Test |
Sample Reqs |
Remarks |
TAT |
| 5-Hydroxy Indole Acetic Acid (5-HIAA) - (Blood) DIET: within 48 hours prior to the assay, avoid consuming bananas, chocolate, dried fruit, citrus fruit, avocadoes, tomatoes, plums, kiwis, pineapples and molluscs. Specify diuresis |
Heparin plasma (Frozen) |
(H) |
send to the lab without delay, frozen sample |
7 - 10 days |
| 5-Hydroxy Indole Acetic Acid (5-HIAA) - (Urine) DIET: within 48 hours prior to the assay, avoid consuming bananas, chocolate, dried fruit, citrus fruit, avocadoes, tomatoes, plums, kiwis, pineapples and molluscs. Specify diuresis |
24 Hour Urine |
(24 Hr U) |
|
3- 5 days |
| 5'-Nucleotidase |
Serum / Heparin Plasma |
(S) / (H) |
|
3- 5 days |
| 10-Hydroxy-carbazepine |
Serum |
(S) |
Frozen |
5 - 7 days |
| 11-Deoxycorticosterone Circadian rhythm : This biological parameter has a circadian rhythm (maximum concentration in morning), with a sufficientrly amplitude to have a significant influence on the clinical interpretation. |
Serum |
(S) |
|
15 - 20 days |
| 17 - Hydro Pregnenolone Circadian rhythm : This biological parameter has a circadian rhythm (maximum concentration in morning), with a sufficiently amplitude to have a significant influence on the clinical interpretation. |
Serum / EDTA Plasma / Heparin Plasma |
(S) / (E) / (H) |
|
15 - 20 days |
| 17 - Hydro Progesterone Specify the age, sex and phase of the cycle. For women, the sample must be taken at the start of the follicular phase. |
Serum |
(S) |
|
same day |
| 17 - Hydroxy Corticosteroids (Urine) Advise the patient to store in a refrigerator during collection (between 2 urinations) and to send the samples to the laboratory without delay |
24 Hour Urine |
(24 Hr U) |
|
5 - 7 days |
| 21-Deoxycortisol |
Serum |
(S) |
|
15 - 20 days |
| Absolute Eosinophil Count |
EDTA Blood |
(E) |
|
same day |
| Acetaminophen (Paracetamol) |
Serum |
(S) |
|
5 - 7 days |
| Acetone - whole blood |
EDTA blood / Heparin |
(E) / (H) |
|
15 - 20 days |
| Acetylcholine Receptor Antibodies |
Serum |
(S) |
|
5 - 7 days |
| Acetylcholinesterase / AChE |
Amniotic Fluid |
|
|
5 - 7 days |
| Acetylcholinesterase / AChE, blood |
EDTA Blood |
(E) |
|
5 - 7 days |
| Acid Phosphatase - Seminal plasma |
Seminal Plasma |
Seminal Plasma |
Call SCL before collection |
7 - 10 days |
| Acid phosphatase - Total |
Serum |
(S) |
|
3 - 5 days |
| Activated Partial Thromboplastin time |
Citrated Plasma Blood |
(C) |
send to the lab without delay, frozen sample |
same day |
| Activated Protein C Resistance |
Citrated Plasma Blood |
(C) |
send to the lab without delay, frozen sample |
5 - 7 days |
| Adeno Virus Antibody, IgG |
Serum |
(S) |
|
5 - 7 days |
| Adeno Virus Antibody, IgM |
Serum |
(S) |
|
5 - 7 days |
| Adenosine Deaminase |
EDTA WB |
(E) |
|
7 - 10 days |
| Adenovirus Antigen |
Stool |
Stool |
|
same day |
| Adrenal Cortex Antibodies |
Serum |
(S) |
|
1 week |
