| Test Name | Collection |
| 17 - ALPHA HYDROXY PROG. | serum 1.0 ml. refrigerated |
| 17 - KETOSTEROIDS | 24 hr. urine on 10 ml. 6 molar HCL |
| 5 - NUCLEOTIDASE | Serum 1.0 ml. Refrigerated. |
| ACETYLCHOLINE RECEPTOR ANTIBODIES | --- |
| ACID PHOSPHATASE (Prostatic - PAP) |
1.0 ml fresh frozen serum Avoid hemolysis. |
| ACID PHOSPHATASE (TOTAL) | 1.0 ml fresh frozen serum Avoid hemolysis. |
| ACTH (AM) |
EDTA Plasma 1.0 ml. Frozen Do not use glass tubes. |
| ACTH (PM) |
EDTA Plasma 1.0 ml. Frozen Do not use glass tubes. |
| Adenosine Deaminase | --- |
| ADRENALINE | 3.0 ml. Frozen Heparinized plasma drawn in a chilled tube. Separate plasma from the cells and send frozen in a plastic tube. 12 hour fasting is preferred and avoid coffee, tea, and tobacco before and during the fast. |
| AFP (ALPHA-FETO-PROTEIN) | Serum 1.0 ml. Refrigerated |
| ALBUMIN (SERUM) | 1.0 ml. Serum. |
| ALBUMIN (URINE) | State vol. of 24 hr urine. No preservative. Refrigerated. |
| ALBUMIN / GLOBULIN RATIO. (A/G RATIO) | 1.0 ml serum. |
| ALCOHOL |
Blood EDTA 3.0 ml. Ambient. Cleanse collection site with non-alcohol cleansing agent. |
| ALDOLASE | Serum 2.0 ml. Frozen. Separate from clot; avoid hemolysis. No glass tubes |
| ALDOSTERONE | Serum 2.0 ml. Frozen. 12 hr. fasting. |
| ALK.PHOS(SERUM) | 1.0 ml. Serum |
| ALPHA-1-ANTITRYPSIN | Serum 1.0 ml. Refrigerated |
| ALT -SGPT | Serum 1.0 ml. Refrigerated |
| ALUMINIUM | Serum 2.0 ml. Refrigerated |
| AMEBIC ANTIBODIES | Serum 1.0 ml. Refrigerated |
| AMINOGRAM. | 5.0 ml. Heparinized plasma. Ambient. Or 50 ml. Random urine. Refrigerated. No preservative. |
| Ammonia 70 | |
| AMNIOTIC FLUID KARYOTYPING | Two 10 ml sterile tubes. |
| AMPHETAMINE |
Random urine sample, Avoid addition
of water. (strict supervision) |
| AMYLASE | Fresh Serum 1.0 ml. Refrigerated |
| ANA - (TITRE) | Serum 1.0 ml. Refrigerated |
| ANA (ANTI-NUCLEAR Abs) IF | Serum 1.0 ml. Refrigerated |
| ANCA (ANT-NEUTROPHIL CYTOPLASMIC Abs.) | Serum 1.0 ml. Refrigerated |
| ANDROSTENEDIONE | Serum 1.0 ml. Refrigerated |
| ANGIOTENSIN CONVERTING ENZ. (ACE) | Serum 1.0 ml. Refrigerated |
| ANT-DNA ds. | Serum 1.0 ml. Refrigerated |
| ANTI-CARDIOLIPIN IgG | Serum 1.0 ml. Refrigerated |
| ANTI-CARDIOLIPIN IgM | Serum 1.0 ml. Refrigerated |
| ANTI-CENTROMERE Abs. | 1.0 ml. serum. Refrigerated |
| ANTIDIURETIC HORMONE ( ADH ) | Plasma EDTA 3.0 ml. Frozen |
| ANTI-DNA ds. | Serum 1.0 ml. Refrigerated |
| ANTI-JO 1 | Serum 1.0 ml. Refrigerated |
| ANTI-KERATIN Abs. | Serum 1.0 ml. Refrigerated |
| ANTI-MITOCHONDRIAL Abs.(AMA) | Serum 1.0 ml. Refrigerated |
| ANTI-PARIETAL CELL Abs. ( APA) | Serum 1.0 ml. Refrigerated |
| ANTI-PEROXIDASE Abs. (Thyroid Abs) | Serum 1.0 ml. Refrigerated |
| ANTI-PHOSPHOLIPIDS IgG | See anticardiolipin. |
