvovirus (PCR) |
Serum |
Plain |
5 mL |
10 Days |
Phencyclidine |
Random Urine |
Sterile Container |
10 mL |
1 Day |
Phenobarbital |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
10 Days |
Phenobarbital (Urine) |
Random Urine |
Sterile Container |
10 mL |
1 Day |
Phenylalanine – Blotting Paper |
Blood Spot |
Guthrie card only |
NA |
10 Days |
Phenylalanine (Quantitative, HPLC) |
Plasma |
Heparin |
2 mL |
2 Weeks |
Phenytoin (Epanutin) |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
1 Week |
Phosphorous |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
1 Day |
Phosphorous (24 Hour Urine) |
24 Hour Urine |
24hr Urine collection |
25 mL |
1 Day |
Phosphorous (Random Urine) |
Random Urine |
Sterile Container |
10 mL |
1 Day |
Porphobilinogen- Qualitative (Random Urine) |
Early Morning Urine |
Sterile Container |
100 mL |
10 Days |
Porphyrins – stool |
Stool |
Sterile Container |
NA |
10 Days |
Porphyrins (RBCs) |
Whole Blood |
EDTA |
10 mL |
10 Days |
Potassium (K) |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
1 Day |
Potassium (K) (24 Hour Urine) |
24 Hour Urine |
24hr Urine collection |
25 mL |
1 Day |
Potassium (K) (Random Urine) |
Random Urine |
Sterile Container |
10 mL |
1 Day |
Pregnancy Rapid Test (Random Urine) |
Random Urine |
Sterile Container |
10 mL |
1 Day |
Pregnancy Test (Rapid) |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
1 Day |
Pregnancy-Associated Plasma Protein-A (PAPP-A) + NTD Screen |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
4 to 5 Days |
Pregnandiol (24 Hour Urine) |
24 Hour Urine |
24hr Urine collection |
10 mL |
2 Weeks |
Pregnenolone |
Serum |
Plain |
3 mL |
10 to 14 Days |
proBrain Natriuretic Peptide (proBNP) |
Plasma |
EDTA |
2 mL |
2 Days |
Progesterone |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
1 Day |
Prolactin |
Serum |
Plain |
1mL |
1 Day |
Prostate Specific Antigen- Free (fPSA) |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
1 Day |
Prostatic Specific Antigen- Total (tPSA) |
Serum |
Plain |
1mL |
1 Day |
Protein Electrophoresis |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
5 to 7 Days |
Protein Electrophoresis (24 Hour Urine) |
24 Hour Urine |
24hr Urine collection |
20 mL |
10 Days |
Protein S – Total |
Plasma |
Citrate |
2 mL |
5 to 7 Days |
Protein- Total |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
1 Day |
Protein- Total (24 Hour Urine) |
24 Hour Urine |
24hr Urine collection |
25 mL |
1 Day |
Protein- Total (Random Urine) |
Random Urine |
Sterile Container |
10 mL |
1 Day |
Protein Total- Ascitic Fluid |
Ascitic Fluid |
Sterile Container |
2 mL |
1 Day |
Prothrombin Time (PT/INR) |
Plasma |
Citrate |
5 mL |
1 Day |
Rapamycin (Sirolimus) |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
10 Days |
Rapid Plasma Region (RPR) or VDRL – Screen |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
1 Day |
Red Cells Irregular Antibody Screening |
Whole Blood + Serum |
EDTA + Plain |
2 mL+ 2 mL |
10 Days |
Reducing Substances (Random Urine) |
Random Urine |
Sterile Container |
5 mL |
1 Day |
Reducing Substances (Stool) |
Stool |
Sterile Container |
NA |
1 Day |
Renin |
Whole Blood |
EDTA |
5 mL |
3 Weeks |
Reticulocyte Count |
Whole Blood |
EDTA |
1 mL |
1 Day |
Rheumatoid Factor (Latex) |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
1 Day |
Rheumatoid Factor (RF) – Titer |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
1 Day |
Rheumatoid Factor (RF) Isotypes, IgA |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
10 Days |
Rheumatoid Factor (RF) Isotypes, IgG |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
10 Days |
Rheumatoid Factor (RF) Isotypes, IgM |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
10 Days |
Rheumatoid Factor, IgA + IgM |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
1 Day |
Rotavirus (Stool) |
Stool |
Sterile Container |
NA |
1 Day |
Selenium |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
2 Weeks |
Selenium- Urine |
Random Urine |
Sterile Container |
15 mL |
2 Weeks |
Semen Analysis |
Semen |
Sterile Container |
0.5 mL |
1 Day |
Semen Fructose |
Semen |
Sterile Container |
0.5 mL |
1 Day |
Serotonin |
Plasma |
Heparin |
3 mL |
2 Weeks |
Serotonin (Random Urine) |
Random Urine |
Sterile Container |
15 mL |
3 Weeks |
Sex Hormone Binding Globulin (SHBG) |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
1 Day |
Sickle Cell Test (HbS) – Qualitative |
Whole Blood |
EDTA |
2 mL |
1 Day |
