Tests - A

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Test

Vacutainers

Sample

Vol

Cut off time

Reporting times

Technique used

Special instructions

Absolute Eosinophil Count (AEC)

Whole Blood

200mL

3pm

SD

Microscopy

 

Adenosine Deaminase (ADA)

Serum

Body Fluid

200mL

3pm

ND

Endpoint

 

Albumin

Serum

Plasma

Body Fluid

200 mL

3pm

SD

Endpoint

 

Alk  Phosphatase

Serum

Plasma

200 mL

3pm

SD

Kinetic  PNP

 

Alpha Feto Protein (AFP)

Serum

Body Fluid

200mL

12pm

SD

CLIP

For Triple tests reporting time 4th day

Ammonia

Plasma

200mL

3pm

SD

Endpoint (D)

Special Lab Cold collection.

Amylase (Alpha)

Serum

Plasma

Body Fluid

200mL

3pm

SD

Two point Kinetic

End point  (DT)

 

ANA  By  Fluorescence

Serum

200mL

3pm PD

Mo�Th

Indirect IF

 

ANA Profile  3

Serum

200mL

3pm

4th day

Immunoblot

 

ANCA  P & C

Serum

200mL

3pm PD

Fri

Indirect IF

(Immunoblot PR3 + MPO � additional reporting)

 

Anti  Cardiolipin  (ACL)   Ig M

 

Serum

Plasma

200mL

3pm PD

Th

ELISA

Special Lab Collection for Lupus

Anti  Cardiolipin  (ACL)  Ig G

 

Serum

Plasma

200mL

3pm PD

Th

ELISA

Special Lab Cold Collection for Lupus

Anti  ds DNA 

Serum

200mL

3pm PD

Mo � Th

Indirect IF

 

Anti  Tub Ig A

Serum

200mL

3pm PD

Tu � Fr

ELISA

 

Anti  Tub Ig G

Serum

200mL

3pm PD

Tu - Fr

ELISA

 

Anti  Tub Ig M 

Serum

200mL

3pm PD

Tu � Fr

ELISA

 

Anti Thrombin III � Functional

Plasma

200mL

3pm

4th day

Chromogenic coagulation

Lab collection only.

Cold collection

Anticoagulant therapy � stop for at least 12 days

APO Lipoprotein  A1  (APO A1)

Serum

Plasma

200mL

3pm

ND

Rate Nephelometry

Immunoturbidimetry

A

APO Lipoprotein B

(APO B)

Serum

Plasma

200mL

3pm

ND

Rate Nephelometry

Immunoturbidimetry

 

ASLO / ASO

Serum

200mL

3pm

SD

Imunoturbidimetric

 

ASLO / ASO

Serum

200mL

3pm

SD

Coated Latex Agglutination

 

ASMA + AMA  By  Fluorescence

(Anti smooth muscle antibody + Anti mitochondria antibody)

Serum

200mL

3pm

4th day

Indirect IF

 

 

Abbreviations 

SD=same day  ND=next day  PD=previous day

plain

plain 
gel
heparin

heparin 

gel

EDTA citrate SST Fluoride