| ANTI-PHOSPHOLIPIDS IgM | See anticardiolipin. |
| ANTI-RETICULIN Abs. | 1.0 ml. serum. Refrigerated. |
| ANTI-RNP | Serum 1.0 ml. Refrigerated |
| ANTI-SMITH Abs. | Serum 1.0 ml. Refrigerated |
| ANTI-SPERM - ASA( Serume) |
Serum, Seminal plasma, cervical mucus. 1.0 ml. Refrigerated |
| ANTI-SPERM Abs.IgG (ASA) | --- |
| ANTI-SSA (RO) | Serum 1.0 ml. Refrigerated |
| ANTI-SSB (LA) | Serum 1.0 ml. Refrigerated |
| ANTI-THROMBIN III | Citrated plasma. Separate immediately. Refrigerated. |
| ANTI-THYROID Abs. (Microsomal/peroxidase) | Serum 2.0 ml. Refrigerated |
| Antithyroid antibodies (thyrogloulins) | serum 1.0 ml refrigerated |
| ANT-Scl-70 | Serum 1.0 ml. Refrigerated |
| APOLIPOPROTEIN A1 | 1.0 ml. serum. Refrigerated. |
| APOLIPOPROTEIN B | 1.0 ml. serum. Refrigerated. |
| ASMA (ANTI-SMOOTH MUSCLE Abs) | Serum 1.0 ml. Refrigerated |
| ASOT (ANTI-STREPTOLYSIN O TITRE) | Serum 1.0 ml. Refrigerated |
| AST - SGOT | Serum 1.0 ml. Refrigerated |
| Test Name | Collection |
| B2-MICROGLOBULIN (SERUM) | Serum: 1.0 ml. or 10 ml. morning urine sample. Refrigerated. No preservative. |
| BARBITURATES | Random urine sample, Avoid addition
of water (strict supervision) |
| BENCE JONES PROTEIN. | 100 ml aliquot of a 24 hour urine without preservatives - OR - 100 ml of a random urine. |
| BENZODIAZEPINE |
Random urine sample, Avoid addition
of water (strict supervision) |
| B-HCG (Quantitative) | 1.0 ml. serum. State last menestrual period. |
| BICARBONATE | 2.0 ml. Heparinized whole blood. Keep closed. |
| BILH.Abs | Serum 1.0 ml. Refrigerated |
| BILHARZIAL ANTIGEN. | Random urine sample. |
| BILIRUBIN (DIRECT) | Serum 1.0 ml. Refrigerated |
| BILIRUBIN (TOTAL & DIRECT) | Serum 1.0 ml. Refrigerated |
| BILIRUBIN (TOTAL) | Serum 1.0 ml. Refrigerated |
| BLEEDING TIME (B.T) | --- |
| BLOOD CULTURE (ONE SAMPLE) | Contact lab. |
| BLOOD GASES | 5 ml. unopened heparin tube on ice. Send immediately. |
| BLOOD GROUP (ABO) | 1.0 ml. EDTA blood. |
| Blood PH | Anerobic heparinized sample on Ice. Send Immediately |
| BLOOD SUGAR (Fasting) | Fasting 8 - 10 hr over night. |
| BLOOD SUGAR (pp) | PP sample 2 hrs after a 10 minute meal. |
| BLOOD SUGAR (Random) | --- |
| BLOOD SUGAR CURVE - GTT (GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST) | 8 - 10 hr fasting over night. |
| Blood Viscosity | --- |
| BODY FLUID EXAM. (CHEMISTRY & MICROSCOPY)
|
Ascitic-Pleural-Synovial-Pericardial. 10 ml. sterile fluid with simultaneous serum sample. |
| BONE MARROW ASPIRATION | Contact Lab. |
| BONE MARROW TREPHINE BIOPSY. | Contact Lab. |
| Bone Marrow. (Consultation) | 3 well-spread B.M. films. |
| BRUCELLA (ELIZA) | Serum 1.0 ml. Refrigerated |
| BRUCELLA (LATEX) | Serum 1.0 ml. Refrigerated |
| Test Name | Collection |
| C K - MB | Serum 1.0 ml. Frozen |
