Specimen: 2 mL (1 mL min.) serum from 1 SST. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Stability (Room): 2 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 48 hrs Stability (Frozen): 72 hrs Method: Slide/ tube Agglutination Comment: Also see BRUCELLA ANTIBODY, FEBRILE AGGLUTININS PANEL & WEIL FELIX TEST. Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 2 hrs Usage: Widal test is used...
Specimen: 2 mL (0.5 mL min.) Serum from 1 Red Top (No Additive) tube. Do not use SST gel barrier tubes. Separate serum from cells immediately. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Stability (Room): N/A Stability (Refrigerated): 3 days Stability (Frozen): 3 months Method: Nephelometry Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 10 – 15 days Usage:...
Specimen: 50 mL (10 mL min.) aliquot of 24 hour urine. Collect urine with appropriate volume of 50% HCl to maintain pH between 1-2. Do not use concentrated HCl. Record 24 hour volume on test request form and urine container. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Patient should strictly avoid Theophylline, chocolate, vanilla, banana, alcoholic beverages, tea/coffee,...
Specimen: 3 mL whole blood in 1 Blue Top (Sodium Citrate) tube. Mix thoroughly by inversion. Transport to Lab within 4 hours. If this is not possible, make PPP within 1 hour of collection as follows: Centrifuge sample at 3600 rpm for 15 min. & transfer supernatant to a clean plastic tube. Centrifuge this supernatant...
Specimen: 2 mL (1 mL min.) serum from 1 SST. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Stability (Room): 2 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 48 hrs Stability (Frozen): 1 week Method: Charcoal Flocculation Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 2 hrs Usage: Rapid plasma reagin (RPR) is a blood test to screen for syphilis. Antigens used in RPR...
Specimen: 3 mL (1.5 mL min.) serum from 1 SST. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Stability (Room): 8 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 72 hrs Stability (Frozen): 3 weeks Method: Chemiluminescence Comment: This assay measures both D2 and D3 components. Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 10 – 15 days Usage: 25-Hydroxy vitamin D represents the main body...
Specimen: 3 mL (1 mL min.) serum from 1 SST. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Wrap in aluminium foil to protect from light. Overnight fasting is preferred. Stability (Room): 8 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 48 hrs Stability (Frozen): 8 weeks Method: Chemiluminescent Immunoassay Comment: Also see FOLATE, SERUM. Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 10 – 15...
Specimen: 50 mL (10 mL min.) aliquot of random urine. Add 50% HCl drop by drop to bring the pH between 1–2. Do not use concentrated HCl. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Patient should strictly avoid Theophylline, chocolate, vanilla, banana, alcoholic beverages, tea/coffee, tobacco and strenuous exercise at least 72 hrs before and during specimen collection....
Specimen: 2 mL (1 mL min.) serum from 1 SST. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Stability (Room): 2 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 48 hrs Stability (Frozen): 4 weeks Method: CLIA Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 10 – 15 days Usage: 2 mL (1 mL min.) serum from 1 SST. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Specialty: Physician...
Specimen: 3 mL (1.5 mL min.) serum from 1 SST. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Stability (Room): 8 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 72 hrs Stability (Frozen): 3 weeks Method: This assay measures both D2 and D3 components. Comment: CLIA Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 10 – 15 days Usage: 1,25-Dihydroxy vitamin D plays a primary role...
