1194 results found
Tube colour: Light Green, Gold
Collection Requirements: 4.5 ml Lithium Heparin or 8.5 ml Serum
Availability: Tuesdays and Thursdays
Collection Requirements: 1 to 5 ml in sterile Container
Collection Requirements: 1 to 5 ml in sterile Container
Fluids M&C (Joint fluid, Pleural fluid, Bile, Ascitic fluid, Peritoneal fluid etc)
Tube colour: Yellow top universal
Collection Requirements: Collect 10 - 20 ml in a sterile container
For cell count please also add 1 ml of sample to a lithium heparin tube.
Availability: Daily
Fluorescence in situ hybridisation (FISH)
Tube colour: 10% Neutral Buffered formalin, Tissue block, Cell Block, Unstained slides
Collection Requirements: Tissue in formalin, Paraffin tissue block, Paraffin cell block.
Unstained Formalin fixed paraffin embedded (FFPE) sections on charged slides.
Availability: Weekdays
Tube colour: Trace element tube (Royal Blue)
Collection Requirements: Blood -6ml (trace element tube)
Availability: Fortnightly
Tube colour: Gold, Light Green
Collection Requirements: 8.5 ml Serum or 4.5 ml Lithium Heparin
Tube colour: Light Green, Gold
Collection Requirements: 4.5 ml Lithium Heparin or 8.5 ml Serum
Availability: Daily
Tube colour: Gold, Light Green
Collection Requirements: 8.5 ml Serum or 4.5 ml Lithium Heparin
Availability: Daily
Tube colour: Gold, Light Green
Collection Requirements: 8.5 ml Serum or 4.5 ml Lithium Heparin
Availability: Weekly
Tube colour: Grey
Collection Requirements: 4 ml Fluoride Oxalate
Availability: Fortnightly
Tube colour: Pink / Purple
Collection Requirements: EDTA tube (3mL preferred)
Availability: Daily
Fungal culture - Sterile Sites
Tube colour: Tissue
Collection Requirements: Tissues
Availability: Daily
Tube colour: Pink / Purple
Collection Requirements: 3 ml EDTA blood
Do not spin - requires whole blood
Availability: Daily
Tube colour: Black capped CSF tube, Gold, Red, Fluid Container
Collection Requirements: 5 ml collection
Availability: Fortnightly
Tube colour: Gold | Yellow top universal
Collection Requirements: 8.5 ml Serum tube or Bronchial Washing or BAL
Availability: Daily (Mon - Fri)
Tube colour: Dark Green
Collection Requirements: 6 ml Lithium Heparin No Gel
Availability: Fortnightly
Tube colour: Light Green, Gold
Collection Requirements: 4.5 ml Lithium Heparin or 8.5 ml Serum
Availability: Daily
Tube colour: Green No Gel, Gold No Gel, Pink or Purple
Collection Requirements: 4.5mL Lithium heparin or Serum with no gel or EDTA
Availability: Fortnightly
Tube colour: Gold or Dark red
Collection Requirements: 8.5 ml Serum
Availability: Fortnightly
Tube colour: Gold
Collection Requirements: 8.5 ml serum tube
Availability: Fortnightly
Tube colour: Gold
Collection Requirements: 8.5 ml serum tube
Availability: Weekly
Tube colour: Gold On Ice
Collection Requirements: 8.5 ml serum tube on ice
Availability: Fortnightly
Tube colour: 10% Neutral Buffered formalin, Tissue block, Cell Block, Unstained slides
Collection Requirements: Tissue in formalin, Paraffin tissue block, Paraffin cell block.
Unstained Formalin fixed paraffin embedded (FFPE) sections - See notes.
Collection Requirements: Copan e-swab - liquid Amies (pink lid)
Availability: Daily
Tube colour: Light Green, Gold
Collection Requirements: 4.5 ml Lithium Heparin or 8.5 ml Serum
Availability: Daily
Glomerular Basement Membrane Ab
Tube colour: Gold
Collection Requirements: 8.5 ml serum tube
Availability: Weekly
Tube colour: Collect Tube From Pathology
Collection Requirements: 5 ml EDTA Tras Tube ** collect from lab. Sample must be collected on ice.
Availability: Monthly
Glucocerebrosidase Beta (Gauchers)
Tube colour: Lavender
Collection Requirements: 3 ml EDTA tube
Availability: Fortnightly
Tube colour: CSF Sterile Tube Pack
Collection Requirements: 2 ml Cerebro spinal fluid
Availability: Daily
Tube colour: Grey, Light Green, Gold
Collection Requirements: 4 ml Fluoride Oxalate, Lithium Heparin or Serum
Availability: Daily
Tube colour: Urine (random)
Collection Requirements: 10 ml Urine (random)
Availability: Daily
Glucose Tolerance Test (Non Pregnant)
Tube colour: Grey
Collection Requirements: 3 x Fluoride tubes collected at the following time points: 1) Fasting, 2) 1 hr post dose, and 3) 2 hr post dose. Ensure collection times are clearly recorded and send all tubes to lab together. Refer to notes for more information re clinical protocol.
Availability: Daily
Glucose Tolerance Test (Pregnant)
Tube colour: Grey
Collection Requirements: 3 x Fluoride tubes collected at the following time points: 1) Fasting, 2) 1 hr post dose, and 3) 2 hr post dose. Ensure collection times are clearly recorded and send all tubes to lab together. Refer to notes for more information re clinical protocol.
Availability: Daily
Tube colour: Lavender
Collection Requirements: 3 ml EDTA tube
Availability: Monthly
Tube colour: Light Green
Collection Requirements: 4.5 ml Lithium Heparin
Availability: Fortnightly
Tube colour: Urine (random)
Collection Requirements: 10 ml Urine (random)
Availability: Fortnightly
Glycosaminoglycans - Total Urine
Tube colour: Urine (random)
Collection Requirements: 10 ml Urine (random)
Availability: Fortnightly
Tube colour: Purple
Collection Requirements: EDTA (Lavender)
Availability: Fortnightly
Tube colour: Urine (24 Hr Plain)
Collection Requirements: Urine (24 Hr plain)
Availability: Fortnightly
Tube colour: Swab - Pink Lid Xpert Swab Specimen Collection Kit Urine: Yellow Top Universal. Yellow Lid Xpert CT/NG Urine Specimen Collection Kit.
Collection Requirements: Endocervical, vaginal, Urethral swab (fine), pharyngeal and rectal swab specimens. Swabs must be sent in a Pink lid Xpert Swab Specimen Collection Kit.
First pass urine.
Collection kits are available from Specimen Reception, Pathology.
Availability: Daily (Mon - Fri)
Tube colour: Pink
Collection Requirements: 6mL EDTA tube (Blood Bank)
Availability: 24 hours
Tube colour: Gold, Light Green
Collection Requirements: 8.5 ml Serum or 4.5 ml Lithium Heparin
Availability: Weekly
Growth Hormone Suppression Test
Tube colour: Grey and Gold
Collection Requirements: 5 x Fluoride and 5 x Serum (10 tubes total), collected at 5 time points: 1) Fasting, 2) 30min post, 3) 60 mins post, 4) 90 mins post, 5) 120min post. Ensure collection times are clearly labelled and send all tubes to lab together. Refer to notes for more info re clinical protocol.
Availability: Daily