| CA-125 | Serum 1.0 ml. Frozen |
| CA-15.3 | Serum 1.0 ml. Frozen |
| CA-19.9 | Serum 1.0 ml. Frozen |
| CA-50 | Serum 1.0 ml. Frozen |
| CALCITONIN | Serum. Fasting preferred. 2.0 ml. Frozen |
| CALCIUM (IN URINE) | --- |
| CALCIUM (IONIZED) Ca++ | Serum 2.0 ml. Don't expose to air. Refrigerated |
| CALCIUM (TOTAL) Ca | Serum 1.0 ml. Refrigerated |
| CAMPYLOBACTER CULTURE. | FRESH STOOLS. |
| CANNABENOIDS | Random urine sample, Avoid addition of water (strict supervision) |
| CATECHOLAMINES (PLASMA) | 3.0 ml. Frozen Heparinized plasma drawn in a chilled tube. Separate plasma from the cells and send frozen in a plastic tube. 12 hour fasting is preferred and avoid coffee, tea, and tobacco before and during the fast. |
| CATECHOLAMINES (urine) |
Urine HCL Additive 30.0 ml aliquot of a 24 hour urine preserved with 25 mL of 50% acetic acid - OR - 30 mL of 6N HCL during collection. Record total volume on request form and urine container. Ambient, Refrigerated or Frozen |
| CEA | Serum 1.0 ml. Frozen |
| CERULOPLASMIN | Serum 1.0 ml. Refrigerated |
| CHECK-UP |
FBS-ALT-AST-TOTAL BILIRUBIN-URIC ACID-
UREA - CREATININE - CBC-ESR - TOTAL CHOLESTEROL -TRIGLYCERIDES - URINE
EX .- STOOL EX. 12 -14 hr. FASTING. |
| CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS - PCR | 0.5 ml. Serum. Refrigerated and sterile. |
| CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS Abs.(IgG) | Serum 1.0 ml. Refrigerated |
| CHLAMYDIA TRACHOMATIS Ag. DETECTION | Special Dacron swab. |
| CHLORIDE | Serum 1.0 ml. Refrigerated |
| CHOLESTEROL | Serum 1.0 ml. Refrigerated |
| CHROMOSOMAL STUDY - (FRAGILE -X, Breakage or malignancy) Each. | 5.0ml. Heparin blood. Ambient. |
| CHROMOSOMAL STUDY - AMNIOTIC FLUID CULTURE & FISH | Draw 20 -30 ml. amniotic fluid and dispense in 3 sterile tubes. |
| CHROMOSOMAL STUDY - AMNIOTIC FLUID CULTURE . | Draw 20 -30 ml. amniotic fluid and dispense in 3 sterile tubes. |
| CHROMOSOMAL STUDY - AMNIOTIC FLUID CULTURE. | Draw 20 -30 ml. amniotic fluid and dispense in 3 sterile tubes. |
| CHROMOSOMAL STUDY - FISH. | 5.0 ml. heparin blood or 1.0 ml. bone marrow. |
| CHROMOSOMAL STUDY - KARYOTYPING (Bone marrow) | Contact Lab |
| CHROMOSOMAL STUDY - KARYOTYPING (Routine blood) | 5.0 ml. heparinized blood. Ambient. |
| CHROMOSOMAL STUDY - KARYOTYPING FOR TISSUES. (Products of conception) | Tisues in Saline. Formalin not accepted. |
| Circulating Immune Complexes. (CIC) | 1.0 ml. serum. Refrigerated. |
| CITRATE (IN URINE) | 24houre/Urine |
| CK-TOTAL (CPK) | Serum 1.0 ml. Refrigerated |
| CMV - DNA/PCR | 1.0ml. Serum. Refrigerated and sterile. |
| CMV-IgG | Serum 1.0 ml. Refrigerated |
| CMV-IgM | Serum 1.0 ml. Refrigerated |
| COAGULATION PANEL | BT-CT-PT-PTT-PLATELET COUNT. |
| COAGULATION TIME (C.T) | --- |
| COCAINE |
