No
|
Analyte/Investigation
|
Specimen Type
|
Container Type/
Volume
|
Transport/
maintenance
|
Turnaround Time (TAT)
|
Performed Day
|
۱
|
۵-HIAA
|
Random urine
|
Urine bottle
|
۴-۸ °c
|
۵ Days
|
Daily
|
۲
|
ACE
|
CSF/ Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
۷ Days
|
Wednesday
|
۳
|
Acid Phosphatase (Prostatic)
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
۲ Days
|
Daily
|
۴
|
Acid Phosphatase Total
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
۲ Days
|
Daily
|
۵
|
Adenosine Deaminase in Tuberculosis (ADA)
|
Serum/ Fluid /CSF
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
۴-۸ °c
|
۴ Days
|
Daily
|
۶
|
Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT)
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
۷
|
Albumin (Alb)
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
۸
|
Aldolase
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
۲ Days
|
Sunday/Wednesday
|
۹
|
Alkaline Phosphatase
(Alk. Phos, ALP)
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
۱۰
|
Ammonia(NH3)
|
Plasma (EDTA)
|
EDTA lavender Cap /3ml
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
۵ Days
|
Sunday / Tuesday / Thursday
|
۱۱
|
Amylase
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
۱۲
|
Apolipoprotein A1
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
۲ Days
|
Daily
|
۱۳
|
Apolipoprotein B
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
۲ Days
|
Daily
|
۱۴
|
Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST)
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
۱۵
|
Bence Jones Protein
(See Protein Electrophoresis)
|
Urine
|
Urine bottle
|
۴-۸ °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
۱۶
|
Beta 2 -Microglobulin (B2M)
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
۱۷
|
Bilirubin – Direct (Conjugated)
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
۱۸
|
Bilirubin (Total)
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
۱۹
|
Calcium
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
۲۰
|
Ceruloplasmin
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
۲۱
|
Chloride
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
۲۲
|
Cholesterol (Total)
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
۲۳
|
Chromtography (amino acid)
|
Serum/Urine/CSF
|
EDTA lavender Cap /3ml – Urine bottle
|
۴-۸ °c
|
۱۱ Days
|
Sunday / Tuesday / Thursday
|
۲۴
|
Citrate
|
Urine
|
Urine bottle (acid additive)
|
۴-۸ °c
|
Daily
|
Monday
|
۲۵
|
Copper (Cu)
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
۲۶
|
CPK-MB
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
۴-۸ °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
۲۷
|
Creatinine
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
۲۸
|
Cryoglobulin, cryo
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL (37°C)
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
۳ Days
|
Daily
|
۲۹
|
CSF Analysis
|
CSF
|
Sterile Universal Container- 0.5ml
|
۴-۸ °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
۳۰
|
CSF Glucose
|
CSF
|
Sterile Universal Container- 0.5ml
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
۳۱
|
CSF Lactate
|
CSF
|
Sterile Universal Container- 0.5ml
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
۳۲
|
CSF Protein
|
CSF
|
Sterile Universal Container- 0.5ml
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
۳۳
|
Cystatin C
|
Serum
|
EDTA lavender Cap /3ml
|
۴-۸ °c
|
۳ Days
|
Daily
|
۳۴
|
Cystine
|
Urine
|
Urine bottle
|
۴-۸ °c
|
۶ Days
|
Daily
|
۳۵
|
Free Kappa (Serum)
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
۳۶
|
Free Lambda (serum)
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
۳۷
|
G6pDQ
|
Whole blood
|
EDTA lavender Cap /3ml
|
۲۲-۲۴ ̊ C
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
۳۸
|
Gamma Glutamyl Transferase
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
۳۹
|
Glucose
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
۴۰
|
Glucose 6 Phosphate Dehydrogenase (G-6PD)
|
Whole blood
|
EDTA lavender Cap /3ml
|
۴-۸ °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
۴۱
|
Glucose 6 Phosphate Dehydrogenase (G-6PD) (Quant)
|
Whole blood
|
EDTA lavender Cap /3ml
|
۴-۸ °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
۴۲
|
Glucose Challenge Test (GCT)
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
