Clinical Pathology

Individual Tests
Test Profiles

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
Acetaminophen (Paracetamol) Serum Plain 1 mL 10 Days
Acetylcholinesterase – Amniotic Fluid Amiotic Fluid Amiotic Fluid 3 mL 10 Days
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 10 Day
Activated Protein C Resistance Plasma Citrate 2 mL 10 Days
Adenosine Deaminase (ADA) Serum Plain 2 mL 10 Days
Adenovirus Antigen Stool Sterile Container NA 10 Days
Adenovirus, IgG Serum Plain 1 mL 10 Days
Adenovirus, IgM Serum Plain 2 mL 10 Days
Adrenocorticotropic Hormone (ACTH) Plasma EDTA 1 mL 1 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
Allergen – Chocolate Serum Plain 1 mL 10 Days
Allergen – Corns Serum Plain 2 mL 10 Days
Allergen – Egg Serum Plain 1 mL 10 Days
Allergen – Egg Yolk Serum Plain 1 mL 10 Days
Allergen – Gluten Serum Plain 2 mL 2 Days
Allergen – Hazelnuts Serum Plain 1 mL 10 Days
Allergen – Milk Serum Plain 1 mL 10 Days
Allergen – Soya Protein Serum Plain 5 mL 10 Days
Allergen – Wheat Protein Serum Plain 5 mL 10 Days
Allergy Screen – Food (20 Specific Allergen) Serum Plain 3 mL 4 Days
Allergy Screen – Mixed Panel (10 Food & 10 Respiratory Allergens) Serum Plain 3 mL 4 Days
Allergy Screen – Paediatric (20 Specific Allergen) Serum Plain 3 mL 4 Days
Allergy Screen – Respiratory (20 Specific Allergen) Serum Plain 3 mL 4 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 10 Days
Aluminium (24 Hour Urine) 24 Hour Urine 24hr Urine collection 20 mL 10 Days
Amikacin Serum Plain 1 mL 10 Days
Amino Acid (Quantitation) Plasma Plasma Heparin 1 mL 10 Days
Amino Acid (Quantitation) Urine Early Morning Urine (Fasting) Sterile Container 20 mL 10 Days
Amino Acid Screen (Qualitative) Urine Random Urine Sterile Container 10 mL 10 Days
Amiodarone (Cordarone) Serum Plain 3 mL 10 Days
Amitriptyline (Elavil) Serum Plain 3 mL 3 weeks
Ammonia (NH3) Plasma EDTA 2 mL 1 Day
Amphetamine – Quantitative Serum Plain 2 mL 2 Weeks
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 10 Days
Amylase – Pancreatic (Random Urine) Random Urine Sterile Container 10 mL 10 Days
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 Isoenzymes Serum Plain 2 mL 10 Days
Amylase Total (Body Fluid) Fluid Fluid 1 mL 1 Day
Amyloid A Serum Plain 2 mL 2 Weeks
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 Days
Androstenedione (Saliva) Saliva Sterile 2 mL 3 Days
Angiotensin Converting Enzyme (ACE) Serum Plain 1 mL 10 Days
Anti-21-Hydroxylase Antibodies Serum Plain 1 mL 2 Weeks
Anti-Acetylcholine Receptor Antibodies (Myasthenia Gravis) Serum Plain 1 mL 10 Days
Anti-Adrenal Cortex Antibodies Serum Plain 1 mL 10 Days
Anti-Adrenal Gland Antibodies Serum Plain 2 mL 10 Days
Anti-Amoebic Antibodies Serum Plain 1 mL 10 Days
Anti-Aspergillosis Antibodies – Screen Serum Plain 2 mL 10 Days
Anti-Bartonella Antibodies Serum Plain 1 mL 10 Days
Anti-Beta-2 Glycoprotein Antibodies Serum Plain 1 mL 10 Days
Anti-Beta-2 Glycoprotein IgG Serum Plain 2 mL 2 Weeks
Anti-Beta-2 Glycoprotein IgM Serum Plain 2 mL 2 Weeks
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-Borrelia IgG+IgM Confirmatory Serum Plain 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 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 10 Days
Anti-Coagulant Protein C – Antigen Plasma Citrate 2 mL 10 Days
Anti-Coagulant Protein S – Activity Plasma Citrate 2 mL 10 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 10 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 1 Day
Anti-Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) Antibody, IgM Serum Plain 1 mL 1 Day
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 10 Days
Anti-Leishmania Antibodies (I.F.T) Serum Plain 2 mL 10 Days