| Adrenal Gland Antibodies |
Serum |
(S) |
|
1 week |
| Adrenocorticotropic Hormone (ACTH) |
EDTA Plasma |
(E) |
send to the lab without delay, frozen sample |
2 Days |
| Albumin |
Serum |
(S) |
|
same day |
| Albumin, Urine |
Urine |
|
|
same day |
| Alcohol ( Blood ) |
Serum |
(S) |
Do not use alocohol swab prior to sampling |
same day |
| Alcohol ( Urine ) |
Random Urine |
Urine |
|
same day |
| Aldolase |
Serum |
(S) |
|
1 week |
| Aldosterone |
Serum |
(S) |
|
same day |
| Aldosterone (24 Hour Urine) |
24 Hour Urine |
(24 Hr U) |
|
5 - 7 days |
| Alkaline Phosphatase |
Serum |
(S) |
|
same day |
| Alkaline Phosphatase Isoenzymes |
Serum |
(S) |
|
5 - 7 days |
| Allergy Individual test |
Serum |
(S) |
|
5 - 7 days |
| Allergy Profile Food (30 Panel) |
Serum |
(S) |
|
1 day |
| Allergy Profile Inhalant (30 Panel) |
Serum |
(S) |
|
1 day |
| Alpha 1 Acid Glycoprotein |
Serum |
(S) |
|
7 - 10 days |
| Alpha 1 Antitrypsin |
Serum |
(S) |
|
2 - 3 days |
| Alpha 1 Antitrypsin - PI phenotype - serum |
Serum |
(S) |
|
5 - 7 days |
| Alpha 1 Antitrypsin - Stool |
Stool |
Stool |
|
5 - 7 days |
| Alpha 1 Antitrypsin Genotyping, PCR |
EDTA Blood |
( E ) x 2 |
Clinical history must be provided |
2-3 weeks |
| Alpha Feto Protein (AFP) |
Serum |
(S) |
|
same day |
| Alpha glucosidase Sample collected after 5 days abstinence |
Semen |
Semen |
|
5 - 7 days |
| Alpha-1-Microglobulin |
Serum |
|
|
5 - 7 days |
| Alpha-1-Microglobulin (Urine) |
Morning urine |
|
Second early morning urine |
5 - 7 days |
| Alpha-2-Macroglobulin |
Serum |
(S) |
|
5 - 7 days |
| Alprazolam |
Serum |
|
|
7 -10 days |
| Aluminium |
Heparin Plasma |
( H ) |
|
5 - 7 days |
| Aluminium (24 Hour Urine) |
24 Hour Urine |
|
|
5 - 7 days |
| Amantadine |
Serum |
(S) |
|
5 - 7 days |
| Amikacin Residual level = before injection ; Peak = 30 minutes after end of infusion or 1 hour after IM injection |
Serum |
(S) |
|
3 - 5 days |
| Amino Acid (Blood) |
Serum |
(S) |
Frozen |
5 - 7 days |
| Amino Acid (Urine) |
Urine |
Urine |
Early morning urine (Fasting) |
7 - 10 days |
| Amiodarone (Cordarone) |
Serum / EDTA Plasma |
(S) /(E) |
Frozen |
5 - 7 days |
| Amitriptyline (Elavil) |
Serum / EDTA |
(S) /(E) |
Frozen (Protect from light) |
5 - 7 days |
| Ammonia (NH3) |
EDTA Plasma |
(E) |
send to the lab without delay, frozen sample |
same day |
| Amphetamine - Confirmation (Serum) |
Serum |
(S) |
Frozen |
15 - 20 days |
| Amphetamine - Confirmation (Urine) |
Urine |
Urine |
|
15 - 20 days |
| Amphetamine - Screen |
Urine |
Urine |
|
same day |
| Amylase (24 Hour Urine) |
24 Hour Urine |
(24 Hr U) |
|
same day |
| Amylase (Blood) |
Serum |
(S) |
|
same day |
| Amylase (Body fluids) |
Other body fluids |
|
|
same day |
| Amylase (Urine) |
Random Urine |
Urine |
|
same day |
| Amylase Isoenzymes |
Serum |
(S) |
|
3 - 5 days |
| Amyloid A |
Serum |
(S) |
|
7 - 10 days |
| ANCA ( C-ANCA) / PR3 |
Serum |
(S) |
|
same day |
