Pathology handbook

Fabry's Enzyme Assay

Test Code:

UNCB

Tube Colour:

Lavender

Department:

Biochemistry

Pseudonyms:

Collection Requirements:

2 x 9 ml EDTA

Reference Range:

Availability:

Monthly

Requires own tube?:

Internal Spec Code:

Fee:

Reference Laboratory:

SA Pathology - Women & Children's Hospital4th Floor Rieger BuildingKing William RoadNorth Adelaide, SA 5006tel 08 8161 7483fax 08 8161 7484

Factor H

Test Code:

FACTH

Tube Colour:

Gold

Department:

Biochemistry

Pseudonyms:

Collection Requirements:

8.5 ml serum tube

Reference Range:

mg/L

Availability:

Monthly

Requires own tube?:

Internal Spec Code:

Fee:

Reference Laboratory:

South Eastern Area Laboratory ServicesPrince Of Wales HospitalLevel 4, Campus Centre BuildingPrince Of Wales HospitalBarker StreetRandwick, NSW 2031tel 02 9382 9601

Factor II

Test Code:

Tube Colour:

Light Blue

Department:

Haematology

Pseudonyms:

Factor II

Collection Requirements:

2x Sodium Citrate Tube (Coagulation)

Reference Range:

50 - 150%

Availability:

Daily

Requires own tube?:

Yes

Internal Spec Code:

Fee:

Medicare rebatable

Laboratory:

Haematology

Factor IX

Test Code:

Tube Colour:

Light Blue

Department:

Haematology

Pseudonyms:

Factor IX

Collection Requirements:

2x Sodium Citrate Tube (Coagulation)

Reference Range:

50 - 150%

Availability:

Daily

Requires own tube?:

Yes

Internal Spec Code:

Fee:

Medicare rebatable

Laboratory:

Haematology

Factor IX Inhibitor

Test Code:

F9I

Tube Colour:

Light Blue

Department:

Haematology

Pseudonyms:

Factor IX Inhib

Collection Requirements:

2x Sodium Citrate Tube (Coagulation)

Reference Range:

As reported

Availability:

Fortnightly (unless by prior arrangement)

Requires own tube?:

Yes

Internal Spec Code:

Fee:

Medicare rebatable

Laboratory:

Haematology

Factor V

Test Code:

Tube Colour:

Light Blue

Department:

Haematology

Pseudonyms:

Factor V

Collection Requirements:

2x Sodium Citrate Tube (Coagulation)

Reference Range:

As reported

Availability:

Daily

Requires own tube?:

Yes

Internal Spec Code:

Fee:

Laboratory:

Haematology

Factor V Gene Mutation Analysis (G1691A)

Test Code:

FVL

Tube Colour:

Lavender

Department:

Haematology

Pseudonyms:

Activated Protein Resistance Gene; APC Resistance Mutation; APCR Mutation; Factor V Mutation; Genetic APCR; Leiden Mutation

Collection Requirements:

3-10mL EDTA Whole Blood

Reference Range:

Availability:

1-2 weeks to result

Requires own tube?:

Yes

Internal Spec Code:

Fee:

Medicare rebatable

Laboratory:

Molecular Haematology

Factor VII

Test Code:

Tube Colour:

Light Blue

Department:

Haematology

Pseudonyms:

Factor VII

Collection Requirements:

2x Sodium Citrate Tube (Coagulation)

Reference Range:

50 - 150%

Availability:

Daily

Requires own tube?:

Yes

Internal Spec Code:

Fee:

Medicare rebatable

Laboratory:

Haematology

Factor VIII

Test Code:

Tube Colour:

Light Blue

Department:

Haematology

Pseudonyms:

Factor VIII

Collection Requirements:

2x Sodium Citrate Tube (Coagulation)

Reference Range:

50 - 150%

Availability:

Daily

Requires own tube?:

Yes

Internal Spec Code:

Fee:

Medicare rebatable

Laboratory:

Haematology

Factor VIII Inhibitor

Test Code:

F8I

Tube Colour:

Light Blue

Department:

Haematology

Pseudonyms:

Factor VIII Inhib

Collection Requirements:

