Specimen: 2 mL (1 mL min.) serum from 1 SST. Ship refrigerated. DO NOT FREEZE. Hemolysed specimens are not acceptable. Stability (Room): 6 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 4 days Stability (Frozen): N/A Method: IFCC Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 5 hrs Usage: LDH is present in all cells of the body with highest concentrations...
Specimen: 2 mL (1 mL min.) serum from 1 SST. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Stability (Room): 2 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 1 week Stability (Frozen): 4 weeks Method: Enzyme Immunoassay Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 10 – 15 days Usage: Insulin antibody is useful in assessing lower titers of autoantibody in diabetic patients, detecting...
Specimen: 4 mL (2 mL min.) whole blood from 1 metal free Royal Blue Top (K2EDTA) tube available from MEDILAB. Ship refrigerated. DO NOT FREEZE. Use powderless gloves during specimen collection. Stability (Room): 6 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 72 hrs Stability (Frozen): N/A Method: AAS with Zeeman correction Comment: Use only specified container available from MEDILAB....
Specimen: 2 mL (1 mL min.) serum from 1 SST. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Overnight fasting is mandatory. Stability (Room): 2 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 24 hrs Stability (Frozen): 4 weeks Method: Chemiluminescent Microparticle Immunoassay Comment: Also see INSULIN RESPONSE TO GLUCOSE Test. Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 10 – 15 days Usage: Insulin is...
Specimen: 3 mL (1 mL min.) Whole blood from 1 Green Top (Sodium Heparin) tube OR 2 mL (0.5 mL min.) Serum from 1 SST. Avoid use of tourniquet and fist clenching during sampling. Overnight fasting is preferred. Ship refrigerated. DO NOT FREEZE. Stability (Room): 1 hr Stability (Refrigerated): 1 week Stability (Frozen): N/A Method:...
Specimen: 2 mL (0.5 mL min.) Serum from 1 SST. Overnight fasting is preferred. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Stability (Room): 8 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 3 week Stability (Frozen): 4 weeks Method: Arsenazo III Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 5 hrs Usage: Calcium imbalance may cause a spectrum of diseases. High concentrations are seen...
Specimen: 3 mL (1.5 mL min.) serum from 1 SST. Avoid hemolysis. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Overnight fasting & sampling before 12 noon is preferred. Avoid iron supplements for minimum 24 hours prior to specimen collection. Stability (Room): 8 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 3 weeks Stability (Frozen): 4 weeks Method: Spectrophotometry Comment: Also see FERRITIN. Price:...
Specimen: 3 mL (2 mL min.) whole blood from 1 Lavender Top (EDTA) tube. Ship refrigerated. DO NOT FREEZE. Duly filled Genomics Clinical Information Requisition Form (Form 20) is mandatory. Stability (Room): 6 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 72 hrs Stability (Frozen): N/A Method: Real Time PCR, Sequencing, Fragment Analysis Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT):...
Specimen: 2 mL (1 mL min.) serum from 1 SST. 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: This assay in combination with serum protein electrophoresis and immunofixation electrophoresis yields high sensitivity (99%)...
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...
