| Haematology |
Performed |
*TT |
Specimen |
Container |
Tube colour |
Clinical Information |
| Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (APTT)
|
Daily |
Next day |
whole blood |
3ml citrate |
|
Record last dosage of anti-coagulant medication
|
| Basophils |
Daily |
Next day |
whole blood |
4ml edta |
|
|
| Blood Group & Rh Factor |
24hr |
Next day |
whole blood |
4ml edta |
|
|
| Clotting screen(PT.APTT,TT) |
Daily |
Next day |
whole blood |
3ml citrate |
|
Record last dosage of anti-coagulant medication
|
| Complete Blood Count (CBC) with differentiatial
|
Daily |
Next day |
whole blood |
4ml edta |
|
CBC includes Diff and
Morphology, RETIC count requested seperately |
| D Dimer |
Daily |
Next day |
whole blood |
3ml citrate |
|
Marked urgent . Call CPS for urgent collection |
| Differential Leukocyte Count (D.L.C) |
Daily |
Next day |
whole blood |
4ml edta |
|
|
| Direct Antiglobulin test |
Daily |
Next day |
whole blood |
4ml edta |
|
|
| Eosinophils |
Daily |
Next day |
whole blood |
4ml edta |
|
|
| ESR (Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate) |
Daily |
Next day |
whole blood |
4ml edta |
|
|
| Fibrinogen level |
Daily |
Next day |
whole blood |
4ml edta |
|
|
| Haematocrit |
Daily |
Next day |
whole blood |
4ml edta |
|
|
| Haemaglobin |
Daily |
Next day |
whole blood |
4ml edta |
|
|
| Hb Electrophoresis |
Weekly |
7 days |
whole blood |
4ml edta |
|
|
| INR - International Normalized Ratio |
Daily |
Next day |
whole blood |
3ml citrate |
|
Record medication, dosage,
time last taken, clinician responsible for dosing the
patient and starting date of dose treatment. |
| LE Cells |
|
|
|
|
|
Call CPS |
| Lymphocytes |
Daily |
Next day |
whole blood |
4ml edta |
|
|
| Malaria - Binax |
Daily |
Next day |
whole blood |
4ml edta |
|
Mark specimen as urgent
Call CPS for collection
|
| Malaria - Binax screen with CBC & blood
smear |
Daily |
Next day |
whole blood |
4ml edta |
|
Mark specimen as urgent
Call CPS for collection
|
| Neutrophils |
Daily |
Next day |
whole blood |
4ml edta |
|
|
| Partial Thromboplastin Time
- PTT |
Daily |
Next day |
whole blood |
3ml citrate |
|
Record last dosage of anti-coagulant
medication |
| Peripheral Smear |
Daily |
Next day |
whole blood |
4ml edta |
|
|
| Peripheral Smear for Microfilariae |
Daily |
Next day |
whole blood |
4ml edta |
|
|
| Platelet Count (PLT) |
Daily |
Next day |
whole blood
|
4ml edta |
|
|
| Prothombin Time (PT) |
Daily |
Next day |
whole blood |
3ml citrate |
|
Record medication, dosage, time last taken,
clinician responsible for dosing the patient and starting
date of dose treatment. |
| Red blood cell count |
Daily |
Next day |
whole blood |
4ml edta |
|
|
| Reticulocyte count |
Daily |
Next day |
whole blood |
4ml edta |
|
|
| Sickle cell test |
Daily |
Next day |
whole blood |
4ml edta |
|
|
| Thrombin Time |
Daily |
Next day |
whole blood |
3ml citrate |
|
Record last dosage of anti-coagulant medication
|
| White Blood Cells (WBC) |
Daily |
Next day |
whole blood |
4ml edta |
|
|
| Biochemistry |
Performed |
*TT |
Specimen |
Container |
Tube colour |
Clinical Information |
| Acid Phosphatase |
Daily |
3 days |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
|
| Albumin,serum |
Daily |
Next day |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
|
| Albumin/Globulin Ratio |
Daily |
Next day |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
|
| Alkaline phosphatase |
Daily |
Next day |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
|
| ALT (SGPT) |
Daily |
Next day |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
|
| Amylase serum |
Daily |
Same day |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
|
| Amylase urine |
Daily |
Next day |
urine |
Random urine |
urine bottle |
|
| Apolipoprotein A |
Daily |
Next day |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
Fasting 10 - 12 hours |
| AST (SGOT) |
Daily |
Next day |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
|
| Billirubin Direct |
Daily |
Next day |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
|
| Bilirubin Indirect |
Daily |
Next day |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
|
| Bilirubin Total, Direct and Indirect |
Daily |
Next day |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
|
| Bilirubin Total |
Daily |
Next day |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
|
| Blood Glucose |
Daily |
Next day |
plasma |
2-3ml floride |
|
|
| Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN) |
Daily |
Next day |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
|
| Calcium serum |
Daily |
Next day |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
Draw without tourniquette
|
| Calcium - urine |
Daily |