Random urine sample, Avoid addition
of water (strict supervision) |
| COMPLEMENT- 3 (C3) | Serum 2.0 ml. Frozen |
| COMPLEMENT-2 (C2) | Serum 2.0 ml. Frozen |
| COMPLEMENT-4 (C4) | Serum 2.0 ml. Frozen |
| COMPLEMENT-5 (C5) | --- |
| COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT (CBC) | EDTA Blood. |
| COOMBS TEST (DIRECT) | EDTA Blood. Freshly drawn. |
| COOMBS TEST (INDIRECT) - Rh Ab TITRE | Serum 1.0 ml. Refrigerated. |
| copper | --- |
| copper (cu++ ) serum | 1.0 ml serum Refrigerated. Or 10 ml. of a 24 hr. urine on 10 ml. 6m HCL |
| CORTISOL - am |
Serum 1.0 ml. Refrigerated Blood should be collected AT 8 - 9 am. |
| CORTISOL - pm |
Serum 1.0 ml. Refrigerated Blood should be collected AT 8 - 9 am. |
| CORTISOL (FREE) | Aliquot of a 24 hr urine. Refrigerated. Record volume. |
| CORTISOL (urine) | 10 ml. of a 24 hr. urine collection. Refrigerated. No preservatives. |
| C-PEPTIDE - fasting |
Serum 1.0 ml. Refrigerated 12 hr fasting |
| C-REACTIVE PROTEIN (CRP) | Serum 1.0 ml. Refrigerated |
| CREATININE | Serum 1.0 ml. Refrigerated |
| CREATININE CLEARANCE |
1- Serum: 1.0 ml. Refrigerated 2- Urine: Aliquot of a 24 hr urine.. No preservatives. Record total volume. |
| CRYOFIBRINOGEN. | 5.0 ml. citrated plasma at 37 c. Separate plasma and send in 2 hrs. |
| CRYOGLOBULIN | 2.0 mL serum. Do not refrigerate. Allow blood to clot at 37? Celsius before separating. |
| CSF (CHEM. & MICROSCOPY) | 2.0 ml. CSF. |
| Culture & sensitivity (Aerobic) | State sample type. |
| Culture & sensitivity (Anerobic) | State sample type. |
| CYCLOSPORIN (SANDIMUNE) |
EDTA Blood 1.0 ml. Refrigerated STATE IF (TROUGH OR PEAK) LEVEL |
| CYSTIC FIBROSIS - NEONATAL SCREEN. | Dried blood drop on a special filter paper. |
| CYSTIC FIBROSIS - PCR. | 3.0 ml. EDTA blood. |
| Cytochemistry. | Contact Lab. |
| Cytology. (Fluid) | 10 ml. sample. Do not freeze. |
| Test Name | Collection |
| EBV - Capsid Antigen | 1.0 ml. serum. Refrigerated. |
| EBV - Capsid Antigen IgM | 1.0 ml. serum. Refrigerated. |
| EBV IgM | Serum 1.0 ml. Refrigerated |
| EBV (Ebna) | Serum 1.0 ml. Refrigerated |
| EBV by PCR (Early Ag.) | 0.5 ml. Serum. Refrigerated and sterile. |
| EBV IgG | Serum 1.0 ml. Refrigerated |
| ENA (Extractable nuclear Antigens) - per Ag. (Each) | 2.0 ml. serum. Refrigerated. Includes: anti-RNP, Ro, La, Scl-70, Jo-1, anti histone Abs. & anti-Sm. |
| EPANUTIN (DILANTIN) | Serum 1.0 ml. Refrigerated STATE IF ( TROUGH OR PEAK LEVEL) |
| ERYTHROPOIETIN |
1.0 mL serum. Draw between 7 AM and 12 noon for optimal
results. Refrigerated or Frozen |
| ESR | Collect 1.6 blood on 0.4 Na-cit. |
| ESTRADIOL (E2) | Serum 1.0 ml. Refrigerated |
| ESTRIOL UNCONJ. (uE3) | Serum 1.0 ml. Refrigerated |
| ESTROGEN RECEPTOR (ER+) | Paraffin block |
| ESTRONE (E1) | 2.0 ml. serum. Frozen. |