Anti-Leptospira Antibodies Serum Plain 2 mL 10 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 Weeks
Anti-Mumps Antibodies, IgG+IgM Serum Plain 2 mL 10 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 3Day
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-Reticulin Antibody 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 10 Days
Anti-Thrombin III Plasma Citrate 1 mL 10 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 10 Days
Anti-Toxocara Antibodies Serum Plain 2 mL 10 Days
Anti-Toxocara Antibodies- Confirmatory 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 4 Days
Anti-Transglutaminase, IgA Serum Plain 2 mL 4 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 10 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
Bone Marrow Biopsy Fixed tissue in 12% Formalin Plain NA 1 Week
Bone Marrow Cytology (slides + needle wash) Smeared slides + Fluid Slide holders & Plain NA 1 Week
Bone Marrow Cytology (slides) Slides Slide holders & Plain NA 1 Week
Breast Lumpectomy Fixed Tissue in 12% Formalin Plain NA 1 Week
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) 10 Days
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) – Confirmation Serum Plain 2 mL 2 Weeks
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
Carboxyhaemoglobin Whole Blood EDTA 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 10 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 – Total (Saliva) Saliva Salivette® 5 mL 1DAY
Cortisol (24 Hour Urine) 24 Hour Urine 24hr Urine collection 20 mL 10 Days
Coxiella burnetii (Q-Fever) – phase 1 and 2 Serum Plain 2 mL 2 Weeks
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 – Peritoneal Fluid Pleural Fluid Sterile Container 1 mL 3 Days
Culture & Sensitivity – Pleural Fluid Pleural 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 – Synovial Fluid Synovial Fluid Sterile Container 1 mL 3 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 Middle East Panel (10 exons) Whole Blood EDTA 5 mL 2 Weeks
Cystic Fibrosis Single Mutation Whole Blood EDTA 5 mL 10 Days
Cystine – Quantitative (Urine) Random Urine Sterile Container 10 mL 10 Days
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) – Culture Bronchial Secretions Sterile Container NA 5 Weeks
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
DNA Paternity Testing Whole Blood EDTA 3 mL 10 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
Estrogen Receptor + Progesterone Receptor + HER-2/neu Paraffin Embedded Block/Charged Slides – NA 1 Week
Estrone Serum Plain 2 mL 10 Days
Excisional specimen Fixed Tissue in 12% Formalin Plain NA 1 Week
Extractable Nuclear Antigens (ENA): SS-A, SS-B, SM, RNP, SCL-70, JO-1 Serum Plain 2 mL 10 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
FibroMax Serum Plain 2 mL 10 Days
FibroTest/ActiTest Serum Plain 2 mL 10 Days
Fine Needle Aspiration (Slides + Fluid) Fixed Smears + Fluid Slide holders & Plain NA 5 Days
Fine Needle Aspiration (Slides Only) Fixed smears Slide holders NA 5 Days
FISH for HER-2/neu Paraffin Embedded Block/Charged Slides – Adequate malignant tissue 2 Weeks
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
Fluid Uric Acid Fluid Sterile Container 2 mL 1 Day
Flunitrazepam (Rohypnol) Serum Plain 2 mL 2 Weeks
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
Fragile-X Syndrome Whole Blood EDTA 5 mL 4 Weeks
Fructosamine Serum Plain 1 mL 1 Day
Gabapentin (Neurontin) Serum Plain 2 mL 2 Weeks
Galactose-1-Phosphate Uridyl Transferase Whole Blood Guthrie card only NA 2 Weeks
Gamma Glutamyl Transferase (GGT) Serum Plain 2 mL 1 Day
Gastrin Serum Plain 2 mL 10 Days
Gentamicin Serum Plain 2 mL 10 Days
Giardia lamblia Antigen Stool Sterile Container NA 10 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 10 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 Day
