| Chemical Pathology Services in PWH |
Communication ChannelsAvailable ServicesConsultation / Interpretation |
| General Enquiry: | Extension 2331 |
| Urgent Laboratory: | Extension 3353 |
| Duty Biochemist: | Extension 2685 (office hour)
or page through the operator (24 Hr) |
Please note that the laboratory
office hour is from 9:00 am to 5:48 pm Monday to Friday.
For urgent reporting of routine tests
such L/RFT, cTnT, glucose, please book with 'Urgent Chemical Pathology
Laboratory' at extension 3353. (See Information for Clinical Users - Procedure for Requesting Urgent Chemical Pathology Tests for detail.)
For tests not on the urgent test
list, please contact Duty Biochemist at extension 2685 or page via PWH Operator.
Addition of laboratory test call extension 3353 and invalidation of laboratory test call Duty Biochemist.
| Turn Around Time (TAT) | Specimen Bottle | Tests | |
| Routine service core laboratory service 2 | 4 hours 1 | Heparin tube (with Gel) |
RFT (sodium, potassium, urea, creatinine) LFT (total protein, albumin, total bilirubin, ALP, ALT) Chloride, calcium, phosphate, magnesium, uric acid Cholesterol (Total, HDL-C, LDL-C), triglycerides (TG) Amylase, CK, LDH, GGT Direct bilirubin C-reactive protein (CRP) Complement C3, complement C4, haptoglobin, alpha-1-antitrypsin Carbamazepine, phenobarbital, phenytoin, valproic acid, theophylline Ranson Score (AST, Ca, Cl, urea)
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| Heparin (NO Gel) tube | Troponin T (cTnT) | ||
| Fluoride tube | Glucose, lactate | ||
| Clotted blood tube (with Gel) | Osmolality | ||
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Plain urine bottle (spot urine) |
Osmolality, sodium, potassium, urea, creatinine | ||
| 1 - 2 hours | Heparinised syringe (whole blood) |
Blood gases [arterial / venous],
bicarbonate, Carboxyhaemoglobin fraction (FCOHb), Methaemoglobin fraction (FMetHb) |
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| Heparin tube (with Gel) | Beta-hydroxybutyrate | ||
| Balanced heparin syringe (whole blood) | Ionised calcium | ||
| Clotted blood tube (with Gel) |
Ethanol Salicylate Paracetamol |
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| Paediatric EDTA tube | Ammonia (NH3) | ||
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Fluoride tube (plasma / cerebrospinal fluid) |
Lactate | ||
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Plain CSF bottle Fluoride tube (cerebrospinal fluid) |
Total protein Glucose
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Contact Duty Biochemist for special arrangement of urgent test 2 (authorisation code required*)
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Clotted blood tube (with Gel) |
Cholinesterase* |
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Clotted blood tube (NO Gel) |
Methanol*
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Heparin tube (with Gel) |
Iron
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| EDTA tube, Fluoride tube, Plain urine bottle | Cyanide* | ||
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Plain urine bottle |
Paraquat* |
Remarks:
1. Contact Urgent Laboratory (extension 3353) for expressed result (TAT ~ 2 hours) of routine core laboratory service.
2. The 12 Toxins for urgent toxicology service include Carboxyhaemoglobin, Cholinesterase, Cyanide, Digoxin, Ethanol, Iron, Lithium, Methanol, Paracetamol, Salicylate, Theophylline and Tricyclic antidepressant.
For consultation of laboratory test or result interpretation, doctors can directly contact our Duty Biochemist via operator or by email.
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