2x Sodium Citrate Tube (Coagulation)

Reference Range:

As reported

Availability:

Fortnightly (unless by prior arrangement)

Requires own tube?:

Yes

Internal Spec Code:

Fee:

Medicare rebatable

Laboratory:

Haematology

Factor X

Test Code:

F10

Tube Colour:

Light Blue

Department:

Haematology

Pseudonyms:

Factor X

Collection Requirements:

2x Sodium Citrate Tube (Coagulation)

Reference Range:

50 - 150%

Availability:

Daily

Requires own tube?:

Yes

Internal Spec Code:

Fee:

Medicare rebatable

Laboratory:

Haematology

Factor Xa

Test Code:

Xa or F10a

Tube Colour:

Light Blue

Department:

Haematology

Pseudonyms:

Factor Xa or 10a, LMWH, Apixaban, Danaparoid, Fondaparinux, Rivaroxaban, Enoxaparin.

Collection Requirements:

Sodium Citrate Tube (Coagulation)

Reference Range:

As reported

Availability:

Daily

Requires own tube?:

Internal Spec Code:

Fee:

Medicare rebatable

Laboratory:

Haematology

* Please request specific test(s) and specify any anticoagulation Indicate LMWH or DOAC / NOAC in use and last dose.

Factor XI

Test Code:

F11

Tube Colour:

Light Blue

Department:

Haematology

Pseudonyms:

Factor XI

Collection Requirements:

2x Sodium Citrate Tube (Coagulation)

Reference Range:

50 - 150%

Availability:

Daily

Requires own tube?:

Yes

Internal Spec Code:

Fee:

Medicare rebatable

Laboratory:

Haematology

Factor XII

Test Code:

F12

Tube Colour:

Light Blue

Department:

Haematology

Pseudonyms:

Factor XII

Collection Requirements:

2x Sodium Citrate Tube (Coagulation)

Reference Range:

50 - 150%

Availability:

Daily

Requires own tube?:

Yes

Internal Spec Code:

Fee:

Medicare rebatable

Laboratory:

Haematology

Factor XIII

Test Code:

F13

Tube Colour:

Light Blue

Department:

Haematology

Pseudonyms:

Factor XIII

Collection Requirements:

2x Sodium Citrate Tube (Coagulation)

Reference Range:

As reported

Availability:

Fortnightly (unless by prior arrangement)

Requires own tube?:

Yes

Internal Spec Code:

Fee:

AUD $145 not Medicare rebatable

Reference Laboratory:

Royal Children's HospitalHaematology

Laboratory:

Haematology

Faecal parasites

Test Code:

FM, FAIMP

Tube Colour:

SAF fixative container

Department:

Microbiology

Pseudonyms:

Ascaris, OCP

Collection Requirements:

Faeces collected directly into SAF fixative is perferred

Reference Range:

Availability:

Daily

Requires own tube?:

Internal Spec Code:

Fee:

Laboratory:

Microbiology

Indicate if recent history of travel overseas.

Faeces M&C, including C. difficile Toxin

Test Code:

Tube Colour:

Yellow top universal

Department:

Microbiology

Pseudonyms:

Faeces - culture, microscopy, toxin detection

Collection Requirements:

Faeces. 30 ml (fresh) in sterile container

Reference Range:

Availability:

Daily

Requires own tube?:

Yes

Internal Spec Code:

Fee:

Contact reference laboratory directly for up to date fee advice.

Laboratory:

Microbiology

Indicate if recent history of travel overseas or antibiotics._x000D_Indicate if microscopy for ova, cysts or parasites needed.

