Specimen: 5g (3g min.) stool in a leak-proof screw capped container. Ship refrigerated. DO NOT FREEZE. Do not use match box or absorbant material. Patient should avoid meat products, pain killers, iron tablets, Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid) and hard tooth brush for 3 days prior to specimen collection. Outstation samples not accepted. Stability (Room): 2...
Specimen: 3 mL (1 mL min.) Serum from 1 SST. Specify age and sex on test request form. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Stability (Room): 8 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 48 hrs Stability (Frozen): 6 months Method: CLIA Comment: LC-MS/MS is the gold standard for steroid hormone assays due to increased sensitivity & specificity as compared to...
Specimen: 2 mL (1 mL min.) plasma from 1 Grey Top (Sodium Fluoride) tube each for Fasting and Post glucose specimens. Collect fasting specimen. Dissolve 82.5g Glucose monohydrate in adults (equivalent to 75g anhydrous glucose) / 1.92 g / Kg body weight in children (not exceeding 82.5g) in 300 mL water. Administer orally over a...
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...
