| Chemical Pathology Services in PWH |
Communication ChannelsAvailable ServicesConsulation / 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 (Hr) | Specimen Bottle | Tests | |
| Routine service (no special arrangement required) | 4 Hr | Heparin gel tube |
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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| EDTA tube | Troponin T (cTnT) | ||
| Fluoride tube | Glucose, lactate | ||
| Clotted blood tube | Osmolality | ||
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Plain urine bottle (spot urine) |
Osmolality, sodium, potassium, urea, creatinine | ||
| 1 - 2 Hr | Heparinised syringe (whole blood) |
Blood gases [arterial / venous],
bicarbonate Carboxyhaemoglobin fraction (FCOHb) Methaemoglobin fraction (FMetHb) |
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| Heparin gel tube | Beta-hydroxybutyrate | ||
| Balanced heparin syringe (whole blood) | Ionised calcium | ||
| Clotted blood tube | Salicylate, paracetamol, ethanol | ||
| 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 Urgent Laboratory (extension 3353) for expressed result
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2 Hr
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All tests available in routine core laboratory service (except osmolality and Troponin T) |
| EDTA tube | Troponin T (cTnT) | ||
| Clotted blood tube | Osmolality | ||
| Contact Duty Biochemist for urgent test | - | Clotted blood tube | Digoxin, lithium |
| Heparin gel tube | Iron | ||
| Contact Duty Biochemist for authorisation code | - |
EDTA tube |
Cyanide |
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Clotted blood tube
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Cholinesterase Methanol Tricyclic antidepressants (TCA) Methotrexate (MTX) |
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Plain urine bottle |
Paraquat |
For consultation of laboratory test or result interpretation, doctors can directly contact our Duty Biochemist via operator or by email.
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