| Test | Method | Reporting Time | Sample type | S.Vol/(ml) | Storage | Transport | Preparation before sampling | Reject | Bilirubin | Hemolysis | Lipemia | Storage conditions after test performance |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 17 OH - Progesterone | Elisa | 3 Days later | ||||||||||
| 2ME | Tube Agglutination | 2 Days Later | ||||||||||
| 5- Hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5HIAA) | Elisa | |||||||||||
| ACE | Photometric | 5 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Acetaminophen | HPLC | 7 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Acetylcholine receptor Ab | Elisa | 15 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Acid fast bacilli culture (BACTec) Mycobacterium Species diagnosis | MGIT BD Company | 2 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Acid Phosphatase (Prostatic) | Photometric | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Acid Phosphatase (total) | Photometric | Next Day | ||||||||||
| ACTH | CLIA | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Acylcarnitine profile | MS MS | 15 Days Later | ||||||||||
| ADA | Elisa | Next Day | ||||||||||
| ADH (antidiuretic hormone) | Elisa | As requested | ||||||||||
| Adiponectin | Elisa | 15 Days Later | ||||||||||
| AFB Smear | Staining | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Albumin | Photometric | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Aldolase | Photometric | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Aldosterone | Elisa | 3 Days later | ||||||||||
| Alkaline Phosphatase | Photometric | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Allergens (Alex) | Immunoblot | 5 days later | ||||||||||
| Alpha 1 Anti Trypsin | Calorimetric | 5 days later | ||||||||||
| Alpha fetoprotein | CLIA | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Amino acids chromatography | HPLC | 7 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Ammonia | Photometric | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Amphetamine & Methamphetamine | HPLC/Immunoblot | 10 days later | ||||||||||
| Amylase | Photometric | Next Day | ||||||||||
| ANA | Elisa/IF/Immunoblot | 2 Days Later | ||||||||||
| ANA profile | Elisa/IF/Immunoblot | 2 Days Later | ||||||||||
| ANCA | IF | 2 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Androstenedione | CLIA | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Anti A titer (Isohemagglutinin) | Tube Agglutination | 7 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Anti B titer (Isohemagglutinin) | Tube Agglutination | 7 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Anti B2 Glycoprotein Ab (IgG) | Elisa | 15 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Anti B2 Glycoprotein Ab (IgM) | Elisa | 15 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Anti Borrelia (IgG) | Elisa/IF | 10 days later | ||||||||||
| Anti Borrelia (IgM) | Elisa/IF | 7 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Anti Cardiolipin (IgG) | Elisa | 6 Days later | ||||||||||
| Anti Cardiolipin (IgM) | Elisa | 6 Days later | ||||||||||
| Anti CCP(cyclic citrullinated peptide) | CLIA/Elisa | 7 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Anti Centromere Ab (IgG) | CLIA/IF | 8 Days later | ||||||||||
| Anti Desmoglein I | Elisa | 3 Days later | ||||||||||
| Anti Desmoglein III | Elisa | 18 days later | ||||||||||
| Anti DGP Ab (IgA) (Deaminated Gliadin Peptide) | Elisa | 5 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Anti DGP Ab (IgG) (Deaminated Gliadin Peptide) | Elisa | 5 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Anti DNA | Elisa/IF | 3 Days later | ||||||||||
| Anti ds DNA | Elisa/IF | 3 Days later | ||||||||||
| Anti Endomesial Ab (IgA) | IF | 7 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Anti Endomesial Ab (IgG) | IF | 7 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Anti GBM Ab | IF | 7 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Anti GM1(Each class) | Elisa | 20 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Anti HCV | CLIA | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Anti HEV | Elisa | 7 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Anti Histon | CLIA/IF/Elisa | 2 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Anti jo- 1 Ab | CLIA/IF/Elisa | 2 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Anti Leptospira Ab (IgG) | Elisa | 15 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Anti Leptospira Ab (IgM) | Elisa | 15 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Anti Listeria (IgG) | IF | 7 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Anti Listeria (IgM) | IF | 7 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Anti MCV | Elisa | 7 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Anti MOG Ab (Anti Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein) | IF | 7 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Anti Mullerian hormone (AMH) | Elisa | 7 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Anti Musk Ab | Elisa | 7 days later | ||||||||||
| Anti NMDA receptor (N-Methyl D- Aspartate) | IF | 7 days later | ||||||||||
| Anti Pemphigus Ab (IgG) | IF | 15 days later | ||||||||||
| Anti Pemphigus Ab (IgG) (Neoplastic) | IF | 15 days later | ||||||||||
| Anti phospholipase A2 receptor Ab | IF | 15 days later | ||||||||||
