Test |
Specimen Type |
Specimen Requirements |
Color Code |
Special |
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Additive Required |
Volume Required mL |
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Automated HDL Cholesterol |
Serum |
- |
2 ml |
Red/Gold |
Fasting 12hrs |
|
Albumin |
Serum |
- |
2 ml |
Red/Gold |
- |
|
Automated LDL Cholesterol |
Serum |
- |
2 ml |
Red/Gold |
Fasting 12hrs |
|
Alkaline Phosphatase |
Serum |
|
2 ml |
Red/Gold |
Samples must be transported at room temperature not in a cool box |
|
ALT/SGPT |
Serum |
- |
2 ml |
Red/Gold |
- |
|
Amylase | Serum | - | 2 ml | Red/Gold | - | |
AST/SGOT |
Serum |
- |
2 ml |
Red/Gold |
- |
Haematology
Test |
Specimen Type |
Specimen Requirements |
Color Code |
Special |
||
Additive Required |
Volume Required mL |
|||||
APTT |
Plasma |
Sodium Citrate |
2.7 ml |
Light Blue |
- |
|
Blood Grouping& Rh |
Blood |
EDTA |
1.0 ml |
Lavender |
- |
|
ESR |
Blood |
Sodium Citrate |
1.6 ml |
Black |
- |
|
FBC |
Blood |
EDTA |
3 ml / 2.0 ml |
Lavender |
Samples must be transported at room temperature not in a cool box |
|
Prothrombin Time |
Plasma |
Sodium Citrate |
2.7 ml |
Light Blue |
- |
|
Reticulocyte Count |
Blood |
EDTA |
3 ml / 2.0 ml |
Lavender |
- |
|
D-Dimer |
Plasma |
Sodium Citrate |
2.7 ml |
Light Blue |
- |
Endocrine/ Tumor marker
Test |
Specimen Type |
Specimen Requirements |
Color Code |
Special |
||
Additive Required |
Volume Required mL |
|||||
Alfa Fetoprotein |
Serum |
- |
2ml |
Red/Gold |
- |
|
CA 19-9 |
Serum |
- |
2ml |
Red/Gold |
- |
|
CA125 |
Serum |
- |
2ml |
Red/Gold |
- |
|
CEA |
Serum |
- |
2 ml |
Red/Gold |
- |
|
Cortisol |
Serum |
- |
2 ml |
Red/Gold |
- |
|
Estradiol |
Serum |
- |
2 ml |
Red/Gold |
- |
|
Ferritin |
Serum |
- |
2 ml |
Red/Gold |
- |
|
Free T3 |
Serum |
Sodium Citrate |
2 ml |
Red/Gold |
- |
|
Free T4 |
Serum |
- |
2ml |
Red/Gold |
- |
|
FSH |
Serum |
- |
2ml |
Red/Gold |
- |
|
LH |
Serum |
- |
2 ml |
Red/Gold |
- |
|
Progesterone |
Serum |
- |
2 ml |
Red/Gold |
Day 13/21 |
|
Prolactin |
Serum |
- |
2 ml |
Red/Gold |
- |
|
PSA |
Serum |
- |
2- ml |
Red/Gold |
- |
|
Serum Beta HCG |
Serum |
- |
2- ml |
Red/Gold |
- |
|
Testosterone |
Serum |
- |
2- ml |
Red/Gold |
- |
|
Troponin I |
Serum |
- |
2- ml |
Red/Gold |
- |
|
TSH |
Serum |
- |
2- ml |
Red/Gold |
- |
Microbiology/Serology
Test |
Specimen Type |
Specimen Requirements |
Color Code |
Special |
||
Additive Required |
Volume Required mL |
|||||
ABST |
Organism |
Sterile |
2ml |
- |
- |
|
AFB |
Smear |
Sterile |
Few |
- |
- |
|
Blood Culture |
Blood |
Sterile |
0.1-10 ml |
- |
- |
|
Faeces |
Faeces |
Sterile |
Few |
- |
- |
|
Fluids |
Fluids |
Sterile |
2 ml |
- |
- |
|
Gram Stain |
Smear |
Sterile |
Few |
- |
- |
|
Mycoplasma |
Serum |
Sterile |
3 ml |
- |
- |
|
Sputum |
Sputum |
Sterile |
2 ml |
- |
- |
|
Swabs |
Pus |
Sterile |
Few |
- |
- |
|
TPHA |
Serum |
Sterile |
3 ml |
- |
- |
|
Urine |
Urine |
Sterile |
2 ml |
- |
- |
|
Malaria Antigen |
Blood |
EDTA |
3 ml / 1.0 ml |
Lavender |
- |
|
HCV |
Serum |
- |
3 ml |
Red/Gold |
- |
|
HIV |
Serum |
- |
3 ml |
Red/Gold |
- |
|
IM (Monospot) |
Serum |
- |
3 ml |
Red/Gold |
- |
|
ASOT |
Serum |
- |
3 ml |
Red/Gold |
- |
|
SAT |
Serum |
- |
3ml |
Red/Gold |
- |
|
VDRL |
Serum |
- |
3ml |
Red/Gold |
- |
|
Stool for Rota Virus |
Faeces |
- |
Few |
- |
- |