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No. Test Unit Form Container Specimen Type Volume TAT Remark
57. Cerebrospinal fluid for AFB Microbiology PER-PAT 301 Sterile container CSF min 1ml 1 working day
Cerebrospinal fluid for Biochemistry
i) Glucose
58. Integrated PER-PAT 301 Sterile container CSF min 2ml 1 hour
i) Globulin
iii) Protein
59. Cerebrospinal fluid C&S Microbiology PER-PAT 301 Sterile Plain container CSF min 1ml 2-3 days LIST OF TESTS
Cerebrospinal fluid FEME
i) Gram Stain
60. ii) Cell Count Microbiology PER-PAT 301 Sterile container CSF min 2ml 1 hour
iii) Latex Agglutination Test
iv) India Ink
Sterile container CSF 2ml
61. Cryptococcal Antigen Serology PER-PAT 301 3 days
Plain tube Blood 3.5ml
62. D-Dimer Integrated PER-PAT 301 Trisodium citrate Blood 2.7ml 4 hours
63. Dengue Rapid Test, Antigen Serology PER-PAT 301 Plain tube Blood 3.5ml 1-4 hours To consult Clinical
64. Dengue Rapid Test, Antibody Serology PER-PAT 301 Plain tube Blood 3.5ml 1-4 hours Microbiologist
The frequency also
3-5 working
65. Dengue Serology Serology PER-PAT 301 Plain tube Blood 3.5ml depends on the
days
number of samples
Must provide sam-
66. Dialysate Biochemistry Chem. Patho. PER-PAT 301 Sterile container Body fluid 5ml 5 working days pling time on form
and container.
For paeds patient,
Universal sterile 4hrs (Routine)
67. Dipstick, urine Integrated PER-PAT 301 Random urine 10ml minimum of 5ml is
container 45 min (STAT)
required
Drug of Abuse, urine Screening : 3
i) Screening Universal sterile working days
68. Drug Toxicology Lab PER(LAB).SS 301A Random urine 30ml
(Morphine, Cannabinoid & ATS) container Confirmation :
ii) Confirmation (Morphine & Cannabinoid) 8 working days
Stuart transport
69. Ear swab C&S Microbiology PER-PAT 301 Pus N/A 2-3 days
media
Attest Biological
70. Efficiency testing on autoclave (Attest) Microbiology PER-PAT 301 Attest N/A 2 days
Indicator
Do not send sam-
71. Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR) Integrated PER-PAT 301 EDTA tube Blood 2ml 4 hours ples after 4:30pm
and weekend/PH
Must provide age
72. Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate (eGFR) Integrated PER-PAT 301 Plain tube Blood 3 ml 4 hours
& sex.
10 working
73. Estradiol Chem. Patho. PER-PAT 301 Plain tube Blood 3ml
days
Stuart transport
74. Eye swab C&S Microbiology PER-PAT 301 Eye swab N/A 2-3 days
media
75. Factor IX Assay Haematology HAEM/JP/HTAA/01Ver.2 Trisodium citrate Blood 2.7ml x 2 tubes 2 weeks Tel : 2077
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