| Anti Phospholipid Ab (IgG) | Elisa/CLIA | 5 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Anti Phospholipid Ab (IgM) | Elisa/CLIA | 5 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Anti PLA2 Ab | Elisa | 10 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Anti platelet | IF | 7 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Anti Pneumonia | Elisa | 15 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Anti PR3 (CANCA) | Elisa | 7 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Anti RNP Ab | CLIA/IF | 10 days later | ||||||||||
| Anti SCL- 70 Ab (Topoisomerase) | CLIA/IF | 7 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Anti SLA (Soluble Liver Ag) | Elisa | 30 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Anti Smith Ab | Elisa | 10 days later | ||||||||||
| Anti smooth muscle Ab (ASMA) | IF | 10 days later | ||||||||||
| Anti Sperm Ab | Staining | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Anti SSA (Ro) Ab | CLIA/IF/Elisa | 7 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Anti SSB (La)Ab | CLIA/IF/Elisa | 7 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Anti T.B Ab (IgA) | Elisa | 15 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Anti T.B Ab (IgM) | Elisa | 15 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Anti Tb | Elisa | 15 Days Later | ||||||||||
| anti TB Ab (IgG) | Elisa | 15 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Anti Thrombin III | Coagulation | 7 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Anti Thyroglobulin Ab | CLIA | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Anti TSH receptor | Elisa | 7 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Anti Aquaporin 4 (NMO IgG) | IF | 7 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Anti-dsDNA (IF) | IF | 7 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Anti-GAD Ab | Elisa | 10 days later | ||||||||||
| Anti-Gliadin Ab (IgA) | Elisa | 7 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Anti-Gliadin Ab (IgG) | Elisa | 7 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Anti-HBc II | CLIA | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Anti-histone Ab | Elisa | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Anti-Insulin Ab | Elisa | 15 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Anti-Intrinsic Factor Antibodies | Elisa | 15 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Anti-Islet cell Ab | IF | 15 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Anti-MAG | IF | 14 days Later | ||||||||||
| Anti-mitochondrial Ab (AMA) | Elisa | 7 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Anti-Muscle Specific Kinase | Elisa | as requested, | ||||||||||
| Anti-Myelin | Elisa | 14 days Later | ||||||||||
| Anti-Optic nerve | Elisa | 7 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Anti-Parietal cells Antibodies | Elisa | 7 Days Later | ||||||||||
| APCA | Flow cytometry | 7 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Apolipoprotein A1 | Photometric | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Apolipoprotein B | Photometric | Next Day | ||||||||||
| APTT | Coagulation | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Arsenic | Atomic Absorption | as requested, | ||||||||||
| ASCA (IgA) | Elisa | 7 Days Later | ||||||||||
| ASCA (IgG) | Elisa | 7 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Ascites Fluid Culture & Susceptibility | Traditional & Automation (BD Company) | At least 2 ,5 days later | ||||||||||
| Aspergillus Ab (IgG) | Immunoblot | 15 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Aspergillus Ab (IgM) | Immunoblot | 15 Days Later | ||||||||||
| B HCG Titer | CLIA | Next Day | ||||||||||
| B2 microglobuline | CLIA | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Barbiturate | HPLC | 10 days later | ||||||||||
| Bence Jones | Calorimetric | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Benzodiazepine | HPLC | 10 days later | ||||||||||
| Beta 2 Micro globulin | CLIA | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Beta 2 Micro globulin | CLIA | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Beta Cross Laps (CTX) | ECLA | 20 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Beta-HCG | CLIA | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Bilirubin | Photometric | Next Day | ||||||||||
| BK Smear | Staining | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Bleeding Time | Coagulation | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Blood Amino Acid Chromatography | HPLC | 10 days later | ||||||||||
| Blood Culture & Susceptibility | Traditional & Automation (BD Company) | At least 2 ,5 days later | ||||||||||
| Blood Gas | Optical Fluorescence | Same Day | ||||||||||
| Bone marrow aspiration Culture & Susceptibility | Traditional & Automation (BD Company) | At least 2 ,5 days later | ||||||||||
| Bone marrow biopsy Culture & Susceptibility | Traditional & Automation (BD Company) | At least 2 ,5 days later | ||||||||||
| Borrelia Burgdorferi Ab (IgG)-(Lyme di.) | Elisa | 10 days later | ||||||||||
| Borrelia Burgdorferi Ab (IgM)-(Lyme di.) | Elisa | 10 days later | ||||||||||
| Breast discharge Culture & Susceptibility | Traditional & Automation (BD Company) | At least 2 ,5 days later | ||||||||||
| Breast Discharge Direct smear | Staining | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Bronchia discharge Culture & Susceptibility | Traditional & Automation (BD Company) | At least 2 ,5 days later | ||||||||||
| Brucella Ab (IgG) | Elisa | 7 Days later | ||||||||||
