Specimen: 2 mL (1 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): 48 hrs Stability (Frozen): 4 weeks Method: Chemiluminescent Immunoassay Comment: Prolactin is secreted episodically. Pooling equal volume of serum from 3 samples...
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: 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: 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 (0.5 mL min.) serum from 1 SST. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Stability (Room): 8 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 1 week Stability (Frozen): 2 weeks Method: Spectrophotometry Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 10 – 15 days Usage: Cholinesterase / Pseudocholinesterase assay is useful for monitoring exposure to Organophosphorus insecticides. It also monitors...
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): 48 hrs Stability (Frozen): N/A Method: Electrical Impedence Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 2 hrs Usage: Reticulocyte counts are useful in assessing erythropoietic bone marrow activity in anemia...
Specimen: 2 mL (1 mL min.) Plasma from 1 Lavender Top (EDTA) tube. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Stability (Room): N/A Stability (Refrigerated): 24 hrs Stability (Frozen): 4 weeks Method: CLIA Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 10 – 15 days Usage: This assay aids in the diagnosis of Congestive heart failure. The concentration of...
Specimen: Submit Tissue in 10% formal-saline OR formalin fixed paraffin embedded Tissue Block. Ship at room temperature. Provide a copy of the Histopathology report, Site of biopsy and Clinical history. Stability (Room): N/A Stability (Refrigerated): N/A Stability (Frozen): N/A Method: IHC Comment: Use test code J113 for Photomicrograph. Samples received on holidays will be reported...
Specimen: 2 mL (1 mL min.) serum from 1 SST. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Stability (Room): 8 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 1 week Stability (Frozen): 3 months Method: Immunoturbidimetry Comment: Also see RHEUMATOID FACTOR, IgA. Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 2 hrs Usage: Approximately 85% of patients with Rheumatoid arthritis have detectable RA. It may...
Specimen: 2 mL (1 mL min.) serum from 1 SST. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Stability (Room): 2 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 5 daays Stability (Frozen): 6 months Method: Enzyme Immunoassay Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 10 – 15 days Usage: Testing for Phospholipid antibodies is indicated in cases of unexplained arterial / venous thrombosis,...
