Specimen: 4 mL (2.5 mL min.) serum from 1 SST AND 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. &...
Specimen: 15 mL (10 mL min.) aliquot of random urine in a sterile screw capped container without preservative. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Clinical details and drug history must accompany the sample. Stability (Room): 6 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 72 hrs Stability (Frozen): 4 weeks Method: Gas Chromatography / Mass Spectrometry Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time...
Specimen: 5 mL (3 mL min.) aliquot of random urine. Do not use preservative. Ship refrigerated. DO NOT FREEZE. Stability (Room): N/A Stability (Refrigerated): 1 week Stability (Frozen): N/A Method: Freezing point depression Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 10 – 15 days Usage: Osmolality is an index of solute concentration. It corresponds to...
Specimen: 2 mL (1 mL min.) serum from 1 SST. Separate serum within 1 hour of collection. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Grossly hemolysed samples not accepted. Stability (Room): 3 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 72 hrs Stability (Frozen): 1 week Method: Freezing Point Depression Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 10 – 15 days Usage: This...
Specimen: Submit 5 g (2 g min.) Stool in a clean dry container. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Stability (Room): 8 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 1 week Stability (Frozen): 1 year Method: EIA Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 10 – 15 days Usage: Pancreatic elastase remains undegraded during intestinal transit,thus reduced concentration in feces reflects...
Specimen: 3 mL (1.5 mL min.) serum from 1 SST drawn between 8-10 am in a fasting condition. Allow blood to clot. Separate serum and freeze within 30 minutes. Ship frozen. DO NOT THAW. Hemolysed samples not acceptable. Stability (Room): N/A Stability (Refrigerated): N/A Stability (Frozen): 4 weeks Method: CLIA Comment: Simultaneous determination of Serum...
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: PCR – GONOCOCCAL DNA Stability (Room): N/A Stability (Refrigerated): 7 days Stability (Frozen): N/A Method: Real Time PCR Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 10 – 15 days Usage: Neisseria gonorrhoeae (NG) are non-motile, Gram-negative diplococci, and the causative agent of gonorrheal disease. Gonorrhea is the second most commonly reported bacterial sexually transmitted...
Specimen: N/A Stability (Room): N/A Stability (Refrigerated): N/A Stability (Frozen): N/A Method: Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 45 minutes Usage: Specialty: Sonographer Disease: Components: Courier Charges: Home Collection: N/A Department: Pre-test Information: N/A
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...