Glucose-6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase (G6PD)- Quantitative Whole Blood EDTA 2 mL 1 Day
Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase Antibody (GAD) Serum Plain 2 mL 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
Guthrie Test (PKU) – Heel Prick Whole Blood Guthrie card only NA 10 Days
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 Delta Virus (HDV) Antibodies Serum Plain 1 mL 10 Days
Hepatitis Delta Virus (HDV) Antibody, IgM Serum Plain 1 mL 10 Days
Hepatitis E Virus (HEV) Antibody, IgM Serum Plain 1 mL 10 Days
Hepatitis E Virus (HEV) Antibody, Total Serum Plain 1 mL 10 Days
Hereditary Hemochromatosis Whole Blood EDTA 5 mL 10 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 10 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
HPV only- by digene HC2 SurePath™ LBC or digene swab Kit SurePath™ Vial or Digene swab Kit NA 1 Week
HPV PCR On LBC Sample (Send Out) SurePath™ LBC or Paraffin embedded block SurePath™ Vial or properly packed tissue block NA 1 Week
HPV(Tissue, Send Out) SurePath™ LBC or Paraffin embedded block SurePath™ Vial or properly packed tissue block NA 1 Week
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
Human Placental Lactogen (HPL) Serum Plain 1 mL 2 Weeks
Huntington Disease Whole Blood EDTA 5 mL 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
Immunohistochemical Stain Paraffin Embedded Block/Charged Slides – NA 1 Week
Immunohistochemical Stain – HER-2/neu Paraffin Embedded Block/Charged Slides – NA 1 Week
Inhibin A – Ultrasensitive Serum Plain 2 mL 2 Months
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 10 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 10 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
Kidney : IF+EM+LM Fresh and Fixed Kidney Biopsy Transport Medium 1 core each container 2 Weeks
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 10 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
Lamotrigine (Lamictal) level Serum Plain 2 mL 10 Days
Large specimen (Benign) Fixed Tissue in 12% Formalin Plain NA 1 Week
Large specimen (Tumour) Fixed Tissue in 12% Formalin Plain NA 2 Weeks
Lead Whole Blood Heparin 5 mL 10 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
Legionellosis – serogroups 1 to 6 – screen Serum Plain 2 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
Liquid-Based Cytology (Gynaecology) SurePath™ LBC SurePath™ Vial NA 1 Week
Liquid-Based Cytology + HPV by digene (Gynaecology) SurePath™ LBC SurePath™ Vial NA 1 Week + 2 Weeks
Lithium Serum Plain 1 mL 1 Day
Liver Biopsy (including Hepatitis Markers Profile) Fixed Tissue in 12% Formalin Plain NA 1 Week
Lupus Anticoagulants (LAC) Plasma Citrate 2 mL 2 Week
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
Medsol 100 Food Intolerance 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
Multiple Endocrine Neoplasia Type 2 (MEN 2) Whole Blood EDTA 5 mL 2 Weeks
Mycobacterium tuberculosis (TB) (PCR) Sputum Sterile Container NA 10 Days
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
Mycophenolic Acid Serum Plain 2 mL 10 Days
Mycoplasma & Ureaplasma Abs Serum Plain 2 mL 10 Days
Myoglobin – Quantitative Serum Plain 2 mL 10 Days
Myoglobin – Quantitative (Random Urine) Random Urine Sterile Container 10 mL 10 Days
Myotonic Dystrophy Whole Blood EDTA 5 mL 2 Weeks
Neisseria gonorrhoeae (P.C.R) Early Morning Urine Sterile Container 10 mL 10 Days
Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibodies (ANCA) C & P Serum Plain 1 mL 10 Days
Non-Gynaecology Cytology Fresh fluid Plain NA 4 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
