Specimen: 2 mL (1 mL min.) serum from 1 SST. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Stability (Room): 8 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 48 hrs Stability (Frozen): 1 week Method: Charcoal Flocculation Comment: Also see STD Panel. Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 2 hrs Usage: This test helps to screen for presence of Syphilis infection, to monitor...
Specimen: 3 mL (1 mL min.) Serum from 1 SST. Specify age and sex on test request form. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Stability (Room): 8 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 48 hrs Stability (Frozen): 6 months Method: CLIA Comment: LC-MS/MS is the gold standard for steroid hormone assays due to increased sensitivity & specificity as compared to...
Specimen: 2 mL (1 mL min.) plasma from 1 Grey Top (Sodium Fluoride) tube each for Fasting and Post glucose specimens. Collect fasting specimen. Dissolve 82.5g Glucose monohydrate in adults (equivalent to 75g anhydrous glucose) / 1.92 g / Kg body weight in children (not exceeding 82.5g) in 300 mL water. Administer orally over a...
Specimen: Submit 5 g (2 g min.) Stool in a clean dry container. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Stability (Room): 8 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 1 week Stability (Frozen): 1 year Method: EIA Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 10 – 15 days Usage: Pancreatic elastase remains undegraded during intestinal transit,thus reduced concentration in feces reflects...
Specimen: 3 mL (1.5 mL min.) serum from 1 SST drawn between 8-10 am in a fasting condition. Allow blood to clot. Separate serum and freeze within 30 minutes. Ship frozen. DO NOT THAW. Hemolysed samples not acceptable. Stability (Room): N/A Stability (Refrigerated): N/A Stability (Frozen): 4 weeks Method: CLIA Comment: Simultaneous determination of Serum...
Specimen: Available Stability (Room): 4 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 4 hrs Stability (Frozen): 2 weeks Method: Photo-optical Clot Detection Comment: Also see LUPUS ANTICOAGULANT BY APTT and MIXING STUDIES. Price: Contact Medialb Turnaround time (TAT): 4 hrs Usage: APTT measures intrinsic and common pathways of the coagulation cascade. Prolonged APTT may be caused by heparin and...
Specimen: PCR – GONOCOCCAL DNA Stability (Room): N/A Stability (Refrigerated): 7 days Stability (Frozen): N/A Method: Real Time PCR Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 10 – 15 days Usage: Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG) are non-motile, Gram-negative diplococci, and the causative agent of gonorrheal disease. Gonorrhea is the second most commonly reported bacterial sexually transmitted...
Specimen: N/A Stability (Room): N/A Stability (Refrigerated): N/A Stability (Frozen): N/A Method: Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 45 minutes Usage: Specialty: Sonographer Disease: Components: Courier Charges: Home Collection: N/A Department: Pre-test Information: N/A
Specimen: 2 mL (1 mL min.) serum from 1 Red Top (No Additive) tube. Do not use SST gel barrier tubes. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Recommended specimen: just before the next dose is due at steady state. Stability (Room): 8 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 48 hrs Stability (Frozen): 1 week Method: PETINIA Comment: Price: C ontact...
Specimen: 2 mL (1 mL min.) serum from 1 SST. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Overnight fasting is preferred. Stability (Room): 8 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 4 days Stability (Frozen): 4 weeks Method: Molybdate UV Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 5 hrs Usage: Phosphorus is a critical anion found mostly in bone and muscle. Multiple...
