Tests - C
|
Test |
Vacutainers |
Sample |
Vol |
Cut
off time |
Reporting
times |
Specification, standard (method) or technique used |
Special instructions |
|
Ca – 125 Ovarian
Marker |
|
Serum |
200mL |
12pm |
SD |
CLIP |
|
|
Ca - 15 3 Breast Marker |
|
Serum / Plasma |
200mL |
12pm |
SD |
ELFA |
|
|
Ca
- 19 9 GI Marker |
|
Serum / Plasma |
200mL |
12pm |
SD |
ELFA |
|
|
Calcium |
|
Serum / Plasma / Urine |
200mL |
3pm |
SD |
Endpoint |
Collect without tourniquet Overnight fasting required |
|
Calcium, Ionized |
|
Serum |
200mL |
3pm |
SD |
ISE |
Collect without tourniquet Overnight fasting required |
|
Carbamezapine Drug Assay |
|
Serum / Plasma |
200mL |
12pm |
SD |
CLIP |
Note last dose Collect just before dose time For ? toxicity collect stat. |
|
CEA |
|
Serum / Body
Fluid |
200mL |
12pm |
SD |
CLIP |
|
|
Chloride (Cl-) |
|
Serum / Plasma / Urine |
200mL |
3pm |
SD |
ISE Potentiometric (DT) |
|
|
Cholesterol |
|
Serum / Plasma / Body Fluid |
200mL |
3pm |
SD |
Endpoint |
|
|
Cholinesterase |
|
Serum / Plasma |
200mL |
3pm |
SD |
Kinetic |
|
|
CK (CPK) |
|
Serum / Plasma |
200mL |
3pm |
SD |
Kinetic |
|
|
CK-MB |
|
Serum / Plasma |
200mL |
3pm |
SD |
ELFA |
|
|
Clot Retraction Time (CRT) |
-- |
Whole Blood |
1mL |
3pm |
SD |
Visual examination |
Special Lab Collection |
|
CMV Antibody
Ig G |
|
Serum |
200mL |
3pm |
ND |
ELFA |
|
|
CMV Antibody Ig M
|
|
Serum |
200mL |
3pm |
ND |
ELFA |
|
|
Cold Agglutinins |
|
Serum |
200mL |
3pm |
ND |
Precipitation |
Special Lab Collection |
|
Cold And Warm Antibodies |
|
Serum |
200mL |
3pm |
ND |
Coomb’stool |
Special Lab Collection |
|
Complement C4 |
|
Serum |
200mL |
3pm |
ND |
Rate Nephelometry, Immunoturbidimetry |
|
|
Complement C3 |
|
Serum |
200mL |
3pm |
ND |
Rate Nephelometry, Immunoturbidimetry |
|
|
Complete Blood Count |
|
Whole Blood |
2mL |
3pm |
SD |
Cell counter + Microscopy |
Direct Vacutainer collection preferred |
|
Coomb's Direct (Rt +
Gel technology) |
|
Whole Blood |
200mL |
3pm |
SD |
Coomb’stool |
|
|
Coomb's Indirect (Rt +
Gel technology) |
|
Serum |
200mL |
3pm |
ND |
Coomb’stool |
Note pregnancy weeks if any |
|
Cortisol |
|
Serum/Plasma |
200mL |
12pm |
SD |
CLIP |
Collection at 8am or 4pm |
|
Creatinine |
|
Serum / Plasma / Urine |
200mL |
3pm |
SD |
Two Point Kinetic |
|
|
CRP Ultrasensitive/Immunoassay |
|
Serum / Plasma |
200mL |
3pm |
SD |
CLIP Spectral
reflectance, Immunoturbidimetry |
|
|
CRP Semi quantitative |
|
Serum / Plasma |
200mL |
3pm |
SD |
Coated latex Agglutination |
|
|
Cryoglobulins Screen |
|
Serum |
1mL |
3pm |
1 Week |
Precipitation |
Special Lab |
|
CSF Protein |
|
CSF |
200mL |
3pm |
SD |
Turbidimetric Endpoint |
|
|
CSF Routine |
 |
CSF |
1mL |
3pm |
SD |
Microscopy + Endpoint |
|
|
Culture Pyogenic |
-- |
Blood / Pus
/ Body Fluid / Swab |
NA |
7pm |
3rd day |
Culture +
Microscopy + Gel diffusion
+ zone reading, |
|
|
Culture Antibiotic
Sensitivity (API) |
-- |
Culture |
NA |
7pm |
ND |
Turbidimetry |
|
|
Culture Fungus |
-- |
Blood / Pus
/ Body Fluid / Swab /Sputum |
NA |
7pm |
7th and
14th day |
Culture + Microscopy |
|
|
Culture Identification |
-- |
Culture |
NA |
7pm |
ND |
Biochemical |
|
|
Culture On Bactec/BacAlert |
-- |
Whole
Blood / Body Fluid |
NA |
3pm |
5 days |
Culture +
Microscopy + Gel diffusion + zone
reading |
|
Abbreviations |
SD=same day | ND=next day | PD=previous day |
 |
plain |
 |
plain gel |
 |
heparin |  |
heparin gel |
 |
EDTA |  |
citrate |  |
SST | |
Fluoride |