Specimen: 3 mL (2 mL min.) Whole blood from 1 Lavender Top (EDTA) tube. Wrap tube with black paper or aluminium foil to protect from light. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Uncovered tubes exposed to light are unacceptable. Stability (Room): 8 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 2 weeks Stability (Frozen): 3 months Method: LC-MS/MS Comment: Price: Contact Medilab...
Specimen: 3 mL (1.5 mL min.) serum from 1 SST. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Stability (Room): 8 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 72 hrs Stability (Frozen): 3 weeks Method: This assay measures both D2 and D3 components. Comment: CLIA Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 10 – 15 days Usage: 1,25-Dihydroxy vitamin D plays a primary role...
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: Uricase Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 5 hrs Usage: Uric Acid is the end product of protein metabolism. High levels are seen with Gout, inherited metabolic...
Specimen: 3 mL (1.5 mL min.) serum from 1 SST. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Stability (Room): 8 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 72 hrs Stability (Frozen): 3 weeks Method: Chemiluminescence Comment: This assay measures both D2 and D3 components. Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 10 – 15 days Usage: 25-Hydroxy vitamin D represents the main body...
Specimen: Submit first morning mid stream Urine in a special urine collection vacutainer (Boric acid) kit available from Medilab as per instructions enclosed OR 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 Medialb Turnaround time (TAT): 3...
Specimen: 50 mL (10 mL min.) aliquot of 24 hour urine. Collect urine with appropriate volume of 50% HCl to maintain pH between 1-2. Do not use concentrated HCl. Record 24 hour volume on test request form and urine container. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Patient should strictly avoid Theophylline, chocolate, vanilla, banana, alcoholic beverages, tea/coffee,...
Specimen: 15 mL (10 mL min.) aliquot of first morning / random urine in a sterile screw capped container. Ship refrigerated or frozen. First morning specimen is preferred. Stability (Room): 6 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 1 week Stability (Frozen): 3 months Method: Immunoturbidimetry, Compensated Jaffe’s reaction, IDMS traceable Comment: The term Microalbuminuria is misleading as it...
Specimen: 50 mL (10 mL min.) aliquot of random urine. Add 50% HCl drop by drop to bring the pH between 1–2. Do not use concentrated HCl. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Patient should strictly avoid Theophylline, chocolate, vanilla, banana, alcoholic beverages, tea/coffee, tobacco and strenuous exercise at least 72 hrs before and during specimen collection....
Specimen: 10 mL (5 mL min.) aliquot of preferably first morning urine in a sterile screw capped container. Ship refrigerated. DO NOT FREEZE. Stability (Room): 2 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 24 hrs Stability (Frozen): N/A Method: Automated Strip test, Chemical, Light microscopy Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 2 hrs Usage: Urine analysis is one...
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...
