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Specimen Requirement

List of Specimen Bottles

Blood

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Heparin gel tube

(for general biochemistry tests but NOT for hsTnT)

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Paediatric heparin tube

Heparin (no gel) tube [green cap-black ring]

(for hsTnT ONLY)

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Clotted blood tube 
(Serum Sep Clot Activator tube)
[Clotted blood tube with gel]

 

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Paediatric clotted blood tube
(Serum Sep Clot Activator tube)
[Clotted blood tube with gel]

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Clotted blood tube 
(Serum Clot Activator tube)
[Plain clotted blood tube]

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Paediatric clotted blood tube
(Serum Clot Activator tube)
[Plain clotted blood tube]

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EDTA tube

Paediatric EDTA tube

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Fluoride tube

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Paediatric fluoride tube

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Special clotted blood tube for IGF-I
 (Adult patient)

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Special clotted blood tube for IGF-I
(Paediatric patient)

Special EDTA tube for trace elements

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Special EDTA tubes for trace elements
(Paediatric patient)

Special EDTA tube for RBC zinc

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Special EDTA tubes for RBC zinc
(Paediatric patient)


Special clotted blood tube for trace elements (Copper, Zinc, Selenium)

Special clotted blood tube for aluminium

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1 mL or 3 mL Balanced heparin syringe (for arterial / venous blood gases or ionised calcium)

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Special clotted blood tube for cryoglobulin
(Thermos flask is filled with warm sand and contains a pre-warmed syringe, a special clotted blood tube and an instruction sheet.)


Urine

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Plain urine bottle
(for spot urine tests)

Special acid wash bottle for trace elements
(for urine or fluid collection)

Special acid urine bottle
(for catecholamine and vanillylmandelic acid tests in paediatric patients)

* Do not discard the acid preservatives inside the bottle!

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Special urine bottle for 24-hour Urine Steroid Profile test

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U1 bottle

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U2 bottle

*Do not discard the acid preservatives inside the bottle!

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U3 bottle

*Do not discard the acid preservatives inside the bottle!

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U4 bottle

*Do not discard the powder inside the bottle!

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U6 bottle
Special acid wash bottle for trace elements
(for 24-hour urine collection)

Others

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Plain bottle for fluid / faeces / stones

Plain CSF bottle

Special plain bottle for fluid Adenosine Deaminase (ADA) test
(for CSF / pericardial / peritoneal / pleural fluid collection)

Special acid wash bottle for trace elements
(for urine or fluid collection)

Special CSF collection tubes for CSF Neurotransmitters test
(Thermo-flask with ice blocks in 4 °C and pre-labelled CSF collection tubes)

 



17a-Hydroxyprogesterone (17OHP), Serum
25-Hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD), Serum
5-Hydroxyindole Acetic Acid (5-HIAA), Urine
Acetaminophen (Panadol), Serum
Active Vitamin B12 (Active B12), Serum
Adrenocorticotropic Hormone (ACTH), Plasma
δ-Aminolevulinic Acid (ALA), Urine

Aldosterone, Plasma / Urine
a-Foetal-Protein (AFP), Serum
Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT / GPT), Plasma / Fluid
Albumin, Plasma / Fluid

Albumin, Urine 

Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Isoenzymes Electrophoresis, Serum

Alkaline Phosphatase, Total (ALP), Plasma / Fluid

Allergen-Specific IgE, Serum

Aluminium (Al), Serum

a1-Antitrypsin, Plasma 
Amino Acids Quantitation, Plasma / Urine / CSF

Ammonia (NH3), Plasma
Amylase, Plasma / Urine / Fluid
Androgen Profile, Serum 

Androstenedione, Serum
Anti-Thyroglobulin Antibody (ATGA), Serum
Anti-Thyroid Peroxidase (TPO) Antibody, Serum
Arsenic (As), Urine

Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST / GOT), Plasma / Fluid

Aspirin (Salicylate), Serum

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Bilirubin, Direct, Plasma
Bilirubin, Total, Plasma / Fluid

Biotinidase, Serum

ß-Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (Intact + ß-Subunit), Serum

ß-Hydroxybutyrate (ß-OHB), Plasma 

ß2 Microglobulin (ß2M), Serum
Blood pH, Blood Gas (PO2, PCO2), Bicarbonate, Whole Blood

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C-Peptide, Serum

C-Reactive Protein (CRP), Plasma

CA 125, Serum

CA 15-3, Serum

CA 19-9, Serum

Caeruloplasmin, Plasma

Cadmium (Cd), Whole Blood / Urine

Calcium, Ionised (iCa), Whole Blood

Calcium, Total (Ca), Plasma / Urine / Fluid
Calcitonin, Serum 

Carnitine, Free, Serum
Carbamazepine (Tegretol), Plasma
Carboxyhaemoglobin Fraction (COHb), Whole Blood
Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA), Serum
Cardiac Troponin T (cTnT), Plasma