Orotic acid (pyrimidinecarboxylic acid) (Random Urine) Early Morning Urine Sterile Container 10 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
Osteocalcin Serum Plain 2 mL 1 Week
Osteoporosis Gene (PCR) Whole Blood EDTA 5 mL 2 Weeks
Outside Referrals (sendout Consultation – Histology and Cytology) Slides and Block(s) Slide holders & properly packed tissue block NA 3 Weeks
Oxalate Serum Plain 5 mL 2 Weeks
Oxalate (24 Hour Urine) 24 Hour Urine 24hr Urine collection 20 mL 2 Weeks
Oxcarbazepine (Trileptal) Serum Plain 2 mL 10 Days
Parathormone Hormone (PTH) Serum Plain 1 mL 1 Day
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
Porphyrins- 5 Fractions by HPLC (24 Hour Urine) 24 Hour Urine 24hr Urine collection 100 mL 10 Days
Porphyrins- Qualitative (Random Urine) Random Urine Sterile Container 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 2 Weeks
Pregnandiol (24 Hour Urine) 24 Hour Urine 24hr Urine collection 10 mL 2 Weeks
Pregnenolone Serum Plain 3 mL 3 Weeks
Primidone (Mysoline) Serum Plain 2 mL 2 Weeks
proBrain Natriuretic Peptide (proBNP) Plasma EDTA 2 mL 1 Day
Progesterone Serum Plain 2 mL 1 Day
Proinsulin Serum Plain 2 mL 3 Weeks
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 7 Days
Protein Electrophoresis (24 Hour Urine) 24 Hour Urine 24hr Urine collection 20 mL 10 Days
Protein Immunoelectrophoresis Serum Plain 2 mL 10 Days
Protein S – Total Plasma Citrate 2 mL 10 Days
Protein S100 (Melanoma, Brain Injuries) Serum Plain 2 mL 2 Weeks
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 20210 G"A Mutation Whole Blood EDTA 5 mL 10 Days
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
Referred Cases (Consultation – Cytology or Histology) Slides and Block(s) Slide holders & properly packed tissue block NA 3 Days
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 Analysis – CASA Semen Sterile Container 0.5 mL 1 Day
Semen Fructose Semen Sterile Container 0.5 mL 1 Day
Semen Wash for I.U.I Semen Sterile Container 2 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 Disease (HbS and HbC) (PCR) Whole Blood EDTA 5 mL 4 Weeks
Sickle Cell Test (HbS) – Qualitative Whole Blood EDTA 2 mL 1 Day
Skin Immunoflourecence Fresh skin or kidney biopsy Transport Medium NA 2 Weeks
Small Complex/Medium Specimen Fixed tissue in 12% Formalin Plain NA 1 Week
Small Specimen – Biopsy Fixed tissue in 12% Formalin Plain NA 1 Week
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
Special Stain Paraffin embedded block – NA 1 Week
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
Sugars – Chromatography (Urine) Random Urine Sterile Container 15 mL 3 Weeks
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
Tape Test for Pinworms Cellulose Tape NA 1 Day
TB Ferron (TB Quantiferon Test) Collection Kit 3 Days
Testosterone- Free Serum Plain 3 mL 1 Day
Testosterone -Saliva Saliva Sterile Container 3 mL 1 Day
Testosterone- Total Serum Plain 2 mL 1 Day
Theophylline Serum Plain 2 mL 10 Days
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
Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH)- Heel Prick Whole Blood Guthrie card only NA 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
Tobramycin Serum Plain 2 mL 10 Days
Topiramate (Topamax) Serum Plain 2 mL 10 Days
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 1 Day
Troponin I (Quantitative) Serum Plain 2 mL 1 Day
Trypsin (Immunoreactive Trypsin) Serum Plain 2 mL 3 Weeks
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 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 2 Days
Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine) Whole Blood EDTA 2 mL 10 Days
Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid) Plasma Heparin 2 mL 10 Days
Vitamin D (1,25 Dihydroxycholecalciferol) Serum Plain 2 mL 10 Days