Next day |
urine |
Random or 24h urine |
urine bottle |
Preservative Note: Urine in 20-30ml of 6mol/l
HCL bottle |
| Ceruloplasmin |
Daily |
Next day |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
|
| Chloride serum |
Daily |
Next day |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
|
| Chloride - urine |
Daily |
Next day |
serum |
Random or 24h urine |
urine bottle |
|
| Cholesterol, Total |
Daily |
Next day |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
Record fasting |
| CK Creatinine (Phosphokinase) (CPK) |
Daily |
Next day |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
|
| CO2 (Bicarbonate) |
Daily |
Next day |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
|
| Complement C3 |
Daily |
Next day |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
|
| Complement C4 |
Daily |
Next day |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
|
| Creatinine Clearance |
Daily |
Next day |
serum + |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
Record Height + Weight
|
| |
|
|
24H Urine |
24hour urine |
24h urine |
Record on 24h urine sample: date and time
started and ended |
| Creatinine - serum |
Daily |
Next day |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
|
| Creatinine - urine |
Daily |
Next day |
urine |
Random |
urine bottle |
|
| CSF cellcount, glucose, total protein |
Daily |
Same day |
|
|
|
Mark urgent Call CPS for
urgent collection. |
| G6PD (Glucose-6-Phospate-Dehydrogenase)
|
Daily |
Next day |
plasma |
4ml edta |
|
|
| GGT (Gamma Glutamyl Transferase) |
Daily |
Next day |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
|
| Globulin |
Daily |
Next day |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
|
| Glucose in CSF |
Daily |
Same day |
spinal fluid |
2xplain sterile tube |
|
Mark stat Call CPS for urgent collection |
| Glucose, Fasting |
Daily |
Next day |
plasma |
2-3ml floride |
|
Fasting |
| Glucose, Random |
Daily |
Next day |
plasma |
2-3ml floride |
|
Random |
| Glucose Tolerance Test |
Daily |
Next day |
plasma |
2-3ml floride |
|
Fasting. Glucose load
Test duration: 2 hours
|
| Glucose, urine |
Daily |
Next day |
urine |
random |
urine bottle |
Preservative: add 5ml Glacial Acetic Acid
before collection |
| H.D.L. Cholesterol |
Daily |
Next day |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
Fasting 10-12 hours |
| HBAIC (Glyco Hemoglobin A1) |
Daily |
Next day |
plasma |
4ml edta |
|
|
| Iron, serum |
Mon |
Next day |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
|
| Iron binding capacity total (TIBC) |
Mon |
Next day |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
|
| LDL Cholesterol |
Daily |
Next day |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
Fasting 10-12 hours. Record
related medication |
| LDH (Lactate Dehydrogenase) |
Daily |
Next day |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
|
| Magnesium serum |
Daily |
Next day |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
|
| Magnesium, urine |
Daily |
Next day |
urine |
24hour urine |
24th urine |
Preservative: in 20-30ml of 6mol/l HCL bottle
|
| Microalbumin urine |
Daily |
Next day |
urine |
Random or 24h urine |
urine bottle |
Preservative: none |
| Micro Total Protein, Urine |
Daily |
Next day |
urnie |
Random |
urine bottle |
|
| Micro Total Protein, CSF |
Daily |
Same day |
CSF |
1 ml cerebrospinal fluid |
CSF fluid |
Mark stat Call CPS for
urgent collection |
| Phosphorous/Phosphate, serum |
Daily |
Next day |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
|
| Phosphorous/Phosphate, urine |
Daily |
Next day |
urine |
24hour urine |
24th urine |
Preservative: in 20-30ml
of 6mol/l HCL bottle |
| Potassium, serum |
Daily |
Next day |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
|
| Potassium, urine |
Daily |
Next day |
urine |
Random or 24h urine |
urine bottle |
|
| Protein Total, serum |
Daily |
Next day |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
|
| Protein Total, urine |
Daily |
Next day |
urine |
Random or 24h urine |
urine bottle |
|
| Protein CSF |
Daily |
Same day |
spinal fluid |
1ml CSF fluid |
|
Mark stat Call CPS for urgent collection |
| SGOT (AST) |
Daily |
Next day |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
|
| SGPT (ALT) |
Daily |
Next day |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
|
| Sodium, serum |
Daily |
Next day |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
|
| Sodium, urine |
Daily |
Next day |
urine |
Random or 24th urine |
urine bottle |
|
| Total Iron Binding Capacity (TIBC) |
Mon |
Next day |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
|
| Triglycerides |
Daily |
Next day |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
Fasting |