Catecholamines, Urine

Certican (Everolimus), Whole Blood

Chloride (Cl), Plasma / Urine / Fluid

Cholesterol, Total (TC), Plasma / Fluid
Cholesterol, HDL (HDL-C), Plasma

Cholesterol, LDL (LDL-C), Plasma

Cholinesterase (Pseudocholinesterase), Serum 

Chromium (Cr), Whole Blood / Urine 

Cobalt (Co), Whole Blood / Urine

Complement C3c (C3), Plasma
Complement C4 (C4), Plasma

Comprehensive Drug Screening, Urine 
Copper (Cu), Serum / Urine

Cortisol, Serum

Cortisol, Urine
Creatinine, Plasma / Urine / Fluid
Creatine Kinase (CK), Plasma / Fluid 

Cryoglobulin, Serum

Cyanide, Urine / Whole Blood

Cyclosporin A, Whole Blood

 

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Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulphate (DHEA-SO4), Serum

Digoxin (DGXN), Serum

Dilantin (Phenytoin), Plasma

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Epilim (Valproic Acid), Plasma

Estradiol (E2), Serum
Ethanol (Ethyl Alcohol), Serum

Everolimus (Certican), Whole Blood

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Ferritin, Serum

FK506 (Tacrolimus), Whole Blood  
Folate, Serum
Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH), Serum

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Gamma Glutamyl Transferase (GGT), Plasma 
Genetic Tests
Glucose, Plasma / CSF / Fluid
Glucose / Ketone, Screening, Urine
Glycosaminoglycan (GAG), Urine
Growth Hormone (GH), Serum

Guanidinoacetic Acid and Creatine, Plasma / Urine

 

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Haptoglobin, Plasma
Haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), Whole Blood

 

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Immunofixation Electrophoresis, Serum / Urine
Immunoglobulin A (IgA, Total), Serum  
Immunoglobulin E (IgE, Allergen-Specific), Serum

Immunoglobulin E (IgE, Total), Serum
Immunoglobulin G (IgG, Total), Serum
Immunoglobulin M (IgM, Total), Serum
Insulin, Serum
Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1 (IGF-1), Serum 
Ionised Calcium (iCa), Whole Blood
Iron (Fe), Plasma

Isopropanol, Serum

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Lactate, Plasma / CSF

Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH), Plasma / Fluid

Lead (Pb), Whole Blood / Urine

Lithium (Li), Serum

Luminal (Phenobarbital), Plasma

Luteinising Hormone (LH), Serum

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Magnesium (Mg), Plasma / Urine

Manganese (Mn), Whole Blood

Mercury (Hg), Whole Blood / Urine
Metabolic Screening, Plasma / Urine
Metanephrines, Free, Urine

Methanol, Serum

Methaemoglobin Fraction (FMetHb), Whole blood 
Methotrexate (MTx), Serum

Molecular Diagnostics Tests

Mycophenolic Acid Total, Plasma

 

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Occult Blood, Faeces

Osmolality, Serum / Urine / Fluid
Oxalate, Urine
Organic Acids, Urine

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Panadol (Acetaminophen), Serum

Paraquat, Urine
Parathyroid Hormone, Intact (PTH), Plasma
Phenobarbital (Luminal), Plasma
Phenytoin (Dilantin), Plasma
Phosphate (PO4), Plasma / Urine / Fluid
pH, Pleural Fluid

pH, Urine

Porphobilinogen (PBG), Urine

Porphyrin, Urine

Potassium (K), Plasma / Urine / Fluid
Progesterone, Serum
Prolactin, Serum
Prostate Specific Antigen, Total (PSA), Serum 
Protein Electrophoresis, Serum / Urine
Protein, Total, Plasma / Fluid

Protein, Total, Urine / CSF

Pseudocholinesterase (Cholinesterase), Serum

 

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Rapamycin (Sirolimus), Whole Blood

Reducing Substances, Urine
Renin Activity, Plasma

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Salicylate (Aspirin), Serum

Selenium (Se), Serum

Sex Hormone Binding Globulin (SHBG), Serum

Sodium (Na), Plasma / Urine / Fluid
Sirolimus (Rapamycin), Whole Blood

 

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Tacrolimus (FK506), Whole Blood
T3, Free (FT3), Serum

T4, Free (FT4), Serum

Tegretol (Carbamazepine), Plasma
Testosterone (for Female), Serum

Testosterone (for Male), Serum

Theophylline (Theodur), Plasma

Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH), Serum
Thyroglobulin (Tg), Serum
Total Iron Binding Capacity (TIBC), Plasma

TMP / GFR, Plasma / Urine
Transferrin Isoforms by Mass Spectrometry, Serum / Nasal or Ear Discharge

Tricyclic Anti-Depressants (TCA), Serum

Triglycerides (TG), Plasma / Fluid
Troponin T (cTnT), Plasma

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Urea (BUN), Plasma / Urine / Fluid 
Uric Acid (Urate), Plasma / Urine / Fluid
Urinary Calculi Analysis, Stone

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Valproic Acid (Epilim), Plasma
Vanillylmandelic Acid (VMA), Urine

Very Long-Chain Fatty Acids (VLCFA), Serum
Active Vitamin B12 (Active B12), Serum

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Zinc (Zn), Serum / Urine

Zinc, Red Blood Cell (RBC Zn), Whole Blood

 

 


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