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: 10 mL (5 mL min.) aliquot of random urine in a sterile screw capped container. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Stability (Room): 2 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 1 week Stability (Frozen): 4 weeks Method: Nephelometry Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 10 – 15 days Usage: Presence of Immunoglobulin Light Chains, Kappa & Lambda on...
Specimen: 2 mL (0.5 mL min.) serum from 1 SST. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Stability (Room): 6 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 12 hrs Stability (Frozen): 4 weeks Method: Enzymatic Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 10 – 15 days Usage: Beta hydroxybutyrate ( the predominant ketone) is an extremely reliable guide for monitoring insulin therapy...
Specimen: 3 mL (1.5 mL min.) serum from 1 SST. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Stability (Room): 6 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 24 hrs Stability (Frozen): 4 weeks Method: Spectrophotometry, Indirect ISE Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 5 hrs Usage: Kidney function tests (KFT) are usually ordered when a patient has risk factors for kidney...
Specimen: Submit Nasal Swab innoculated in special Aerobic Transport Medium available from MEDILAB. Specify left or right nasal swab on transport medium vial and test request form. Ship refrigerated. Stability (Room): 2 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 24 hrs Stability (Frozen): N/A Method: Conventional culture, Automated-MIC, MALDITOF-MS, KBDD Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 3 days...
Specimen: Submit Semen in a sterile screw capped container. Ship refrigerated. Stability (Room): 2 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 48 hrs Stability (Frozen): N/A Method: Conventional culture, Automated-MIC, MALDITOF-MS, KBDD Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 3 days Usage: Common organisms isolated are S.aureus, Pseudomonas, Coliform bacilli and Proteus species. On identification of the organism, antibiotic...
Specimen: Submit 5-10 mL (1 mL min.) Sputum in a sterile screw capped container. Ship refrigerated. Stability (Room): 2 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 48 hrs Stability (Frozen): N/A Method: Conventional culture, Automated-MIC, MALDITOF-MS, KBDD Comment: If AFB is suspected, use test code M050 CULTURE AFB, RAPID. If fungus is suspected, use test code M104 CULTURE FUNGUS,...
Specimen: Submit specimen in 10% Formal-saline. Formal-saline should cover the specimen completely. Ship at room temperature. Brief clinical history in Histopathology Requisition Form (Form 2) is mandatory. For patients with multiple specimens kindly register all specimens under single Lab number. Stability (Room): N/A Stability (Refrigerated): N/A Stability (Frozen): N/A Method: Processing, Staining & Microscopy Comment:...
Specimen: Submit Throat Swab in Amies charcoal transport medium available from MEDILAB. Ship refrigerated. Stability (Room): 2 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 48 hrs Stability (Frozen): N/A Method: Conventional culture, Automated-MIC, MALDITOF-MS, KBDD Comment: If C. diphtheriae is suspected, use test code M078 CULTURE DIPHTHERIA. Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 3 days Usage: Common organisms isolated...
Specimen: 2 mL (1 mL min.) serum from 1 SST. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Stability (Room): 8 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 48 hrs Stability (Frozen): 4 weeks Method: Chemiluminescent Immunoassay Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 10 – 15 days Usage: This assay is used as an aid in the diagnosis of Granulosa cell tumors...