| Urea Nitrogen, serum (BUN) |
Daily |
Next day |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
|
| Urea Nitrogen Urine |
Daily |
Next day |
urine |
Random/24h urine |
urine bottle |
|
| Uric Acid, serum |
Daily |
Next day |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
|
| Uric Acid, urine |
Daily |
Next day |
urine |
Random/24h urine |
urine bottle |
Preservative: add 10ml
of NaOH |
| Serology |
Performed |
*TT |
Specimen |
Container |
Tube colour |
Clinical Information |
| Acetminohens(Paracetamol) |
Daily |
Same day |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
Mark specimen urgent |
| Alpha Fetoprotein, serum |
Daily |
Next day |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
Draw between 16-18 weeks
pregnant |
| Anti Cardiolipin – IgG |
Daily |
3 days |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
|
| Anti Cardiolipin – IgM |
Daily |
3 days |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
|
| Anti DNA (ds) |
Daily |
3 days |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
|
| Anti Endomysial Antibody IgA |
Daily |
Next day |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
|
| Anti Nuclear Ab (ANA) screen (IF) |
Sat |
Sun |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
|
| Anti-neutrophil cytoplasmic Ab (c-ANCA)
|
Daily |
3 days |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
|
| Anti-Thyroglobulin |
Daily |
3 days |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
|
| Anti-TPO |
Daily |
3 days |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
|
| C.M.V. (Cytomegalovirus) IgG |
Daily |
3 days |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
|
| C.M.V. (Cytomegalovirus) IgM |
Daily |
3 days |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
|
| C Reactive Protein (CRP) |
Daily |
Next day |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
|
| C Reactive Protein (C.R.P) High Sensitive
|
Daily |
3 days |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
|
| CA-125 |
Daily |
Next day |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
|
| CEA |
Daily |
Next day |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
|
| Carbamazepin |
Daily |
Next day |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
Record dosage and time
last taken |
| Digoxin |
Daily |
Next day |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
Record dosage and time last taken |
| Ebstein Barr Virus EBNA IgG |
Daily |
Next day |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
|
| Ebstein Barr Virus VCA IgM |
Daily |
Next day |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
|
| Estradiol, serum |
Daily |
Next day |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
Record LMP |
| Estriol, unconjugated |
Daily |
Next day |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
Record LMP |
| Ferritin |
Daily |
Next day |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
|
| Folic Acid, serum |
Daily |
Next day |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
|
| Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH) |
Daily |
Next day |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
Record LMP |
| Free T3 |
Daily |
Next day |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
Record thyroid medication/tyroidectomy |
| Free T4 |
Daily |
Next day |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
Record thyroid medication/tyroidectomy |
| HCG Total |
Daily |
Next day |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
Record LMP |
| Helicobacter Pylori IgG, serum |
Daily |
Next day |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
|
| Hepatitis A Virus Antibody |
Daily |
Next day |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
|
| Hepatitis B Core Antigen (Anti HBc) |
Daily |
Next day |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
|
| Hepatitis B Surface Antibody (Australian
Ab) |
Daily |
Next day |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
|
| Hepatitis B Surface Antigen - HBsAg |
Daily |
Next day |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
|
| Hepatitis Be-Antigen (HBeAg) |
Daily |
Next day |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
|
| Hepatitis C Virus Antibody |
Daily |
Next day |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
|
| Herpes Simplex I/II ABS IgG |
Daily |
Next day |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
|
| HIV 1 & 2 Test (AIDS) |
Daily |
Next day |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
|
| Homocystine, serum |
Daily |
Next day |
whole blood |
4ml edta |
|
|
| Immunoglobulin A (IgA) |
Daily |
Next day |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
|
| Immunoglobulin E (IgE) |
Daily |
Next day |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
