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No. Test Unit Type of Specimen Form Container/Preservatives Sample Volume Referral Lab TAT Remark
Dispense sample into
container. Cap the
Conical tube added with 2 ml HKL 7 working days gently until the entiry
container and mix
4 ml 8% of Perchloric
HTAA, KUANTAN Conical tube added with HTAA Chemical Pathol-
Blood
Chem. Patho.
acid solution (to be
PER-PAT 301
Pyruvate, blood
352.
solution turns brown.
Immediately place in
acquired from HKL 03-
ice pack and send to
26155555 ext: 6902)
ogy Laboratory.
Dispense sample into
container. Cap the
container and mix
4 ml 8% of Perchloric
CSF
Pyruvate, CSF
353.
acid solution (to be
Chem. Patho.
PER-PAT 301
solution turns brown.
Immediately place in
acquired from HKL 03- 2 ml HKL 7 working days gently until the entiry
ice pack and send to
26155555 ext: 6902) HTAA Chemical Pathol-
ogy Laboratory.
IMR
Pyruvate Dehydrogenase Deficiency IMR/UMDP/ 2 EDTA tubes (2 ml (Molecular Please refer page
354. Chem. Patho. Blood EDTA tube 30 working days
(PDHA1) 02 for each tube) Diagnostic & 178 No. 4.6
Protein)
Neck biopsy, After consultation
355. Rabies Virus Antigen Serology PER-PAT 301 After consultation only IMR 1 - 5 days
Brain biopsy only
Blood Plain Tube 5-10 ml
Rectal swab,
356. Rectal, Throat, CSF and Blood Virology Serology throat swab PER-PAT 301 Swab in VTM NA IMR Not stated Transport in Ice

CSF Sterile container 1-3 ml
Request only by
specialist. Drugs to
avoid: Spironolactone,
ACE inhibitor, ARB,
beta-blockers, cyclic
Hospital progesterone, estro-
Putrajaya gens and licorice.
357. Renin Chem. Patho. Blood PER-PAT 301 EDTA tube 2 ml 30 days Avoid hypokalemia
(Chemical (Potassium >4.0
Pathology) mmol/L). Send sample
to HTAA Chemical
Pathology Laboratory
within 30 minutes
after collection in am-
bient temperature.
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