| 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 |