|
| Immunoglobulin G(IgG) |
Daily |
Next day |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
|
| Immunoglobulin M(IgM) |
Daily |
Next day |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
|
| Infectious Mononucleosis (Paul Bunnel test)
|
Daily |
Same day |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
|
| Luetinizing Hormone (LH) |
Daily |
Next day |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
Record LMP |
| Measles IgM |
Daily |
Same day |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
|
| Mumps IgM |
Daily |
Next day |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
|
| Osteocalcin |
Daily |
Next day |
serum |
3-5ml clotted
blood |
|
|
| Phenytoin (Dilantin) |
Daily |
Next day |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
Record dosage and time
last taken |
| Pregnancy test (HCG) |
Daily |
Next day |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
Record LMP |
| Progesterone |
Daily |
Next day |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
Record LMP |
| Prolactin |
Daily |
Next day |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
Record LMP |
| Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA), Total |
Daily |
Next day |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
Include patient age on
request form. Do not draw sample after a procedure |
| Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) free fraction
|
Daily |
Next day |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
Include patient age on request form. Do
not draw sample after a procedure |
| Rheumatoid Factor (RA Factor) Qualitative
|
Daily |
Next day |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
|
| Rubella IgG |
Daily |
3 days |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
|
| Rubella IgM |
Daily |
3 days |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
|
| Syphilis (TPHA) |
Daily |
Next day |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
|
| Syphilis (VDRL) RPR |
Daily |
Next day |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
|
| Testosterone total |
Daily |
Next day |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
|
| Toxoplasma Antibodies IgG |
Daily |
3 days |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
|
| Toxoplasma Antibodies IgM |
Tue |
3 days |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
|
| Tissue Transglutaminase IgA |
Sat, Wed |
Sun,Thurs |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
|
| Treponoma pallidum (TPHA) |
Daily |
Next day |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
|
| TSH (Thyroid Stimulating Hormone) |
Daily |
Next day |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
Record thyroid medication/thyroidectomy |
| Troponin I |
Daily |
Next day |
plasma |
6ml heparin |
|
|
| Varicella Zoster IgG |
Daily |
3 days |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
|
| VDRL/RPR |
Mon |
Tues |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
|
| Vitamin B12 |
Daily |
Next day |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
|
| Widal |
Daily |
Next day |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
|
| Tumor Markers |
TT* |
Reports |
Specimen |
Container |
Tube colour |
Clinical Information |
| Alpha Fetoprotein, serum |
Daily |
Next day |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
|
| CA-125 |
Daily |
Next day |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
|
| CEA (Carcinoembryonic Antigen) |
Daily |
Next day |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
|
| Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA), Total |
Daily |
Next day |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
Include patient age on request form. Do
not draw sample after a procedure |
| Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) free fraction
|
Daily |
Next day |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
Include patient age on request form. Do
not draw sample after a procedure |
| Therapeutic
Drug Monitor |
TT* |
Reports |
Specimen |
Container |
Tube colour |
Clinical
Information |
| Acetaminophens(paracetamol) |
Daily |
Same day |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
Mark specimen as urgent |
| Amphetamine/Methamphetamine II |
Daily |
3 days |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
Record dosage and time last taken |
| Carbamazepin |
Daily |
Same day |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
Record dosage and time last taken |
| Digoxin |
Daily |
Next day |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
Record dosage and time last taken |
| Phenytoin (Dilantin) |
Daily |
Next day |
serum |
3-5ml clotted blood |
|
Record dosage and time last taken |
