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: 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: 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: 4 mL (3 mL min.) Serum from 2 SST’s. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Stability (Room): 8 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 72 hrs Stability (Frozen): 4 weeks Method: Enzyme Immunoassay Comment: Also see PHOSPHOLIPID SYNDROME PROFILE & DEEP VEIN THROMBOSIS PANEL. Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 10 – 15 days Usage: Cardiolipin antibodies are useful...
Specimen: 4 mL (2 mL min.) serum from 1 SST. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Stability (Room): 8 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 1 week Stability (Frozen): 4 weeks Method: EIA Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 10 – 15 days Usage: MuSK antibodies have been detected in patients with Myasthenia gravis who are seronegative for Acetylcholine...
Specimen: 2 mL (1 mL min.) serum from 1 SST. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Stability (Room): 6 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 1 week Stability (Frozen): 3 months Method: Electrochemiluminescence Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 10 – 15 days Usage: This assay is useful for assessing muscle damage from any cause. Elevated myoglobin levels are...
Specimen: 2 mL (1 mL min.) serum from 1 SST. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Hemolysed specimens not acceptable. Stability (Room): 6 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 24 hrs Stability (Frozen): 3 months Method: Electrochemiluminescence Comment: NSE is high in platelets and RBC, therefore plasma and hemolysed specimens are unacceptable. Samples received on holidays will be reported in...
Specimen: Submit 10 mL (5 mL min.) whole blood from 2 Lavender Top (EDTA) tubes. Ship refrigerated. DO NOT FREEZE. Duly filled Whole Exome Sequencing Consent Form (Form 37) is mandatory. Stability (Room): 6 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 72 hrs Stability (Frozen): N/A Method: NGS, Sanger sequencing Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 45 working...
Specimen: 20 mL (10 mL min.) aliquot of second morning urine. Do not use preservatives. Acidified specimen is not acceptable. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Stability (Room): 5 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 5 days Stability (Frozen): 30 days Method: Chemiluminescence Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 20 – 25 days Usage: NTx is useful to assess...
Specimen: 5g (3g min.) stool in a leak-proof screw capped container. Ship refrigerated. DO NOT FREEZE. Do not use match box or absorbant material. Patient should avoid meat products, pain killers, iron tablets, Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid) and hard tooth brush for 3 days prior to specimen collection. Outstation samples not accepted. Stability (Room): 2...