| ANCA ( P-ANCA) / MPO |
Serum |
(S) |
|
same day |
| Androstenedione |
Serum |
(S) |
Frozen |
1 - 2 days |
| Androstenedione (Saliva) |
Saliva |
|
|
3 - 5 days |
| Angiotensin Converting Enzymes (ACE) |
Serum |
(S) |
|
5 - 7 days |
| Anti - Mullerian Hormone ( AMH ) |
Serum |
(S) |
|
Same day |
| Anti - Nuclear Antibodies( ANA ) |
Serum |
(S) |
|
same day |
| Anti - Thrombin III Level |
P. Citrate |
( C ) |
Frozen |
1 week |
| Anti-21-Hydroxylase Antibodies |
Serum |
(S) |
|
5 - 7 days |
| Antidiuretic Hormone (ADH) / Vasopressin |
Serum/ EDTA W.B. |
(S) / ( E ) |
|
1 week |
| Apolipoprotein A1 |
Serum |
(S) |
|
2-3 days |
| Apolipoprotein B |
Serum |
(S) |
|
2-3 days |
| Aspergillosis Antigen / Galactomannan Assay |
Serum |
(S) |
|
5 - 10 days |
| Aspergillosis fumigatus Abs |
Serum |
(S) |
|
5 - 10 days |
| Bacterial Count |
Water |
|
|
4 days |
| Barbiturates |
Random Urine |
Urine |
|
same day |
| Barbiturates Confirmation, Urine |
Random Urine |
Urine |
|
|
| Barium |
Serum |
(S) |
|
7 - 10 days |
| Bartonellosis - B. henselae - B. quintana - IgG serology - serum |
Serum |
(S) |
|
5 - 7 days |
| Bence Jones Proteins (free kappa and lambda light chains, quantitative) |
Random Urine |
Urine |
|
5 - 7 days |
| Bence Jones Proteins, qualitative |
Random Urine |
Urine |
|
5 - 7 days |
| Benzodiazepine Dosage Identification, Serum |
Serum |
(S) |
|
7 - 10 days |
| Benzodiazepine, Urine |
Random Urine |
Urine |
|
same day |
| Beta 2 Glycoprotein Antibodies, IgG |
Serum |
(S) |
|
5 - 7 days |
| Beta 2 Glycoprotein Antibodies, IgM |
Serum |
(S) |
|
5 - 7 days |
| Beta 2 Microglobulin, CSF |
Serum |
(S) |
|
3 - 5 days |
| Beta 2 Microglobulin, Serum |
Serum |
(S) |
|
3 - 5 days |
| Beta 2 Microglobulin, Urine |
Serum |
(S) |
|
3 - 5 days |
| Beta Carotene |
Serum |
(S) |
Protect from light |
2 weeks |
| Beta HCG (B-HCG) |
Serum |
(S) |
|
same day |
| Beta Thalassemia 22 Mutations, PCR |
EDTA W.B. |
( E ) |
|
1-2 weeks |
| Bicarbonate (HCO3) |
Serum |
(S) |
|
same day |
| Bile Acid |
Serum |
(S) |
|
10 - 14 days |
| Bile Salts / Bile Pigments (Random Urine) |
Random Urine |
Urine |
|
1 week |
| Bilirubin (Urine) |
Random Urine |
Urine |
|
same day |
| Bilirubin Direct |
Serum |
(S) |
|
same day |
| Bilirubin Indirect |
Serum |
(S) |
|
same day |
| Bilirubin Total |
Serum |
(S) |
|
same day |
| Biotinidase |
Serum |
(S) |
|
7 - 10 days |
| Bleeding Time |
Call SCL |
|
|
same day |
| Blood Film (Peripheral Smear) |
EDTA W.B. |
( E ) |
|
same day |
| Blood Group & Rh (ABO-Rh) |
EDTA W.B. |
( E ) |
|
same day |
| Bordetella pertussis Abs (whooping cough) IgA |
Serum |
(S) |
|
7 - 10 days |
| Bordetella pertussis Abs (whooping cough) IgG |
Serum |
(S) |
|
7 - 10 days |
Borrelia (Lyme Disease) Antibodies
IgG+IgM |
Serum |
(S) |
|
3 - 5 days |
Borrelia (Lyme Disease) Confirmation, Immunoblot
IgG+IgM |
Serum |
(S) |
|
10 - 14 days |
| Borrelia abs IgG & IgM Westernblot |
Serum |
(S) |
