No
|
Analyte/Investigation
|
Specimen Type
|
Container Type/
Volume
|
Transport/
maintenance
|
Turnaround Time (TAT)
|
Performed Day
|
1
|
5-HIAA
|
Random urine
|
Urine bottle
|
4-8 °c
|
5 Days
|
Daily
|
2
|
ACE
|
CSF/ Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
7 Days
|
Wednesday
|
3
|
Acid Phosphatase (Prostatic)
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
2 Days
|
Daily
|
4
|
Acid Phosphatase Total
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
2 Days
|
Daily
|
5
|
Adenosine Deaminase in Tuberculosis (ADA)
|
Serum/ Fluid /CSF
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
4-8 °c
|
4 Days
|
Daily
|
6
|
Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT)
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
7
|
Albumin (Alb)
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
8
|
Aldolase
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
2 Days
|
Sunday/Wednesday
|
9
|
Alkaline Phosphatase
(Alk. Phos, ALP)
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
10
|
Ammonia(NH3)
|
Plasma (EDTA)
|
EDTA lavender Cap /3ml
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
5 Days
|
Sunday / Tuesday / Thursday
|
11
|
Amylase
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
12
|
Apolipoprotein A1
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
2 Days
|
Daily
|
13
|
Apolipoprotein B
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
2 Days
|
Daily
|
14
|
Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST)
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
15
|
Bence Jones Protein
(See Protein Electrophoresis)
|
Urine
|
Urine bottle
|
4-8 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
16
|
Beta 2 -Microglobulin (B2M)
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
17
|
Bilirubin – Direct (Conjugated)
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
18
|
Bilirubin (Total)
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
19
|
Calcium
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
20
|
Ceruloplasmin
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
21
|
Chloride
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
22
|
Cholesterol (Total)
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
23
|
Chromtography (amino acid)
|
Serum/Urine/CSF
|
EDTA lavender Cap /3ml – Urine bottle
|
4-8 °c
|
11 Days
|
Sunday / Tuesday / Thursday
|
24
|
Citrate
|
Urine
|
Urine bottle (acid additive)
|
4-8 °c
|
Daily
|
Monday
|
25
|
Copper (Cu)
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
26
|
CPK-MB
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
4-8 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
27
|
Creatinine
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
28
|
Cryoglobulin, cryo
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL (37°C)
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
3 Days
|
Daily
|
29
|
CSF Analysis
|
CSF
|
Sterile Universal Container- 0.5ml
|
4-8 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
30
|
CSF Glucose
|
CSF
|
Sterile Universal Container- 0.5ml
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
31
|
CSF Lactate
|
CSF
|
Sterile Universal Container- 0.5ml
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
32
|
CSF Protein
|
CSF
|
Sterile Universal Container- 0.5ml
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
33
|
Cystatin C
|
Serum
|
EDTA lavender Cap /3ml
|
4-8 °c
|
3 Days
|
Daily
|
34
|
Cystine
|
Urine
|
Urine bottle
|
4-8 °c
|
6 Days
|
Daily
|
35
|
Free Kappa (Serum)
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
36
|
Free Lambda (serum)
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
37
|
G6pDQ
|
Whole blood
|
EDTA lavender Cap /3ml
|
22-24 ̊ C
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
38
|
Gamma Glutamyl Transferase
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
39
|
Glucose
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
40
|
Glucose 6 Phosphate Dehydrogenase (G-6PD)
|
Whole blood
|
EDTA lavender Cap /3ml
|
4-8 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
41
|
Glucose 6 Phosphate Dehydrogenase (G-6PD) (Quant)
|
Whole blood
|
EDTA lavender Cap /3ml
|
4-8 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
42
|
Glucose Challenge Test (GCT)
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
4-8 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
43
|
Glucose Tolerance Test (GTT)
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
44
|
Haptoglobins
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
45
|
HbA1c
|
Serum
|
EDTA lavender Cap /3ml
|
4-8 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
46
|
HDL Cholesterol
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
47
|
Homocysteine
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
48
|
Iron
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
49
|
Kappa (Urine )
|
Urine – 24hr collection
|
24 hour urine bottle
|
4-8 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
50
|
Lactate
|
Plasma (EDTA)
|
EDTA lavender Cap /3ml
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
51
|
Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH)
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
52
|
Lambda (Urine)
|
Urine – 24hr collection
|
24 hour urine bottle
|
4-8 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
53
|
Lamotrigine TDM
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
54
|
LDL Cholesterol
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
55
|
Lipase
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
56
|
Lipoprotein a
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
4 Days
|
Saturday/Tuesday
|
57
|
Lithium
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
58
|
Magnesium (Mg)
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
59
|
Metanephrine (Urine)
|
Urine
|
24 hour urine bottle – HCL additive
|
4-8 °c
|
2 Days
|
Monday
|
60
|
Micro Albumin
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
61
|
Micro Albumin (Urine)
|
Urine – 24hr collection
|
24 hour urine bottle
|
4-8 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
62
|
Myoglobin
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
2 Days
|
Daily
|
63
|
NorMetanephrine (Urine)
|
Urine
|
24 hour urine bottle – HCL additive
|
4-8 °c
|
2 Days
|
Monday
|
64
|
Oligoclonal Band (OCB)
|
Serum & CSF (at the same time)
|
Clot red cap 3mL
Sterile Universal Container- 1.0 mL
|
Frozen at -20
|
10 Days
|
Daily
|
65
|
Oxalate
|
Urine
|
24 hour urine bottle – (acid additive)
|
4-8 °c
|
2 Days
|
Saturday/Monday
|
66
|
Pb
|
Serum
|
EDTA lavender Cap /3ml
|
4-8 °c
|
8 Days
|
Daily
|
67
|
Phosphorus
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
68
|
Pleural Fluid Biochemistry Analysis
|
Pleural fluid
|
Sterile Universal Container- 0.5ml
|
4-8 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
69
|
Potassium (K)
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
70
|
Protein (Total)
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
71
|
Pyruvate Kinase
|
Serum/ Plasma
|
Preferred container: ACD solution Tube 6 mL
Alternate container: EDTA Lavendure cap 3mL
|
Frozen at -20
4-8 °c
|
4 Days
|
Sunday / Tuesday / Thursday
|
72
|
Sodium (Na+)
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
73
|
Stone Analysis
|
Stone
|
Stone/1Pice
|
22-24 ̊ C
|
Daily
|
Monday
|
74
|
Synovial fluid Analysis
|
Synovial fluid
|
Sterile Universal Container- 0.5ml
|
4-8 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
75
|
TIBC
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
76
|
Total Kappa serum
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
77
|
Total Lambda serum
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
78
|
Total. Protein Urine
|
Urine
|
24 hour urine bottle
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
79
|
Transferrin
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
80
|
Triglycerides
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
81
|
Troponin I
|
serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
–
|
Daily
|
Monday/ Wednsday
|
82
|
UACR (urine albumin-to-creatinine ratio)
|
Random urine
|
Urine bottle
|
4-8 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
83
|
Urea
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
84
|
Uric Acid
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
85
|
Urine sugar chromatography (HPLC)
|
Urine
|
Urine bottle
|
4-8 °c
|
5 Days
|
Saturday/Wednesday
|
86
|
VMA
|
Urine – 24hr collection
|
24 hour urine bottle – HCL additive
|
4-8 °c
|
Daily
|
Saturday/Monday/Wednesday
|
87
|
Zinc
|
Serum
|
Clot red cap / 3mL
|
Frozen at -20 °c
|
Daily
|
Daily
|