| Brucella Ab (IgM) | Elisa | 7 Days later | ||||||||||
| Brucella Culture & Susceptibility | Traditional & Automation (BD Company) | At least 2 ,5 days later | ||||||||||
| BUN | Photometric | Next Day | ||||||||||
| C. difficil Antigen in stool | Elisa | Next Day | ||||||||||
| C1 Inhibitor | Elisa | 7 days later | ||||||||||
| C1q | Elisa | 7 days later | ||||||||||
| C3 | Photometric | Next Day | ||||||||||
| C4 | Photometric | Next Day | ||||||||||
| CA 125 | CLIA | Next Day | ||||||||||
| CA 15-3 | CLIA | Next Day | ||||||||||
| CA 19-9 | CLIA | Next Day | ||||||||||
| CA 242 | Elisa | 15 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Ca++ | ISE | Same Day | ||||||||||
| CA-242 | CLIA | 15 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Cadmium | Atomic Absorption | 20 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Calcitonin | CLIA | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Calcium | Photometric | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Calcium | Photometric | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Calprotectin (Stool) | Elisa | Same Day | ||||||||||
| Carbamazepine | CLIA | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Catecholamines | Elisa | 3 Days later | ||||||||||
| CD Markers | Flow cytometry | 5 Days Later | ||||||||||
| CEA | CLIA | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Cell Blood count (CBC) | Flow cytometry | Same Day | ||||||||||
| Cerebro spinal fluid (CSF) Culture & Susceptibility | Traditional & Automation (BD Company) | At least 2 ,5 days later | ||||||||||
| Ceruloplasmin | Photometric | Next Day | ||||||||||
| CH50 | Elisa | 7 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Chlamydia trachomatis (IgA) | Elisa | 7 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Chlamydia trachomatis (IgG) | Elisa | 7 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Chlamydia trachomatis (IgM) | Elisa | 7 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Chloride | Calorimetric | Same Day | ||||||||||
| Cholesterol | Photometric | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Cholinesterase | Elisa | 2 Days Later | ||||||||||
| CIC (Circulating Immune Complex) | Elisa | 7 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Citrate | Photometric | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Clostridium difficile toxins (A & B) | Elisa | 3 Days later | ||||||||||
| Clotting Time | Coagulation | Same Day | ||||||||||
| CMV Ab (IgG) | CLIA | Next Day | ||||||||||
| CMV Ab (IgG)- avidity | CLIA | Next Day | ||||||||||
| CMV Ab (IgM) | CLIA | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Cocaine | HPLC | 10 days later | ||||||||||
| Combined Test | CLIA | 3 Days later | ||||||||||
| Coombs (direct) | Tube Agglutination | 2 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Coombs Wright | Tube Agglutination | 2 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Coombs (Indirect) | Tube Agglutination | 2 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Copper | Photometric | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Cortisol | CLIA | Next Day | ||||||||||
| C-Peptide | CLIA | Next Day | ||||||||||
| CPK | Photometric | Next Day | ||||||||||
| CPKMB | Photometric | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Creatinine | Photometric | Next Day | ||||||||||
| CRP high sensitive | Photometric | Next Day | ||||||||||
| CRP titer | Photometric | Same Day | ||||||||||
| Cryoglobulin | Precipitation | 7 Days Later | ||||||||||
| CSF Direct Smear & Culture | Staining | 2 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Cu | Photometric/Atomic | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Cyclosporine | CLIA | Same Day | ||||||||||
| Cyst Fluid Culture & Susceptibility | Traditional & Automation (BD Company) | At least 2 ,5 days later | ||||||||||
| Cystatin C | Photometric | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Cystine | Photometric | Next Day | ||||||||||
| D Dimer | Coagulation | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Depakene (valproic) | HPLC | 10 days later | ||||||||||
| DHEA | CLIA | Next Day | ||||||||||
| DHEA-SO4 | CLIA | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Digoxin Level | CLIA | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Dihydroergotamine (DHR) | Flow cytometry | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Dihydrotestosterone (DHT) | Elisa | 3 Days later | ||||||||||
| Diphtheria Ab (IgG) | Elisa | 15 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Direct Coombs | Tube Agglutination | Same Day | ||||||||||
| Dopamine | Elisa | 20 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Double Negative TCR | Flow cytometry | 5 Days later | ||||||||||
| DPPX | IF | 3 Days later | ||||||||||
| Dysmorphic RBC | Phase contrast microscope | Same day | ||||||||||
| Ear swab Culture & Susceptibility | Traditional & Automation (BD Company) | At least 2 ,5 days later | ||||||||||
| EBV (VCA) IgM | CLIA | Next Day | ||||||||||
| EBV(VCA) IgG | CLIA | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Electrophoresis (CSF) | Capillary | 2 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Encephalitis Panel | IF | 7 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Entamoeba histolytica Ab (IgG) | Elisa | 15 days later | ||||||||||
| Epinephrine | Elisa | 15 days later | ||||||||||
| Erythropoietin | CLIA | 11 days later | ||||||||||
