Pathology handbook

B Type Naturetic Peptide

Test Code:

BNP

Tube Colour:

Pink

Lavender

Department:

Biochemistry

Pseudonyms:

BNP, Naturetic Peptide, Naturetic Peptide NT-Pro

Collection Requirements:

6-9 ml EDTA

Reference Range:

See Report ng/L

Availability:

Daily

Requires own tube?:

B.pertussis IgG Serology

Test Code:

BPG

Tube Colour:

Gold

Department:

Microbiology

Pseudonyms:

Collection Requirements:

8.5 ml Serum Tube: Arrange with Medical Microbiologist before specimen is taken as specimens obtained are generally for virological investigations.

Reference Range:

Availability:

Daily (Mon - Fri)

Requires own tube?:

Yes

Internal Spec Code:

Fee:

Contact reference laboratory directly for up to date fee advice.

Reference Laboratory:

Royal Children's Hospital

Laboratory:

Microbiology

B.pertussis Serology

Test Code:

BPS

Tube Colour:

Gold

Department:

Microbiology

Pseudonyms:

Collection Requirements:

8.5 ml Serum Tube: Arrange with Medical Microbiologist before specimen is taken as specimens obtained are generally for virological investigations.

Reference Range:

Availability:

Daily (Mon - Fri)

Requires own tube?:

Yes

Internal Spec Code:

Fee:

Contact reference laboratory directly for up to date fee advice.

Reference Laboratory:

Royal Children's Hospital

Laboratory:

Microbiology

B.pseudomallei Antibody

Test Code:

BURKS

Tube Colour:

Gold

Department:

Microbiology

Pseudonyms:

Melioidosis

Collection Requirements:

8.5 ml serum tube

Reference Range:

Availability:

Weekly

Requires own tube?:

Internal Spec Code:

Fee:

Contact reference laboratory directly for up to date fee advice.

Reference Laboratory:

Townsville General Hospital

Laboratory:

Microbiology

Babesia Serology

Test Code:

MISCSO

Tube Colour:

Gold

Department:

Microbiology

Pseudonyms:

Collection Requirements:

8.5 ml serum tube

Reference Range:

Availability:

Daily (Mon - Fri)

Requires own tube?:

Yes

Internal Spec Code:

Fee:

Medicare rebatable

Reference Laboratory:

ARRL

Laboratory:

Microbiology

Barbiturates

Test Code:

BARB

Tube Colour:

Urine (random)

Department:

Biochemistry

Pseudonyms:

Barbiturate Screen

Collection Requirements:

5 ml minimum

Reference Range:

Availability:

Weekly

Requires own tube?:

Internal Spec Code:

Fee:

Barmah Forest Virus Serology

Test Code:

BFVS

Tube Colour:

Gold

Department:

Microbiology

Pseudonyms:

Barmah Forest Virus Antibody_x000D__x000D_

Collection Requirements:

8.5 ml serum tube

Reference Range:

Availability:

Daily (Mon - Fri)

Requires own tube?:

Yes

Internal Spec Code:

Fee:

Contact reference laboratory directly for up to date fee advice.

Reference Laboratory:

Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory (VIDRL)

Laboratory:

Microbiology

Bartonella PCR

Test Code:

BARTP

Tube Colour:

Lavender

Department:

Microbiology

Pseudonyms:

Collection Requirements:

9 ml EDTA blood

Reference Range:

Availability:

Weekly

Requires own tube?:

Yes

Internal Spec Code:

EwL

Fee:

Contact reference laboratory directly for up to date fee advice.

Reference Laboratory:

Westmead Hospital Sydney

Laboratory:

Microbiology

Bartonella Serology

Test Code:

BARTS

Tube Colour:

Gold

Department:

Microbiology

Pseudonyms:

Cat Scratch Disease

Collection Requirements:

8.5 ml serum tube

Reference Range:

Availability:

Weekly

Requires own tube?:

Internal Spec Code:

Fee:

Medicare rebatable

Reference Laboratory:

Westmead Hospital Sydney

Laboratory:

Microbiology

Bartonella serology

Test Code:

BARTS

Tube Colour:

Gold

Department:

Microbiology

Pseudonyms:

Cat Scratch Disease

Collection Requirements:

8.5 ml serum tube

Availability:

Daily (Mon - Fri)

Requires own tube?:

Yes

Internal Spec Code:

Reference Laboratory:

Westmead Hospital Sydney

Laboratory:

Microbiology

Base Excess

Test Code:

ABG, VBG

Tube Colour:

Blood Gas Syringe

Department:

Biochemistry

Pseudonyms:

Collection Requirements:

See Blood Gas

Reference Range:

-3 to +3 mmol/L

Availability:

Daily

Requires own tube?:

Beta 2 glycoprotein 1 Ab IgG

Test Code:

B2GP

Tube Colour:

Gold

Department:

Biochemistry

Pseudonyms:

B2GPI1

Collection Requirements:

8.5 ml serum tube

Reference Range:

<20 CU

Availability:

Weekly

Requires own tube?:

Beta 2 Microglobulin

Test Code:

B2M

Tube Colour:

Gold

Department:

Biochemistry

Pseudonyms:

B2MG

Collection Requirements:

8.5 ml serum tube

Reference Range:

See Report mg/L

Availability:

Daily

Requires own tube?:

Beta 2 Transferrin (Serum)

Test Code:

SB2T

Tube Colour:

Gold

Department:

Biochemistry

Pseudonyms:

Collection Requirements:

8.5 ml serum tube

Reference Range:

Availability:

Weekly

Requires own tube?:

Internal Spec Code:

Fee:

Beta Hydroxy butyrate

Test Code:

BHB

Tube Colour:

Gold

Department:

Biochemistry

Pseudonyms:

3 Hydroxy Butyrate

Collection Requirements:

8.5 ml serum tube

Reference Range:

mmol/L

Availability:

Weekly

Requires own tube?:

Internal Spec Code:

Fee:

Reference Laboratory:

Austin PathologyAustin Hospital145 Studley RoadHeidelberg, Vic 3084tel 03 9496 3100fax 03 9496 1674

BHCG (Fluid)

Test Code:

FLHCG

Tube Colour:

Fluid Container

Department:

Biochemistry

Pseudonyms:

Collection Requirements:

5 ml in sterile Container

Reference Range:

IU/L

Availability:

Weekly

Requires own tube?:

Internal Spec Code:

Fee:

Reference Laboratory:

Austin PathologyAustin Hospital145 Studley RoadHeidelberg, Vic 3084tel 03 9496 3100fax 03 9496 1674

Bicarbonate

Test Code:

HCO3

Tube Colour:

Light Green

Gold

Department:

Biochemistry

Pseudonyms:

HCO3

Collection Requirements:

4.5 ml Lithium Heparin or 8.5 ml Serum

Reference Range:

See Report mmol/L

Availability:

Daily

Requires own tube?:

Internal Spec Code:

Fee:

Bile acids

Test Code:

BILE

Tube Colour:

Gold

Light Green

Lavender

Department:

Biochemistry

Pseudonyms:

Bile salts

Collection Requirements:

8.5 ml Serum, 4.5 ml Lithium Heparin or 3mL EDTA

Reference Range:

0-10 umol/L

Availability:

Weekly

Requires own tube?:

Fee:

Medicare rebate claimed by testing laboratory. Maximum of three tests in a pregnancy.

Reference Laboratory:

Austin PathologyAustin Hospital145 Studley RoadHeidelberg, Vic 3084tel 03 9496 3100fax 03 9496 1674

Bile Fluid Cytology

Test Code:

Cyto

Tube Colour:

Yelllow Top Universal

Department:

Cytology

Pseudonyms:

Collection Requirements:

All bloodstained fluid heparinized at 5 units/ml

Reference Range:

Availability:

Weekdays

Requires own tube?:

Internal Spec Code:

Fee:

Medicare rebatable

Laboratory:

Cytology

All fluids are collected in screw capped containers, to avoid spillage during transit. Fluids should reach the laboratory not later than 1600 hrs during the working week as the preparation time is very lengthy. Do not discard fluid if cytological analysis is required, send as much as possible to the laboratory.

Bile M&C

Test Code:

Department:

Microbiology

Pseudonyms:

Collection Requirements:

10-20 ml in a sterile container

Reference Range:

Availability:

Daily

Requires own tube?:

Yes

Internal Spec Code:

Fee:

Medicare rebatable

Laboratory:

Microbiology

Bilirubin

Test Code:

BIL

Tube Colour:

Light Green

Gold

Department:

Biochemistry

Pseudonyms:

Total Bilirubin, Bili

Collection Requirements:

4.5 ml Lithium Heparin or 8.5 ml Serum

Reference Range:

See Report umol/L

Availability:

Daily

Requires own tube?:

Internal Spec Code:

Fee:

Bilirubin (Neonate)

Test Code:

Tbil, Cbil

Department:

Biochemistry

Pseudonyms:

Collection Requirements:

Reference Range:

Availability:

Daily

Requires own tube?:

Internal Spec Code:

Fee:

Bilirubin Conj

Test Code:

BILC

Tube Colour:

Light Green

Gold

Department:

Biochemistry

Pseudonyms:

Bilirubin Bound, Direct Bilirubin

Collection Requirements:

4.5 ml Lithium Heparin or 8.5 ml Serum

Reference Range:

<7 umol/L

Availability:

Daily

Requires own tube?:

Internal Spec Code:

Fee:

Bilirubin Unconj

Test Code:

BILU

Tube Colour:

Light Green

Gold

Department:

Biochemistry

Pseudonyms:

Bilirubin unbound, Indirect Bilirubin

Collection Requirements:

4.5 ml Lithium Heparin or 8.5 ml Serum

Reference Range:

<14 umol/L

Availability:

Daily

Requires own tube?:

Internal Spec Code:

Fee:

Bismuth (Random Urine)

Test Code:

UBIS

Tube Colour:

Urine (acid Washed)

Department:

Biochemistry

Pseudonyms:

Collection Requirements:

10 ml Urine (Acid Wash)

Reference Range:

no ref interval nmol/l

Availability:

Monthly

Requires own tube?:

Internal Spec Code:

Fee:

Reference Laboratory:

Sydney South Western Area Pathology ServiceRoyal Prince Alfred HospitalCentral Specimen ReceptionMissenden RoadCamperdown, NSW 2050tel 02 9515 8279fax 02 9515 7931

Pathology handbook

B Type Naturetic Peptide

B.pertussis IgG Serology

B.pertussis Serology

B.pseudomallei Antibody

Babesia Serology

Barbiturates

Barmah Forest Virus Serology

Bartonella PCR

Bartonella Serology

Bartonella serology

Base Excess

Beta 2 glycoprotein 1 Ab IgG

Beta 2 Microglobulin

Beta 2 Transferrin (Serum)

Beta Hydroxy butyrate

BHCG (Fluid)

Bicarbonate

Bile acids

Bile Fluid Cytology

Bile M&C

Bilirubin

Bilirubin (Neonate)

Bilirubin Conj

Bilirubin Unconj

Bismuth (Random Urine)

City Campus Emergency care (24 hrs)

Royal Park Campus No emergency care

Postal Address

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