Vitamin D3 (25-OH Cholecalciferol) Serum Plain 2 mL 2 Days
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
Weil-Felix Test Serum Plain 2 mL 10 Days
Widal Test Serum Plain 3 mL 1 Day
Xylose Plasma Na Fluoride 2 mL 2 Weeks
Y-Chromosome Microdeletions (PCR) Whole Blood EDTA 5 mL 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

Test Name Sample Type Min. Vol. TAT

ANA profile Serum 5mL 1 Day
Anaemia Profile I (Iron Deficiency) Whole Blood+ Serum 2mL+2mL 1 Days
Anemia Profile II (Neonatal/Jaundice) Whole Blood+ Serum 3mL+2mL 3 Days
Antenatal Screen Whole Blood+Serum+Plasma+Urine 2mL+3mL+2mL+5mL 1 Day
Beta Thalassemia Screen Profile Whole Blood+ Serum 3mL+2mL 3 Days
Cardiac Injury Markers I Serum 2 mL 1 Day
Cardiac Injury Markers II Serum 2 mL 1 Day
CBC & ESR Whole Blood 3 mL 1 Day
Children Health Screen Whole Blood+ Serum+ Plasma+ Urine+ Stool 3mL+3mL+2mL+5mL 1 Day
Coagulation Profile Whole Blood+ Plasma 5mL+3mL 1 Days
Creatinine Clearance Test Serum + Urine 2 mL + 10 mL 1 Day
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) Antibodies, IgG + IgM Serum 1 mL 2 Days
Diabetes Profile Whole Blood+Plasma+Urine 1mL+1mL+5mL 1 Day
Drug Abuse Screen – Urine Random Urine 10 mL 1 Day
Electrolyte Profile Serum 1 mL 1 Days
Epstein-Barr Virus (EBV) Antibodies, IgG+ IgM Serum 2 mL 3 Days
Fertility Profile – Female Serum 2 mL 1 Days
Fertility Profile – Male Serum 2 mL 1 Days
Food Allergy Panel (ABR) Serum 5 mL 1 Day
Food Allergy Profile – (IgE+ 21 Food Allergens) (RAST Screen) Serum 5 mL 3 Days
Food Intolerance Test (100 Food Items) (ABR) Serum 5 mL 5 Days
Free Androgen Index Serum 2 mL 1 Days
General Allergy Profile – (IgE+ 41 Allergens) (RAST Screen) Serum 5 mL 3 Days
General Health Screen Whole Blood+Serum+Plasma 3mL+3mL+2mL 1 Day
Glucose Tolerance Test (GTT) Plasma 2 mL 1 Day
Hepatitis A (HAV), Total+IgM Serum 1 mL 1 Day
Hepatitis B Full Profile Serum 2 mL 1 Days
Hepatitis Marker Screen Serum 2 mL 1 Days
Herpes Simplex Full Profile Serum 2 mL 3 Days
Hirsutism Profile I Serum 3 mL 1 Days
Hirsutism Profile II Serum 3 mL 3 Days
Immunoglobulin Panel Serum 2 mL 1 Day
Inhalant Allergy Panel (ABR) Serum 5 mL 1 Day
Inhalant Allergy Profile – (IgE+ 20 Respiratory Allergens) (RAST Screen) Serum 5 mL 3 Days
Insulin Resistance Profile Serum 1 mL 1 Day
Kidney & Liver Function Profile Serum 3 mL 1 Days
Kidney Function Test Serum 3 mL 1 Days
Lipid Profile I Serum 2 mL 1 Day
Lipid Profile II Serum 2 mL 1 Day
Liver Function Test Serum 3 mL 1 Days
Menopausal Profile 1 Days
Microalbumin/Creatinine Ratio (24 Hour Urine) Random or 24 hrsï¿½ Urine collection 20 mL 1 Day
Ovarian Function Profile Serum 3 mL 1 Week
Phospholipid Antibodies (IgG & IgM) Serum 2 mL 4 Days
Primary Health Screen Whole Blood+Serum+Plasma+Urine 1mL+2mL+1mL+5mL 1 Day
Prostate Profile Serum 2 mL 1 Days
Protein/ Creatinine Ratio (Random or 24 hrs Urine) 24 Hour Urine 25 mL 1 Day
Recurrent Abortion Profile I (Genetic Origin) Whole Blood+Plasma 5mL+3mL 1 Week
Recurrent Abortion Profile II (Acquired) Serum 5 mL 3 Days
Rheumatology Profile Whole Blood+Serum 3mL+2mL 1 Days
Rubella Antibodies, IgG + IgM Serum 1 mL 2 Days
Sexually Transmitted Diseases Screen I Serum+Urine(swab) 2 mL+10mL 3 Days
Sexually Transmitted Diseases Screen II Serum+Urine(swab) 2 mL+10mL 1 Week
Syphilis Profile Serum 2 mL 2 Days
Thyroid Antibody Profile Serum 2 mL 1 Days
Thyroid full Profile Serum 2 mL 1 Days
Thyroid Profile I Serum 2 mL 1 Days
TORCH IgG Serum 3 mL
TORCH IgM Serum 3 mL
Toxoplasma Antibodies, IgG+IgM Serum 2 mL 1 Day
Transferrin Saturation Serum 2 mL 1 Day
Triple Test – Down’s Syndrome Serum 2 mL 3 Days
Tumor Markers Screen (Female) Serum 2 mL 1 Days
Tumor Markers Screen (Male) Serum 2 mL 1 Days
Urea & Electrolytes Serum 2 mL 1 Days