| ESR | western green | Same Day | ||||||||||
| Estradiol | CLIA | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Ethanol | HPLC | 15 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Ethosuximide level | HPLC | 15 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Extractable Nuclear Antigen (ENA) | CLIA | 2 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Eye (conjunctival) swab Culture & Susceptibility | Traditional & Automation (BD Company) | At least 2 ,5 days later | ||||||||||
| F ANA | IF | 7 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Factor II | Coagulation | 7 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Factor V | Coagulation | 7 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Factor V Leiden (APCR) | Coagulation | 7 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Factor X | Coagulation | 2 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Factor XII | Coagulation | 5 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Factor XIII | Coagulation | 7 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Factor XIII quantitative | Coagulation | 7 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Fasciola Ab (IgG) | Elisa | 20 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Fasting Blood Sugar | Photometric | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Female genital tract (Cervix, Urethra/ vagina) Culture & Susceptibility | Traditional & Automation (BD Company) | At least 2 ,5 days later | ||||||||||
| Ferritin | CLIA | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Fibrin degradation product | Coagulation | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Fibrinogen | Coagulation | Next Day | ||||||||||
| FIT | Chromatography | Same Day | ||||||||||
| Fluid Analysis | Same Day | |||||||||||
| Folic Acid | CLIA | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Free Androgen Index | Calculation | Same Day | ||||||||||
| Free BHCG | CLIA | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Free Cortisol | CLIA | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Free Estriol | CLIA | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Free kappa | Capillary | 7 Days Later | ||||||||||
| free lambda | Capillary | 7 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Free PSA | CLIA | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Free T3 | CLIA | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Free T4 | CLIA | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Free Testosterone | Elisa | 3 Days later | ||||||||||
| FSH | CLIA | Next Day | ||||||||||
| FTA Ab | CLIA | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Fungi Culture & Susceptibility | Traditional & Automation (BD Company) | At least 2 ,5 days later | ||||||||||
| Fungi Direct smear | Gram, Gimsa Staining | 2 Days Later | ||||||||||
| G6PD | Chemical | Same Day | ||||||||||
| Gabapentin | HPLC | 20 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Galactomannan Ag | Elisa | 15 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Gamma GT | Photometric | Same day | ||||||||||
| Gangliozide Ab panel | Immunoblot | 15 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Gastric Juice Culture & Susceptibility | Traditional & Automation (BD Company) | At least 2 ,5 days later | ||||||||||
| Gastrin | Elisa | 3 Days later | ||||||||||
| GCT (glucose challenge test) | Photometric | Next Day | ||||||||||
| GH | CLIA | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Giardia Ag stool | Elisa | Next Day | ||||||||||
| GTT (glucose tolerance test) | Photometric | Next Day | ||||||||||
| H. Pylori (IgA) | Elisa | 7 Days Later | ||||||||||
| H. pylori Ag (stool) | Elisa | Same Day | ||||||||||
| H. pylori culture | Traditional & Automation (BD Company) | At least 2 ,5 days later | ||||||||||
| H. Pylori IgG | Elisa | 3 Days later | ||||||||||
| H. pylori IgM | Elisa | 3 Days later | ||||||||||
| H.D.L Cholesterol | Photometric | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Hams Test | Hemolysis | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Haptoglobin | Calorimetric | 2 Days Later | ||||||||||
| HAV Ab (IgG) | CLIA | Next Day | ||||||||||
| HAV Ab (IgM) | CLIA | Next Day | ||||||||||
| HAV Total | Elisa | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Hb A1C | Capillary | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Hb A2 | Capillary | Same Day | ||||||||||
| Hb. Electrophoresis | Capillary | 3 Days later | ||||||||||
| Hb. F (Chemical method) | Capillary | Same Day | ||||||||||
| Hb.S | Capillary | Same Day | ||||||||||
| HBc Ab (IgM) | CLIA | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Hbe Ab | CLIA | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Hbe Ag | CLIA | Next Day | ||||||||||
| HBS-Ab | CLIA | Next Day | ||||||||||
| HBS-Ag | CLIA | Next Day | ||||||||||
| HDV Ab | Elisa | 10 days later | ||||||||||
| HE4 | CLIA | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Hemosiderin urine 24/hr | Calorimetric | as requested, | ||||||||||
| Hg (Mercury) | Atomic Absorption | 7 Days Later | ||||||||||
| HIV Ag/Ab Combo | CLIA | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Homa IR | Calculation | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Homocysteine | CLIA | Next Day | ||||||||||
| HSV Ab (IgG) | Elisa | 7 Days Later | ||||||||||
| HSV Ab (IgM) | Elisa | 10 days later | ||||||||||
