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: 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...
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: 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. Overnight fasting is preferred. Stability (Room): 8 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 4 days Stability (Frozen): 4 weeks Method: Molybdate UV Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 5 hrs Usage: Phosphorus is a critical anion found mostly in bone and muscle. Multiple...
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: 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: 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...