|
3 - 5 days |
| BRCA 1 & 2 |
EDTA W.B |
( E ) x 4 |
|
40-45 days |
| Bromazepam |
Serum |
(S) |
|
7 - 10 days |
| Brucellosis - confirmation serology - serum |
Serum |
(S) |
|
7 - 10 days |
| Brucellosis - screening serology - serum |
Serum |
(S) |
|
5 - 7 days |
| C - Peptide |
Serum |
(S) |
|
same day |
| C - Reactive Protein |
Serum |
(S) |
|
same day |
| C - Reactive Protein (CRP) - High Sensitivity |
Serum |
(S) |
|
same day |
| C.S.F. - Chemistry ( Protein & Glucose ) |
CSF |
CSF |
|
same day |
| C.S.F. - Chloride |
CSF |
CSF |
|
same day |
| C.S.F. - Culture & Sensitivity |
CSF |
CSF |
|
4 days |
| C.S.F. - Direct Microscopy |
CSF |
CSF |
|
same day |
| C1 Esterase Inhibitor |
Serum |
(S) |
|
5 - 7 days |
| CA - 125 ( Ovary ) |
Serum |
(S) |
|
same day |
| CA - 125 + HE4 ( Ovary ) |
Serum |
(S) |
|
2 - 4 days |
| CA - 15 - 3 ( Breast ) |
Serum |
(S) |
|
same day |
| CA - 19 - 9 ( Digestive System ) |
Serum |
(S) |
|
same day |
| CA - 72 - 4 ( Stomach ) |
Serum |
(S) |
|
5 - 7 days |
| Calcitonin |
Serum |
(S) |
Frozen |
5 - 7 days |
| Calcium |
Serum/Urine |
|
|
same day |
| Calcium (24 Hour Urine) |
24 Hour Urine |
|
|
same day |
| Calcium Ionized |
Serum |
(S) |
|
same day |
| Calprotectin Quantitative |
Stool |
|
|
same day |
| Campylobacter Antibodies |
Serum |
(S) |
|
5 - 7 days |
| Candida Albicans antibody IgA |
Serum |
(S) |
|
7 -10 days |
| Candida Albicans antibody IgG |
Serum |
(S) |
|
7 -10 days |
| Candida Albicans antibody IgM |
Serum |
(S) |
|
7 -10 days |
| Candida Albicans Antigen |
Serum |
(S) |
|
7 -10 days |
| Candida by PCR |
Swab |
Swab |
|
2-3 days |
Candida Serology Confirmation
Immunoelectrophoresis |
Serum |
(S) |
|
7 -10 days |
| Cannabis - Screen |
Urine |
|
|
same day |
| Carbamazepine |
Serum |
(S) |
|
same day |
| Carbohydrate Defficient Transferrin (CDT) for Congenital Disorders Disorders of Glycosylation |
Serum |
(S) |
|
5 - 7 days |
| Carbohydrate Defficient Transferrin (CDT), Adult |
Serum |
(S) |
|
5 - 7 days |
| Carboxyhaemoglobin |
EDTA W.B. |
(E) |
|
3 - 5 days |
| Carcinoembroynic Antigen (CEA) |
Serum |
(S) |
|
same day |
| Cardiolipin Antibody IgG |
Serum |
(S) |
|
same day |
| Cardiolipin Antibody IgM |
Serum |
(S) |
|
same day |
| Carnitine (Free & Total) - 24 Hour Urine |
24 Hour Urine |
|
|
2 weeks |
| Carnitine (Free &Total) |
P. Heparin |
( H ) |
|
2 weeks |
| Cathecolamines Blood Diet : within 48 hours prior to the assay, do not eat chocolate, bananas or citrus fruit, and consume tea and coffee in moderation. Beta blockers treatments may interfere with the assay. Sample on fasting subject. Sample preferentially after a 30-min resting period. |
EDTA Plasma / Heparin Plasma |
( E ) / ( H ) |
|
call SCL |
Cathecolamines Urine Diet : within 48 hours prior to the assay, do not eat chocolate, bananas or citrus fruit, and consume tea and coffee in moderation. Beta blockers treatments may interfere in the assay.