| HTLV Ab (1+2) | CLIA | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Hydatid Ab (IgG) | Elisa | 10 days later | ||||||||||
| Hydatid Ab (IgM) | Elisa | 10 days later | ||||||||||
| IGF BP-3 | CLIA | Next Day | ||||||||||
| IGF-1 | CLIA | 2 Days Later | ||||||||||
| IgG CSF | Capillary | 20 Days Later | ||||||||||
| IGRA (QuantiFERON) | Elisa | 15 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Immunofixation | Capillary | 7 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Immunoglobulin A | Photometric | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Immunoglobulin G | Photometric | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Immunoglobulin G- 1 | Photometric | 12 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Immunoglobulin G- 2 | photometric | 12 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Immunoglobulin G- 3 | photometric | 12 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Immunoglobulin G- 4 | Photometric | 15 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Immunoglobulin M | Photometric | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Indirect Coombs | Tube Agglutination | 2 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Inhibin A | Elisa | 3 Days later | ||||||||||
| Inhibin B | Elisa | 10 days later | ||||||||||
| Insulin | CLIA | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Interleukin 6 | CLIA | Next Day | ||||||||||
| intraocular fluid Culture & Susceptibility | Traditional & Automation (BD Company) | At least 2 ,5 days later | ||||||||||
| Iron | Photometric | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Islet cell Ab | IF | 15 Days Later | ||||||||||
| L.D.L Cholesterol | Photometric | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Lactate | Photometric | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Lactoferrin stool | Elisa | 12 Days Later | ||||||||||
| LAD I, II, III | Flow cytometry | 5 Days later | ||||||||||
| lambda Chain | Capillary | 7 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Lamotrigine | HPLC | 15 Days Later | ||||||||||
| LDH | Photometric | Next Day | ||||||||||
| LDL cholesterol | Photometric | Next Day | ||||||||||
| LE. Cell | Staining | Same Day | ||||||||||
| Leishman body | Staining | 4 Days later | ||||||||||
| Leishman body direct smear | Staining | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Leptin | Elisa | 10 days later | ||||||||||
| Leukocytospermia Testing | Staining | Same Day | ||||||||||
| levetiracetam (Keppra) level | HPLC | 10 days later | ||||||||||
| LH | CLIA | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Lipase | Photometric | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Lippo protein electrophorese | Capillary | 10 days later | ||||||||||
| Lithium | ISE | 2 Days Later | ||||||||||
| LKM Ab | Elisa | 7 Days Later | ||||||||||
| LTT (PHA, bcg, Candida) | Flow cytometry | 3 Days later | ||||||||||
| Lupus (IgM) | Coagulation | 10 days later | ||||||||||
| Lupus anti coagulant (DRVVT & APTT- LA) | coagulation | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Lupus IgG | Coagulation | 3 Days later | ||||||||||
| M2PK | Elisa | 10 days later | ||||||||||
| Macroprolactin | CLIA | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Magnesium | Photometric | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Malaria parasite | Staining | Same Day | ||||||||||
| Manganese | Atomic Absorption | 10 days later | ||||||||||
| Marijuana | HPLC | 10 days later | ||||||||||
| Measles IgG | Elisa | 10 days later | ||||||||||
| Metanephrine | Elisa | 15 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Metha Amphetamine | HPLC | 10 days later | ||||||||||
| Methadone | HPLC | 10 days later | ||||||||||
| Methylmalonic acid (MMA) | LC-Ms | Same day | ||||||||||
| Micro Albumin | Photometric | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Mixing Test | Coagulation | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Mono test | Agglutination | Same Day | ||||||||||
| Morphine | HPLC | 10 days later | ||||||||||
| MSUD (DNPH) | Chemical | 5 days later | ||||||||||
| Mucopolysaccharides (MPS) | Chemical | 20 days later | ||||||||||
| Multi Drug 10 test | TLC | Same Day | ||||||||||
| Multi drug 3 tests | TLC | Same Day | ||||||||||
| Multi Drug 5 Test | TLC | Same Day | ||||||||||
| Mumps Ab (IgG) | Elisa | 7 days later | ||||||||||
| Mumps Ab (IgM) | Elisa | 7 days later | ||||||||||
| Mycobacterium Direct smear | Staining | 2 days later | ||||||||||
| Mycoplasma p. Ab (IgG) | Elisa | 7 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Mycoplasma p. Ab (IgM) | Elisa | 7 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Mycoplasma Pneumonia Ab (IgG) | Elisa | 7 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Mycoplasma Pneumonia Ab (IgM) | Elisa | Next day | ||||||||||
| Myositis Ab panel | Immunoblot | 15 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Na | Calorimetric | Same Day | ||||||||||
| Nasal dis, Culture & Susceptibility | Traditional & Automation (BD Company) | At least 2 ,5 days later | ||||||||||
| Nasal Discharge Direct Smear | Staining | Next Day | ||||||||||
| NBT | 10 days later | |||||||||||
| NGAL | CLIA | Next Day | ||||||||||
| NK Cell immunophenotyping | Flow cytometry | 5 Days later | ||||||||||
| NMDA (Anti-Glutamate Receptor) | IF | 3 Days later | ||||||||||
| NMO-G Ab | IF | 7 Days Later | ||||||||||
| NMP-22 | Immunochem. | 10 days later | ||||||||||
