Specimen: 2 mL (1 mL min.) fluid in a sterile screw capped container. Ship refrigerated. DO NOT FREEZE. Blood contaminated and highly turbid samples not acceptable. Stability (Room): N/A Stability (Refrigerated): 72 hrs Stability (Frozen): N/A Method: Indirect Ion Selective Electrode Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 10 – 15 days Usage: Specialty: Physician...
Specimen: Submit Sputum in a sterile screw capped container. Ship refrigerated. DO NOT FREEZE. Stability (Room): 2 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 48 hrs Stability (Frozen): N/A Method: Fluorescent and conventional microscopy Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 3 days Usage: Positive AFB smear results provide a first indication of Mycobacterial infection and potential TB disease....
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: CLIA Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 10 – 15 days Usage: Ferritin levels reflect iron stoes in normal individuals. A low serum ferritin level is an...
Specimen: 2 mL (1 mL min.) Serum from 1 SST. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Overnight fasting is preferred. Stability (Room): 6 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 4 weeks Stability (Frozen): 4 weeks Method: Immunoturbidimetry Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 10 – 15 days Usage: Haptoglobin is a binding protein for hemoglobin. Low levels are seen...
Specimen: 2 mL (1 mL min.) serum from 1 SST. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Recommended specimen: just before the next dose is due at steady state. Stability (Room): 2 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 1 week Stability (Frozen): 4 weeks Method: Colorimetric Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 10 – 15 days Usage: Lithium is used...
Specimen: 2 mL (1 mL min.) Serum from 1 SST. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Grossly hemolysed samples not accepted. Stability (Room): 8 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 2 weeks Stability (Frozen): 6 months Method: Capillary Electrophoresis Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 10 – 15 days Usage: Recommended as an initial baseline investigation for most cases...
Specimen: 2 mL (1 mL min.) Serum from 1 SST OR 2 mL (1 mL min.) Plasma from 1 Lavender Top (EDTA) tube OR 2 mL (1 mL min.) Body Fluid / CSF in a sterile screw capped container. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Specify type of fluid (Serum/Pleural/Ascitic/ CSF etc.) on test request form and...
Specimen: 2 mL (1 mL min.) serum from 1 SST. Overnight fasting is preferred. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Stability (Room): 2 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 1 week Stability (Frozen): 4 weeks Method: Immunoturbidimetry Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 10 – 15 days Usage: Transferrin is an iron binding serum protein which increases in response...
Specimen: 4 mL (2 mL min.) plasma from 1 Lavender top (EDTA) tube OR 3 mL (2 mL min.) CSF in a sterile screw capped container. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Stability (Room): N/A Stability (Refrigerated): 72 hrs Stability (Frozen): 1 week Method: PCR Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 15- 20 days Usage: Rubella...
Specimen: 2 mL (1 mL min.) serum in 1 SST. Ship refrigerated or frozen. Stability (Room): 8 hrs Stability (Refrigerated): 72 hrs Stability (Frozen): 4 weeks Method: CMIA Comment: Price: Contact Medilab Turnaround time (TAT): 5 hrs Usage: Troponin-I is a cardiac marker elevated only in patients suffering from acute Myocardial Infarction. Patients with renal...