|
24 Hour Urine (Acidified 24 hour urine) |
|
Acidification is performed in SCL lab. |
call SCL |
| Ceruloplasmin |
Serum |
(S) |
|
5 - 7 days |
| Chlamydia Trachomatis Antigen |
Swab / Urine |
|
|
same day |
| Chlamydia Trachomatis IgA |
Serum |
(S) |
|
2 - 3 days |
| Chlamydia Trachomatis IgG |
Serum |
(S) |
|
same day |
| Chlamydia Trachomatis IgM |
Serum |
(S) |
|
same day |
| Chlamydia Trachomatis PCR |
PCR Swab/Urine |
|
|
2 - 4 days |
| Chloride (Cl) |
Serum/Urine |
|
|
same day |
| Chloride (Cl) - (24 Hour Urine) |
24 Hour Urine |
|
|
same day |
| Cholesterol - HDL |
Serum |
(S) |
|
same day |
| Cholesterol - LDL |
Serum |
(S) |
|
same day |
| Cholesterol - Total |
Serum |
(S) |
|
same day |
| Chromium |
EDTA WB |
(E) |
|
7 - 10 days |
Chromosome Analysis, Products of Conception
Karyotype |
Placental Sample |
|
|
3-4 weeks |
| Chromosomal Analysis Blood |
W.B. Heparin |
( H ) x 2 |
|
2-3 weeks |
| Chromosome Analysis Chorionic Villi PCR Culture |
S.Media in Aseptic
Method |
|
|
5 days-2 weeks |
Chromosome Studies, Amniotic Fluid Karyotype
+ PCR |
Amniotic Fluid |
|
|
3-4 weeks |
| Chromosome Y Deletion Analysis |
EDTA W.B. |
( E ) x 2 |
|
3-4 weeks |
| Circulating Immune Complexes (CIC) |
Serum |
(S) |
|
5 - 7 days |
| Citrate, Blood |
Serum
Urine/Semen |
(S) |
Frozen |
7 - 10 days |
| Citrate, Semen |
24 hr urine |
|
|
7 - 10 days |
| Citrate |
Semen |
|
Frozen |
7 - 10 days |
| Clonazepam (Rivotril) |
Serum |
(S) |
|
7 -10 days |
| Clostridium difficile - Toxins A & B, screening |
Stool |
|
|
5 - 7 days |
| Clotting Time |
Call SCL |
|
|
same day |
| Cocaine (Confirmation), Blood |
Serum |
|
|
7 -10 days |
| Cocaine (Confirmation), Urine |
Urine |
|
|
7 - 10 days |
| Cocaine (Screen) |
Urine |
|
|
same day |
| Codeine |
Urine |
|
|
same day |
| Cold Agglutinins |
Serum |
(S) |
|
3 - 5 days |
| Collagen Antibodies (Anti - Type II) |
Serum |
(S) |
|
3 weeks |
| Complement - C1q |
Serum |
(S) |
|
1 week |
| Complement 2 - C2 |
Serum |
(S) |
|
1 week |
| Complement 3 - C3 |
Serum |
(S) |
|
same day |
| Complement 4 - C4 |
Serum |
(S) |
|
same day |
| Complement 5 - C5 |
Serum |
(S) |
|
1 week |
| Complement CH50 (Total Hemolytic) |
Serum |
(S) |
|
1 week |
| Complete Blood Count ( CBC) |
EDTA W.B. |
(E) |
|
same day |
| Comprehensive Food Culture |
Food |
|
|
2 Days |
| Comprehensive Genital Culture |
Urine/Swab/ Semen |
|
|
2 days |
| Comprehensive Pathogenic Culture |
Swabs |
|
|
2 Days |
| Connexin 26 |
EDTA W.B. |
(E) |
|
8 weeks |
| Coomb's Test - Direct |
EDTA W.B. |
(E) |
|
same day |
| Coombs Test - Indirect |
Serum |
(S) |
|
same day |