| Noradrenaline (Norepinephrine) | Elisa | 10 days later | ||||||||||
| Normetanephrine | Elisa | 15 Days Later | ||||||||||
| NSE (Neuron Specific Enolase) | CLIA | 10 days later | ||||||||||
| Occult Blood | Mayer | Same Day | ||||||||||
| Oligoclonal bands | Capillary | 20 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Opium (HPLC) | HPLC | 10 days later | ||||||||||
| Organic acid profile | GC-Ms | 30 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Osmatic Fragility | Hemolysis | Same Day | ||||||||||
| Osmolality | S: calculation U: Refractometer | 2 days later | ||||||||||
| Osteocalcin | CLIA | 7 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Oxalate | Photometric | Next Day | ||||||||||
| P.ANCA (MPO) | Elisa | 4 Days later | ||||||||||
| Panel reactive Ab | Flow cytometry | 10 days later | ||||||||||
| Pap smear (cytology) | Bethesda | Same day | ||||||||||
| PAPP-A | CLIA | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Parvovirus B19 Ab (IgG) | Elisa | 15 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Parvovirus B19 Ab (IgM) | Elisa | 15 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Paul Bunnell | Agglutination | 2 days later | ||||||||||
| Pb (Lead) | Atomic Absorption | 5 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Pericardial fluid Culture & Susceptibility | Traditional & Automation (BD Company) | At least 2 ,5 days later | ||||||||||
| Peripheral Blood smear (PBS) | Staining | Same Day | ||||||||||
| Peritoneal Fluid Culture & Susceptibility | Traditional & Automation (BD Company) | At least 2 ,5 days later | ||||||||||
| Phenobarbital | CLIA | Same Day | ||||||||||
| Phenylalanine | HPLC | 7 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Phenytoin | CLIA | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Phosphorus | Photometric | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Phosphorus | Photometric | Next Day | ||||||||||
| PKU | Photometric | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Pleural fluid Culture & Susceptibility | Traditional & Automation (BD Company) | At least 2 ,5 days later | ||||||||||
| Porphyrins | HPLC | 15 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Post Nasal discharge Culture & Susceptibility | Traditional & Automation (BD Company) | At least 2 ,5 days later | ||||||||||
| Post-Ejaculatory Urinalysis | Wet Smear | Same Day | ||||||||||
| Potassium | ISE | Same Day | ||||||||||
| PRA (Plasma renin activity) | Elisa | 10 days later | ||||||||||
| Primidone | HPLC | 10 days later | ||||||||||
| Pro BNP | CLIA | Same Day | ||||||||||
| Procalcitonin | Elisa | Same Day | ||||||||||
| Progesterone | CLIA | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Prolactin | CLIA | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Prostatic discharge Culture & Susceptibility | Traditional & Automation (BD Company) | At least 2 ,5 days later | ||||||||||
| Prostatic Discharge Direct Smear | Staining | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Protein | Photometric | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Protein C | Coagulation | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Protein Electrophoresis | Capillary | 5 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Protein S | Coagulation | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Protein Total | Photometric | Next Day | ||||||||||
| PSA | CLIA | Next Day | ||||||||||
| PT (prothrombin time) | Coagulation | Next Day | ||||||||||
| PTH | CLIA | Next day | ||||||||||
| PTH (1-84) | CLIA | Next day | ||||||||||
| Pus (wound) swab Culture & Susceptibility | Traditional & Automation (BD Company) | At least 2 ,5 days later | ||||||||||
| Pyruvate | Photometric | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Pyruvate kinase | Photometric | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Quad marker | CLIA | 3 Days later | ||||||||||
| R. F | Agglutination | Same Day | ||||||||||
| Reducing substance | Calorimetric | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Renin | Elisa | 7 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Reticulocyte | Staining | Same Day | ||||||||||
| RF (quantitative) | Photometric | 2 Days Later | ||||||||||
| ROMA | Calculation | 4 Days later | ||||||||||
| RPR | Agglutination | Same Day | ||||||||||
| Rubella Ab (IgG) | CLIA | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Rubella Ab (IgG) - avidity | CLIA | Next day | ||||||||||
| Rubella Ab (IgM) | CLIA | Next Day | ||||||||||
| SARS-CoV (IgG) | Elisa | 7 Days Later | ||||||||||
| SARS-CoV- IgM | Elisa | 7 Days Later | ||||||||||
| SARS-CoV-2 RBD | Elisa | 5 Days Later | ||||||||||
| SARS-COV-2 Neutralizing Ab IgG/IgA | Elisa | 10 days later | ||||||||||
| SARS-COV-2 spike (IgG) | Elisa | 10 days later | ||||||||||
| Scabies Direct Exams | Wet Smear | 3 Days later | ||||||||||
| Selenium | Atomic Absorption | 10 days later | ||||||||||
| Semen Analysis | Casa | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Semen culture | Traditional & Automation (BD Company) | At least 2 ,5 days later | ||||||||||
| Semen Direct Smear | Staining | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Sequential Screening | CLIA | 3 Days later | ||||||||||
| Serotonin | HPLC | 17 days Later | ||||||||||
| SGOT (AST) | Photometric | Next Day | ||||||||||
| SGPT (ALT) | Photometric | Next Day | ||||||||||
