Specimen: 8 mL (4 mL min.) Plasma from 4 pre-chilled Green Top (Sodium Heparin) / Lavender Top (EDTA) tubes. Adhere to REQUESTED specimen volume. Draw specimen as follows: Patient should be at rest for 30 minutes after insertion of an IV cannula. Collect specimen with patient supine. Immerse specimen immediately in ice water. Separate plasma...
Specimen: 5 mL (2 mL min.) Body Fluids / Urine in a sterile screw capped container. Ship refrigerated. DO NOT FREEZE. Stability (Room): N/A Stability (Refrigerated): 72 hrs Stability (Frozen): N/A Method: Polarizing microscopy Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 10 – 15 days Usage: This test is used to detect crystals in body...
Specimen: 2 mL (1 mL min.) serum from 1 SST. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Specify age, sex and menopausal status on test request form. Stability (Room): 6 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 1 week Stability (Frozen): 3 months Method: Chemiluminescent Microparticle Immunoassay Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 5 hrs Usage: This assay is useful for...
Specimen: 2 mL (1 mL min.) serum from 1 SST. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Sample is taken on 21st day of the menstrual cycle. Specify age, sex and menopausal status on test request form. Stability (Room): 6 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 1 week Stability (Frozen): 3 months Method: Chemiluminescent Microparticle Immunoassay Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround...
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...