۴-۸ °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
۴۳
|
Glucose Tolerance Test (GTT)
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
۴۴
|
Haptoglobins
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
۴۵
|
HbA1c
|
Serum
|
EDTA lavender Cap /3ml
|
۴-۸ °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
۴۶
|
HDL Cholesterol
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
۴۷
|
Homocysteine
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
۴۸
|
Iron
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
۴۹
|
Kappa (Urine )
|
Urine – 24hr collection
|
۲۴ hour urine bottle
|
۴-۸ °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
۵۰
|
Lactate
|
Plasma (EDTA)
|
EDTA lavender Cap /3ml
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
۵۱
|
Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH)
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
۵۲
|
Lambda (Urine)
|
Urine – 24hr collection
|
۲۴ hour urine bottle
|
۴-۸ °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
۵۳
|
Lamotrigine TDM
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
۵۴
|
LDL Cholesterol
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
۵۵
|
Lipase
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
۵۶
|
Lipoprotein a
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
۴ Days
|
Saturday/Tuesday
|
۵۷
|
Lithium
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
۵۸
|
Magnesium (Mg)
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
۵۹
|
Metanephrine (Urine)
|
Urine
|
۲۴ hour urine bottle – HCL additive
|
۴-۸ °c
|
۲ Days
|
Monday
|
۶۰
|
Micro Albumin
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
۶۱
|
Micro Albumin (Urine)
|
Urine – 24hr collection
|
۲۴ hour urine bottle
|
۴-۸ °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
۶۲
|
Myoglobin
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
۲ Days
|
Daily
|
۶۳
|
NorMetanephrine (Urine)
|
Urine
|
۲۴ hour urine bottle – HCL additive
|
۴-۸ °c
|
۲ Days
|
Monday
|
۶۴
|
Oligoclonal Band (OCB)
|
Serum & CSF (at the same time)
|
Clot red cap 3mL
Sterile Universal Container- 1.0 mL
|
Frozen at -20
|
۱۰ Days
|
Daily
|
۶۵
|
Oxalate
|
Urine
|
۲۴ hour urine bottle – (acid additive)
|
۴-۸ °c
|
۲ Days
|
Saturday/Monday
|
۶۶
|
Pb
|
Serum
|
EDTA lavender Cap /3ml
|
۴-۸ °c
|
۸ Days
|
Daily
|
۶۷
|
Phosphorus
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
۶۸
|
Pleural Fluid Biochemistry Analysis
|
Pleural fluid
|
Sterile Universal Container- 0.5ml
|
۴-۸ °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
۶۹
|
Potassium (K)
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
۷۰
|
Protein (Total)
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
۷۱
|
Pyruvate Kinase
|
Serum/ Plasma
|
Preferred container: ACD solution Tube 6 mL
Alternate container: EDTA Lavendure cap 3mL
|
Frozen at -20
۴-۸ °c
|
۴ Days
|
Sunday / Tuesday / Thursday
|
۷۲
|
Sodium (Na+)
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
۷۳
|
Stone Analysis
|
Stone
|
Stone/1Pice
|
۲۲-۲۴ ̊ C
|
Daily
|
Monday
|
۷۴
|
Synovial fluid Analysis
|
Synovial fluid
|
Sterile Universal Container- 0.5ml
|
۴-۸ °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
۷۵
|
TIBC
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
۷۶
|
Total Kappa serum
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
۷۷
|
Total Lambda serum
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
۷۸
|
Total. Protein Urine
|
Urine
|
۲۴ hour urine bottle
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
۷۹
|
Transferrin
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
۸۰
|
Triglycerides
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
۸۱
|
Troponin I
|
serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
–
|
Daily
|
Monday/ Wednsday
|
۸۲
|
UACR (urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio)
|
Random urine
|
Urine bottle
|
۴-۸ °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
۸۳
|
Urea
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
۸۴
|
Uric Acid
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
۸۵
|
Urine sugar chromatography (HPLC)
|
Urine
|
Urine bottle
|
۴-۸ °c
|
۵ Days
|
Saturday/Wednesday
|
۸۶
|
VMA
|
Urine – 24hr collection
|
۲۴ hour urine bottle – HCL additive
|
۴-۸ °c
|
Daily
|
Saturday/Monday/Wednesday
|
۸۷
|
Zinc
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