| SHBG | CLIA | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Sickle- Prep | Physical observe | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Sinus Drain discharge Culture & Susceptibility | Traditional & Automation (BD Company) | At least 2 ,5 days later | ||||||||||
| Sodium | ISE | Same Day | ||||||||||
| Sperm chromatin structure assay (SCSA) | Flow cytometry | Same Day | ||||||||||
| Sperm fine-needle aspiration (FNA) | Wet Smear | Same Day | ||||||||||
| Sperm Preparation | Wet Smear | Same Day | ||||||||||
| Sperm Viability | Staining | Same Day | ||||||||||
| Sputum Culture & Susceptibility | Traditional & Automation (BD Company) | At least 2 ,5 days later | ||||||||||
| Sputum For Eosinophilia | Acid Fast Staining | At least 2 ,5 days later | ||||||||||
| Stone analysis | Next day | |||||||||||
| Stool Culture & Susceptibility | Traditional & Automation (BD Company) | At least 2 ,5 days later | ||||||||||
| Stool Elastase | Elisa | 10 days later | ||||||||||
| Stool Examination | Formalin ether, Direct smear | Same Day | ||||||||||
| Stool Fat | Sudan black | 10 days later | ||||||||||
| Sucrose Hemolysis test | Physical observe | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Synovial Fluid Culture & Susceptibility | Traditional & Automation (BD Company) | At least 2 ,5 days later | ||||||||||
| Syphilis TP | CLIA | Next Day | ||||||||||
| T, B, NK | Flow cytometry | 5 Days later | ||||||||||
| T.I.B.C | Photometric | Next Day | ||||||||||
| T.S.H | CLIA | Next Day | ||||||||||
| T3 | CLIA | Next Day | ||||||||||
| T3 - Uptake | CLIA | Next Day | ||||||||||
| T4 | CLIA | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Tacrolimus level | CLIA | Next Day | ||||||||||
| TB Ab (IgG) | Elisa | 7 Days Later | ||||||||||
| TB Ab IgM | Elisa | 10 days later | ||||||||||
| Testosterone | CLIA | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Tetanus Ab IgG | Elisa | 15 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Theophylline | CLIA | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Throat Culture for Diphtheria | Traditional & Automation (BD Company) | At least 2 ,5 days later | ||||||||||
| Throat Smear (gram Stain) | Staining | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Throat swab Culture & Susceptibility | Traditional & Automation (BD Company) | At least 2 ,5 days later | ||||||||||
| Thrombin time | Coagulation | Same Day | ||||||||||
| Thyroglobulin | CLIA | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Thyroid peroxidase (TPO Ab) | CLIA | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Thyroid Receptor Ab | Elisa | 7 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Thyroxine binding globulin (TBG) | CLIA | 3 Days later | ||||||||||
| TIBC | Photometric | Same day | ||||||||||
| Tissue & Biopsy Culture & Susceptibility | Traditional & Automation (BD Company) | At least 2 ,5 days later | ||||||||||
| TNF-alfa | Elisa | 20 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Tonsillar Culture & Susceptibility | Traditional & Automation (BD Company) | At least 2 ,5 days later | ||||||||||
| Tonsillar Smear | Staining | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Topamax (Topiramate) | HPLC | 10 days later | ||||||||||
| Total IgE | CLIA | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Toxocara Ab (IgG) | Elisa | 15 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Toxoplasma Ab (IgG) | Elisa | 15 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Toxoplasma Ab (IgG) - avidity | CLIA | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Toxoplasma Ab IgG | CLIA | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Toxoplasma Ab IgM | CLIA | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Trachea Culture & Susceptibility | Traditional & Automation (BD Company) | At least 2 ,5 days later | ||||||||||
| Tramadol | HPLC | 10 days later | ||||||||||
| Transferrin | Photometric | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Transferrin saturation | Photometric | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Trichomonas | Traditional & Automation (BD Company) | At least 2 ,5 days later | ||||||||||
| Tricyclic antidepressants | HPLC | 10 days later | ||||||||||
| Triglycerides | Photometric | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Troponin I quantitative+ | CLIA | Next Day | ||||||||||
| TTG (IgA) | Elisa | 7 Days Later | ||||||||||
| TTG (IgG) | Elisa | 7 Days Later | ||||||||||
| TUNEL | Flow cytometry | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Tyrosine | HPLC | 7 Days Later | ||||||||||
| UBT | Carbon14 | 2 Days Later | ||||||||||
| UE3 | CLIA | 3 Days later | ||||||||||
| Urea | Photometric | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Urethral discharge Culture & Susceptibility | Traditional & Automation (BD Company) | At least 2 ,5 days later | ||||||||||
| Urethral discharge Culture & Susceptibility | Traditional & Automation (BD Company) | At least 2 ,5 days later | ||||||||||
| Uric Acid | Photometric | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Urine Analysis &culture | Same Day | |||||||||||
| Urine Culture & Susceptibility | Traditional & Automation (BD Company) | At least 2 days later | ||||||||||
| V.L.D.L Cholesterol | Photometric | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Vaginal Direct Smear | Staining | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Valproic Acid | CLIA | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Vancomycin | HPLC | 15 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Vitamin A | HPLC | 3 Days later | ||||||||||
