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: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround...
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: Biuret, BCG Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 5 hrs Usage: Total Protein is useful in evaluating patients for nutritional status, liver disease, protein losing renal and...
Specimen: 2 mL (1 mL min.) serum from 1 SST. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Specify age and sex on test request form. Stability (Room): 6 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 1 week Stability (Frozen): 3 months Method: Chemiluminescent Immunoassay Comment: LC-MS/MS is the gold standard for steroid hormone assays due to increased sensitivity & specificity as compared...
Specimen: 2 mL (1 mL min.) Serum from 1 SST. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Stability (Room): 8 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 48 hrs Stability (Frozen): 2 weeks Method: CLIA Comment: Combined assay with Anti TPO Antibody Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 10 – 15 days Usage: Anti Tg autoantibody measurements are recommended if Anti TPO...
Specimen: 2 mL (1 mL min.) serum from 1 SST. Ship refrigerated or frozen. At least 6 weeks should elapse after thyroidectomy or needle biopsy or Iodine-131 therapy before specimen collection. Stability (Room): N/A Stability (Refrigerated): 48 hrs Stability (Frozen): 4 weeks Method: Chemiluminescent Immunoassay Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 10 – 15...
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: Also see EXTRACTABLE NUCLEAR ANTIGENS. Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 10 – 15 days Usage: SSA/Ro & SSB/La are extractable nuclear antigens. SS-A/Ro antibodies...
Specimen: 3 mL (1.5 mL min.) serum from 1 SST. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Stability (Room): 2 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 1 week Stability (Frozen): 4 weeks Method: Chemiluminescent Immunoassay Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 5 hrs Usage: Assays detecting unbound or free form of thyroid hormones are highly sensitive to detect thyroid dysfunction....
Specimen: 2 mL (1 mL min.) Serum from 1 SST. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Stability (Room): 6 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 1 week Stability (Frozen): 4 weeks Method: Immunoblot Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 10 – 15 days Usage: This is a qualitative assay for sreening and identification of specific IgG autoantibodies against Extractable...
Specimen: 2 mL (1 mL min.) Serum from 1 SST. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Stability (Room): 8 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 48 hrs Stability (Frozen): 2 weeks Method: CLIA Comment: Combined assay with Anti Tg Antibody (Test Code Z201) is recommended. Anti TPO replaces the earlier Anti Thyroid Microsomal Antibody (TMA) because of greater specificity for...
Specimen: 2 air dried peripheral blood smears (1 thick and 1 thin) OR 2 mL (1 mL min.) whole blood from 1 Lavender Top (EDTA) tube OR 2 mL (1 mL min.) Hydrocele fluid. Draw specimen between 12 midnight to 2 am. Ship refrigerated. DO NOT FREEZE. Submit Skin Snip in a normal saline Stability...
