Specimen Container List
Please Note: For all HIV ELISA tests, an additional dedicated SST tube must be collected.If FBC, HbA1c, and HIV monitoring are requested together, please draw an EDTA tube for each test.
🔵 Sodium Citrate
(U) Urine
🟡 SST
(U24) 24hr Urine
🟣 EDTA
(ST) Stool
🟢 Lithium Heparin
(VS) Vaginal Swab
⚫️ Fluoride Oxalate
(BS) Buccal Swab
BIOCHEMISTRY
U & E + Creatine
UE
🟡
Urate
UA
🟡
INFLAMMATORY MARKERS
C-Reactive Protein
CRP
🟡
Procalcitonin
PCT
🟡 / 🟢
Interleukin 6
IL6
🟡
BONE & MINERAL METABOLISM
Calcium (Alb adjusted)
CA
🟡
Magnesium
MG
🟡
Phosphate
P
🟡
Parathyroid Hormone (EDTA with gel)
PTH
⚪️
Vitamin D
VITD
🟡
CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM
Glucose
GLR/GLF
⚫️
Insulin
INSR/INSF
🟡
Glucose Tolerance Test
GTT2
⚫️
HbA1c
HBA
🟣
Fructosamine
FRUC
🟡
LIPID METABOLISM
Lipogram
LIPO
🟡
Lipoprotein (a)
APOA
🟡
Apolipoprotein A1
APOA1
🟡
Apolipoprotein B
APOB
🟡
CARDIAC & SKELETAL MUSCLE
Troponin I
TROPI
🟡
Troponin T
TROPT
🟡 / 🟢
CK
CK
🟡
CKMB
CKMB
🟡 / 🟢
Myoglobin
MYO
🟡
PBNP
PBNP
🟡
hs-CRP
HSCRP
🟡
Homocystene
HOMO
🟢
LIVER, PANCREAS & OTHER
Liver Function
LF
🟡
Amylase
AMY
🟡
Lipase
LIP
🟡
URINE BIOCHEMISTRY
Creatine Clearance
CC
🟡 (U24)
Microalbumin (Alb:Creat)
MAU
🟡
Total Protein urine & ratio
TPU
🟡
Protein excretion urine
TPU24
(U24)
TOXICOLOGY
Alcohol (Ethanol) plasma
ALC
⚫️
Barbiturates serum
BARB
🟡
Benzodiazepones serum
BENZ
🟡
Paracetamol
PAR
🟡
Salicylate
SAL
🟡
Tricyclic Antidepressants
TAD
🟡
PHARMACOLOGY
Digoxin
DIG
🟡
Theophylline
THEO
🟡
Valproate
VALP
🟡
ENDOCRINOLOGY
Thyroid Function
TF
🟡
LH
LH
🟡
FSH
FSH
🟡
Testosterone Free
FTEST
🟡
Oestradiol
E2
🟡
Progesterone
PROG
🟡
17α-OH Progesterone
OHP
🟡
Prolactin
PROL
🟡
Hirsutism screen
HIR
🟡
Infertility screen
INFF/INFM
🟡
Menopausal screen
MENOP
🟡
ACTH
ACTH
🟣
Cortisol
CORR/CORM
🟡
Growth Hormone
GH
🟡
IGF-1
IGF
🟡
PREGNANCY
B-HCG Quantitative
HCG/HCGQ
🟡 / 🟢
Antenatal excl. HIV
ANT
🟡 🟣
Antenatal incl. HIV
ANTHIV
🟡 🟡 🟣 🟣
Rubella IgM
RUBM
🟡
ONCOLOGY
Protein Electrophoresis
PROTELEC
🟡
Free light chains serum
SFLC
🟡
B2 Microglobulin
B2M
🟡
Alpha-fetoprotein
AFP
🟡
Tumor markers (CEA, CA199, CA125)
🟡
PSA
PSA
🟡
Stool occult blood
STOB
(ST)
Thyroglobulin
THY
🟡
HAEMATOLOGY
FBC
FBC
🟣
Reticulocytes
RET
🟣
COAGULATION
PT/INR
PT
🔵
PTT
PTT
🔵
Haemolytic Screen
LYTIC
🟡 🟡 🟣
Firbin Degradation Products
FDP
🔵
D-Dimer
DDIM
🔵
(LMWH) Anti-Factor Xa
F10A
🔵
(UFH) Anti-Factor Xa (ECHMO)
ECMO
🔵
Bleeding Tendency Screen
BTS
🔵 🟣
VWF Screen
VWFS
🔵 🔵 🔵 🔵
Full Thrombotic Profile
THRF
🔵 🔵 🔵 🔵 🟡 🟣 🟣
DIC Screen
DIC
🔵 🔵
Antiphospholipid Syndrome Profile
LUP
🔵 🔵 🟡
IMMUNOHAEMATOLOGY
Blood Group
GROUP
🟣
Indirect Coombs
IAGT
🟣
Direct Coombs
DC
🟣
OTHER HAEMATOLOGY
Full name
ABHB
🟣
Full name
FEP
🟡
Full name
FER
🟡
Full name
STFR
🟡
Full name
FOL
🟡
Folate (RBC)
RCF
🟣
Vitamin B12
B12
🟡
Intrinsic Factor antibodies
IFAC
🟡
Parietal Cell antibodies
PARI
🟡
ALLERGY TESTS
ALEX Comprehensive Allergy Profile
ALEX
🟡
IgE
IGE
🟡
Phadiatop
PHAD/PHADNS
🟡
Food Mix
PED/PEDNS
🟡
IMMUNOLOGY
IgG
IGG
🟡
IgG Subfractions
SUBG
🟡
Specific Antibodies
SPECAB
🟡
Immunophenotyping (T, B, NK cells)
IMMDEF
🟣
Complement C3 + C4
COMP
🟡
AUTOIMMUNE ANTIBODIES
Arthritis Profile
ART
🟡 🟡 🟣
Auto-Immune Profile
AUTO
🟡 🟡 🟣 🟣
ANA
ANA
🟡
ENA
ENA
🟡
Double Standard DNA
DNA
🟡
Cytoplasmic Antibodies
CYTOWB
🟡
Rheumatoid Factor
RF
🟡
Anti-CCP
CCP
🟡
ANCA screen
ANCA
🟡
Coeliac Antibodies
COELIAC
🟡
HIV TESTS
HIV ELISA (seperate tube)
HIV
🟡
HIV PCR
HIVPCR
🟣
CD4
CD4
🟣
HIV viral load
HIVVL
🟣
HIV drug resistance
HIVDR
🟣
VIRUS ANTIBODIES
Hepatitis Studies
🟡
CMV
CMV
🟡
EBV
EBV
🟡
HSV
HSV
🟡
Rubella
RUB
🟡
Varicella Zoster
VAR
🟡
OTHER ORGANISMS
ASO + Anti-Dnase B
ASOD
🟡
Amoebic Antibodies
AMOE
🟡
Brucella IgM + IgG
BRUMG
🟡
Mycoplasma IgM + IgG
MYCO
🟡
Rickettsia IgM + IgG
RICKC
🟡
STD profile excl. HIV
STDNH
🟡 (U) / (VS)
STD profile incl. HIV
STD
🟡 🟡 (U) / (VS)
Toxoplasma IgM + IgG
TOXO
🟡
Bilharzia IgM + IgG + IgE
BILMGE
🟡
GENETICS
Pharmacogenomics
PHARMA
🟣 / (BS)