| Vitamin B12 (cobalamin) | CLIA | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) | HPLC | as requested, | ||||||||||
| Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxal 5- Phosphate) | HPLC | 20 days later | ||||||||||
| Vitamin C | HPLC | 10 days later | ||||||||||
| Vitamin D (25OH) | CLIA | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Vitamin E | HPLC | 3 Days later | ||||||||||
| VMA (Vanillylmandelic acid) | Elisa | 4 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Von Willebrand | Elisa | 5 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Von Willebrand Ag | Coagulation | 5 Days Later | ||||||||||
| VZV Ab (IgG) | Elisa | 7 Days Later | ||||||||||
| VZV Ab (IgM) | Elisa | 7 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Widal agg. Test | Agglutination | Same Day | ||||||||||
| Wound Discharge Direct Smear | Staining | Next Day | ||||||||||
| Wright | Tube Agglutination | 2 Days Later | ||||||||||
| Zinc | Photometric | Next Day | ||||||||||
| T3 (15189) | CLIA | Next Day | S | 0.5 | 7 days at 2-8°c, 2 hours at -20°c | at 2-8˚c, -20˚c | Notice to hormonal/ treatment & gestation | Hemolysis,Lipemic, ictric | No effect Up to 200 mg/l bilirubin | No effect Up to 250 mg/dl hemoglobin | No effect Up to 1000 mg/dl Triglycerides | 7 days at -20 |
| T4 (15189) | CLIA | Next Day | S | 0.5 | 7 days at 2-8°c, 2 hours at -20°c | at 2-8˚c, -20˚c | Notice to hormonal/ treatment & gestation | Hemolysis,Lipemic, ictric | No effect Up to 200 mg/l bilirubin | No effect Up to 500 mg/dl hemoglobin | No effect Up to 1000 mg/dl Triglycerides | 7 days at -20 |
| TSH (15189) | CLIA | Next Day | S,PE,PH | 0.5 | 48 hours at 2-8°c, 30 days at -20°c | at 2-8˚c, -20˚c | Notice to hormonal &chemotherapy Drugs | Hemolysis,Lipemic, ictric | No effect Up to 400 mg/l bilirubin | No effect Up to 500 mg/dl hemoglobin | No effect Up to 1000 mg/dl Triglycerides | 7 days at -20 |
| Ferritin (15189) | CLIA | Next Day | S,PE,PH | 0.5 | 48 hours at 2-8°c, 30 days at -20°c | at 2-8˚c, -20˚c | avoid using of iron 7 days prior to collection | Hemolysis,Lipemic, ictric | No effect Up to 400 mg/l bilirubin | No effect Up to 500 mg/dl hemoglobin | No effect Up to 1000 mg/dl Triglycerides | 7 days at -20 |
| Glucose (15189) | colorimetric | Next Day | S,PE,PH | 0.5 | 24 hours at 20-25°c, 7 days at4-8°c | at 2-8˚c, -20˚c | 8 hrs Fasting recommended | Hemolysis, ictric | No effect Up to 400 mg/l bilirubin | No effect Up to 190 mg/dl hemoglobin | No effect | 7 days at -20 |
| Urea (15189) | colorimetric | Next Day | S,PE | 0.5 | 1 years at -20°c, 7 days at4-25°c | at 2-8˚c, -20˚c | Patient's age and sex are required. | Hemolysis, ictric | No effect Up to 400 mg/l bilirubin | No effect Up to 200 mg/dl hemoglobin | No effect | 7 days at -20 |
| Uric Acid (15189) | colorimetric | Next Day | S,PE | 0.5 | 6 months at -20°c, 7 days at4-8° at20-25 °c 3 days | at 2-8˚c, -20˚c | Abstain using salicylates before few days. | Hemolysis, ictric | No effect Up to 40 mg/l bilirubin | No effect Up to 130 mg/dl hemoglobin | No effect | 7 days at -20 |
| Albumin (15189) | colorimetric | Next Day | S,PE | 0.5 | Not recommended | 7 days at -20 | ||||||
| SGPT (ALT) (15189) | colorimetric | Next Day | S,PE | 0.5 | Notice use hepatotoxic drugs | 7 days at -20 | ||||||
| Gamma.GT (15189) | colorimetric | Same day | S,PE | 0.5 | Fasting is recommended. Avoid using OCP | 7 days at -20 | ||||||
| Triglyceride (15189) | colorimetric | Next Day | S,PE | 0.5 | Fasting 12 hrs. Abstain using alcohol before 3 days. | 7 days at -20 | ||||||
| cholesterol (15189) | colorimetric | Next Day | S,PE | 0.5 | Fasting is recommended | 7 days at -20 | ||||||
| Hb.A1C (15189) | Cpilary | Next Day | S,PE | 0.5 | Not recommended | 7 days at 2-8°c | ||||||
| Urine culture (15189) | traditional | At least 2 days later | Urine | 10-20 | Storage of Isolates:Positive Urine Cultures: Short-Term Storage (1week): Store isolates at 2–8°C (refrigerator temperature) on appropriate media (e.g., agar ،T.slants). Long-Term Storage: For long-term storage, isolates can be frozen at -20°C or lower in cryopreservation media (e.g., glycerol broth) | <4 hours at RT-24 hours at 2-8°c | Avoid using antibiotic for 3 days before sample collection | Incorrect Labeling Improper Collection Insufficient Volume Contamination Use of Inappropriate Containers Specimen Leakage or Damage | Dispose of after retention period Notes Urine Can Storage at 2-8°c up to 24 hours |
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| Blood culture (15189) | automation | At least 2 ,5 days later | Blood | children 1-3 adults 8-12 ml perBottel | Store at room temperature (20–25°C). Do not refrigerate or incubate before processing -Process within 2–4 hours for automated systems. Storage of Isolates:Positive Blood Cultures: Short-Term Storage (1–2 weeks): Store isolates at 2–8°C (refrigerator temperature) on appropriate media (e.g., agar slants). Long-Term Storage: For long-term storage, isolates can be frozen at -70°C or lower in cryopreservation media (e.g., glycerol broth) | Use temperature-controlled transport conditions. <2 hours at RT | Not recommended | Do Not Incubate at 37°C Before Processing | Specimen Type Storage Condition Retention Period Notes Positive Cultures 2–8°C (short-term) or -70°C (long-term) Negative Cultures Dispose of after retention period |