Test

Vacutainer

Sample

Vol

Cut off time

Reporting times

Specification, standard (method) or technique used

Special instructions

P  Falciparum + P Vivax Antigen ( P - LDH  , HRP II)

whole blood

200mL

3pm

SD

Immunochromatography

Phenobarbitone Drug Assay

serum / plasma

200mL

12pm

SD

CLIP

Dry Chemistry

Note last dose

Phenytoin Drug Assay

serum / plasma

200mL

12pm

SD

CLIP

Dry Chemistry

Note last dose

Phosphorus

serum / plasma / urine

200mL

3pm

SD

Endpoint

Platelets

whole blood

200mL

3pm

SD

Cell counter + Microscopy

Direct Vacutainer collection preferred

PNH - Flow

whole blood EDTA

200mL

3pm

3^rd day

Immunological, Gel Technology

Potassium (K+)

serum / plasma / urine

200mL

3pm

SD

ISE

Potentiometric (DT)

Separate plasma/serum ASAP

ProC Global

plasma

200mL

3pm

3^rd day

Coagulation

Special Lab collection

Anti coagulant therapy – stop at least 12 days

Progesterone

serum / plasma

200mL

12pm

SD

ELFA

Collection on 21^st day of menstrual cycle is preferred

Prolactin

serum

200mL

12pm

SD

CLIP

3 samples 20 min interval

Protein  EP 

serum / urine

200mL

3pm PD

inquire

Electrophoresis

Fasting sample is preferred

Protein Total

serum / plasma / body fluid

200mL

3pm

SD

Endpoint

Prothrombin  Time

PT / PRT

plasma

200mL

3pm

SD

Coagulation

Direct Vacutainer collection

PSA  (Free PSA)

serum / plasma

200mL

3pm

SD

ELFA

PSA  (Total)

serum

200mL

3pm

SD

CLIP

ELFA

PTH

serum / plasma

200mL

3pm

SD

CLIP

Special Cold lab collection

PTT / APTT

plasma

200mL

3pm

SD

Coagulation

Direct Vacutainer collection

RA  

serum / plasma / body fluid

200mL

3pm

SD

Immuno- turbidimetry

RA  

serum / plasma / body fluid

200mL

Coated Latex particle Agglutination

Retics,RPI

whole blood

200mL

3pm

SD

Cell Counter

Microscopy

Rh  Antibody  Titre

(Rt + Gel Technology)

serum

200mL

3pm

ND

Agglutination

Note blood group and pregnancy weeks

RPR 

serum / plasma

200mL

3pm

SD

Flocculation

Rubella  Antibody  Ig G

serum / plasma

200mL

3pm

ND

CLIP

ELFA

Rubella  Antibody Ig M

serum

200mL

3pm

ND

CLIP

ELFA

Seminal Fulid Routine With Function Test

-

SF

200mL

3pm

SD

Fiber optic light transmission

Special collection.

SGOT (AST)

serum / plasma

200mL

3pm

SD

Kinetic

SGPT (ALT)

serum / plasma

200mL

3pm

SD

Kinetic

Sickling + Solubility

whole blood

200mL

3pm

ND

Visual Reading + Microscopy

Smear AFB

-

body fluid

200mL

3pm

ND

Microscopy (Z-N stain)

Smear C. Diptheriae

-

Throat swab

200mL

3pm

SD

Microscopy

Smear Fungus

-

Scrapping /  Swab/Aspirates

200mL

3pm

SD

Microscopy

Smear Gram's  Stain

-

Scrapping /  Swab/Aspirates

200mL

3pm

SD

Microscopy

Smear Lepra Bacilli Smear (Skin Slit)

-

Scrapping /  Swab/Aspirates

200mL

3pm

ND

Microscopy (Z-N stain)

special lab collection

Sodium (Na+)

serum/plasma/urine/

Dialysis Fluid

200mL

3pm

SD

ISE Potentiometric

Stool   Routine  With  OB With Concentration

-

S

200mL

3pm

SD

Microscopy

Stool  Fat  Screen  (Qualitative)

-

Stool

200mL

3pm

SD

Microscopy

Stool  Hanging  Drop

-

Stool

200mL

3pm

SD

Microscopy

Stool  Lactic  Acid

-

Stool

200mL

3pm

SD

Chemical

Stool  Sugar

-

Stool

200mL

3pm

SD

Chemical

Sudan Black

-

Finger prick smears

200mL

3pm

ND

Microscopy + staining