Sodium (Na) |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
1 Day |
Sodium (Na) (24 Hour Urine) |
24 Hour Urine |
24hr Urine collection |
10 mL |
1 Day |
Sodium (Na) (Random Urine) |
Random Urine |
Sterile Container |
10 mL |
1 Day |
SSA (Anti – Ro antibodies) |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
3 Days |
SSB (Anti – La antibodies) |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
3 Days |
Stool Analysis- Routine |
Stool |
Sterile Container |
NA |
1 Day |
Streptococcus Group A (RAPID TEST) |
Swab |
Transport Medium |
NA |
1 Day |
Swine Flu (H1N1) |
Swab |
Sterile Container |
NA |
1 Day |
Syphilis, IgM |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
10 Days |
Tacrolimus (Prograf) |
Whole Blood |
EDTA |
2 mL |
1 DAY |
TB Ferron (TB Quantiferon Test) |
Collection Kit |
|
|
3 Days |
Testosterone- Free |
Serum |
Plain |
3 mL |
1 Day |
Testosterone- Total |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
1 Day |
Thrombin Clotting Time (TCT) |
Plasma |
Citrate |
2 mL |
10 Days |
Thyroglobulin (Tg) |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
1 Day |
Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
1 Day |
Thyroid Binding Globulin (TBG) |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
10 Days |
Thyroxine- Free (FT4) |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
1 Day |
Thyroxine- Total (TT4) |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
1 Day |
Tissue for T.B (PCR) |
Fresh tissue |
Plain |
NA |
2 Weeks |
Total Iron Binding Capacity (TIBC) |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
1 Day |
Transferrin |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
1 Day |
Treponema pallidum Haemagglutination Test (TPHA) |
Serum |
Plain |
1 mL |
1 Day |
Triglycerides |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
1 Day |
Tri-iodothyronine – Free (FT3) |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
1 Day |
Tri-iodothyronine – Total (TT3) |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
1 Day |
Troponin T (Quantitative) |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
4 to 5 Day |
Troponin I (Quantitative) |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
1 Day |
Urea (24 Hour Urine) |
24 Hour Urine |
24hr Urine collection |
25 mL |
1 Day |
Urea (Random Urine) |
Random Urine |
Sterile Container |
10 mL |
1 Day |
Urea Breath Test-C13 |
Breath |
Special containers |
NA |
1-2 days |
Urea/ Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN) |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
1 Day |
Uric Acid |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
1 Day |
Uric Acid (24 Hour Urine) |
24 Hour Urine |
24hr Urine collection |
25 mL |
1 Day |
Uric Acid (Radom Urine) |
Random Urine |
Sterile Container |
10 mL |
1 Day |
Urinalysis |
Mid-stream Urine |
Sterile Container |
20 mL |
1 Day |
Urobilinogen (Random Urine) |
Random Urine |
Sterile Container |
20 mL |
1 Day |
Valproic Acid (Depakin Level) |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
3 Days |
Vancomycin |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
1 Day |
Vancomycin (Peak) |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
1 Day |
Vanillyl Mandelic Acid (VMA) – (24 Hour Urine) |
24 Hour Urine |
24hr Urine collection |
25 mL |
10 Days |
Vasoactive Intestinal Polypeptide (VIP) |
EDTA+Iniprol |
EDTA + Iniprol |
3 mL |
2 Weeks |
Vitamin A (Retinol) |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
10 Days |
Vitamin B12 |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
1 Day |
Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine) |
Whole Blood |
EDTA |
2 mL |
10 Days |
Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid) |
Plasma |
Heparin |
2 mL |
5 to 7 days |
Vitamin D (1,25 Dihydroxycholecalciferol) |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
10 Days |
Vitamin D3 (25-OH Cholecalciferol) |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
1 Day |
Vitamin E (Tocopherol) |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
10 Days |
Vitamin K1 (Phylloquinone) |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
4 Weeks |
Von Willebrand factor – Activity |
Plasma |
Citrate |
2 mL |
10 Days |
Widal Test |
Serum |
Plain |
3 mL |
1 Day |
Y-Chromosome Microdeletions (PCR) |
Whole Blood |
EDTA |
5 mL |
2 to 3 weeks |
Yellow Fever IgG |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
10 Days |
Zinc |
Serum |
Plain |
2 mL |
1 Day |
ZNS for Acid Fast Bacilli (AFB) |
Sputum |
Sterile Container |
NA |
1 Day |