Specimen: 2 mL (0.5 mL min.) Serum from 1 SST. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Stability (Room): 8 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 1 week Stability (Frozen): 2 months Method: CLIA Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 5 – 15 days Usage: EPO is a hormone produced in the kidneys that regulates red cell production. The levels...
Specimen: 3 mL (1.5 mL min.) whole blood in 1 Lavender Top (EDTA) tube. Ship refrigerated. DO NOT FREEZE. Overnight fasting is preferred. Stability (Room): 2 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 72 hrs Stability (Frozen): N/A Method: Capillary Photometry / Westergren Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 3 hrs Usage: ESR is an acute phase reactant...
Specimen: Submit Pus in sterile screw capped container OR Pus Swab innoculated in special Aerobic Transport Medium available from Medilab. Ship refrigerated. Stability (Room): 2 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 48 hrs Stability (Frozen): N/A Method: Conventional culture, Automated-MIC, MALDITOF-MS, KBDD Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 3 days Usage: Common organisms isolated are S.aureus, Pseudomonas,...
Specimen: Submit Eye Swab innoculated in special Aerobic Transport Medium available from Medilab. Specify left or right eye swab on transport medium vial & test request form. Ship refrigerated. Stability (Room): 2 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 48 hrs Stability (Frozen): N/A Method: Conventional culture, Automated-MIC, MALDITOF-MS, KBDD Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 3 days...
Specimen: 3 mL (2 mL min.) Whole blood in 1 Lavender Top (EDTA) tube. Ship refrigerated. DO NOT FREEZE. Stability (Room): 6 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 72 hrs Stability (Frozen): N/A Method: Real Time PCR Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 10 – 15 days Usage: Factor V Leiden Mutation is a point mutation that...
Specimen: 5 mL (3 mL min.) Whole blood from 1 Green Top (Sodium Heparin) tube. Ship at 18-22°C. DO NOT FREEZE. Give brief clinical history. Stability (Room): 48 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): N/A Stability (Frozen): N/A Method: Stress Cytogenetics Comment: Price: Contact Medialb Turnaround time (TAT): 20 – 25 days Usage: Chromosomes from a patient with...
Specimen: 2 mL (0.5 mL min.) Serum from 1 SST. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Overnight fasting is mandatory. Stability (Room): 8 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 24 hrs Stability (Frozen): 2 weeks Method: CLIA Comment: Also see C-PEPTIDE RESPONSE TO GLUCOSE, 5 HOURS (Z037). Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 5 – 15 days Usage: C-Peptide is...
Specimen: 3 mL (1.5 mL min.) serum from 1 SST. Collect specimen 4 hours after the patient has awakened. Overnight fasting is preferred. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Stability (Room): 8 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 24 hrs Stability (Frozen): 2 weeks Method: Chemiluminescent Immunoassay Comment: In females, preferred sampling time is Day 2 / Day 3 of...
Specimen: 2 mL (0.5 mL min.) serum from 1 SST. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Overnight fasting is preferred. Stability (Room): 8 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 2 months Stability (Frozen): 6 months Method: Immunoturbidimetry Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 5 hrs Usage: C Reactive Protein (CRP) is the most sensitive acute phase reactant for inflammation....
Specimen: 3 mL (2 mL min.) Serum from 1 SST OR 2 mL (1 mL min.) CSF in a sterile screw capped container. Ship refrigerated. DO NOT FREEZE. Stability (Room): N/A Stability (Refrigerated): 24 hrs Stability (Frozen): N/A Method: ICT Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 5 – 15 days Usage: Cryptococcosis is an...