Familial Adenomatis Polyposis (FAP)

Test Code:

FAP

Tube Colour:

Lavender

Department:

Molecular

Pseudonyms:

Familial Adenomatis Polyposis

Collection Requirements:

9 ml blood EDTA tube | Request slip must be signed by collector

Reference Range:

Refer to report

Availability:

Turn around time: Routine testing - 6 weeks

Requires own tube?:

Yes

Internal Spec Code:

Fee:

Contact reference laboratory directly for current fee

Reference Laboratory:

Victorian Clinical Genetics Services (VCGS)Royal Children's HospitalLevel 4, East Building50 Flemington RoadParkville, Vic 3052tel 03 8341 6201fax 03 8341 6390

Laboratory:

Molecular Pathology

This is an Urgent referral. Non-FCC requests will not be accepted

Fascioliasis Serology

Test Code:

FASCS

Tube Colour:

Gold

Department:

Microbiology

Pseudonyms:

Collection Requirements:

8.5 ml serum tube

Reference Range:

Availability:

Weekly

Requires own tube?:

Yes

Internal Spec Code:

Fee:

Contact reference laboratory directly for up to date fee advice.

Reference Laboratory:

Westmead Hospital Sydney

Laboratory:

Serology

Fasting Lipids

Test Code:

Tube Colour:

Light Green

Gold

Department:

Biochemistry

Collection Requirements:

4.5 ml Lithium Heparin or 8.5 ml Serum

Reference Range:

Cholesterol <4.0 mmol/L Triglycerides <2.0 mmol/L

Availability:

Daily

Requires own tube?:

A request for fasting lipids includes Cholesterol and Triglycerides.

FBE (Apheresis)

Test Code:

FBEaph

Tube Colour:

Lavender

Department:

Haematology

Pseudonyms:

Collection Requirements:

EDTA tube

Reference Range:

As reported

Availability:

Requires own tube?:

Yes

Internal Spec Code:

Fee:

Medicare rebatable

Laboratory:

Haematology

Ferritin

Test Code:

FERR

Tube Colour:

Light Green

Gold

Department:

Biochemistry

Collection Requirements:

4.5 ml Lithium Heparin or 8.5 ml Serum

Reference Range:

Females: 30-200 ug/L; Males: 30-300 ug/L

Availability:

Daily

Requires own tube?:

In females, Ferritin <15 ug/L is indicative of iron deficiency; Ferritin 15-30 ug/L is indicative of depleted iron stores. A higher ferritin may still indicate iron deficiency in patients with concomitant inflammation.

FGF-23

Test Code:

FGF23

Tube Colour:

Pink / Purple

Department:

Biochemistry

Pseudonyms:

Intact FGF 23; Fibroblast growth factor 23

Collection Requirements:

Minimum 2mL blood in an EDTA tube. Place on ICE and transport to laboratory. On arrival in laboratory, spin, separate and freeze ASAP.

Reference Range:

23-95 ng/L

Availability:

Fortnightly

Requires own tube?:

Yes

Fee:

Non-MBS. $90 by referral lab.

Reference Laboratory:

Alfred Pathology Services55 Commercial RoadPrahan 3181tel 03 9076 3888

Laboratory:

Biochemistry

Transport frozen plasma to referral laboratory.

Fibrinogen

Test Code:

FIBC

Tube Colour:

Light Blue

Department:

Haematology

Pseudonyms:

Fibrinogen, Fib

Collection Requirements:

Sodium Citrate Tube (Coagulation)

Reference Range:

2.0 - 5.0 g/l

Availability:

24 hours

Requires own tube?:

Internal Spec Code:

Fee:

Medicare rebatable

Laboratory:

Haematology

Also see Coagulation profile

Filaria Screen

Test Code:

Fil

Tube Colour:

Lavender

Department:

Haematology

Pseudonyms:

Collection Requirements:

EDTA tube

Reference Range:

Not Detected

Availability:

Requires own tube?:

Yes

Internal Spec Code:

Fee:

Medicare rebatable

Reference Laboratory:

Victorian Infectious Diseases Reference Laboratory (VIDRL)

Laboratory:

Haematology

Pathology handbook

Fabry's Enzyme Assay

Factor H

Factor II

Factor IX

Factor IX Inhibitor

Factor V

Factor V Gene Mutation Analysis (G1691A)

Factor VII

Factor VIII

Factor VIII Inhibitor

Factor X

Factor Xa

Factor XI

Factor XII

Factor XIII

Faecal parasites

Faeces M&C, including C. difficile Toxin

Familial Adenomatis Polyposis (FAP)

Fascioliasis Serology

Fasting Lipids

FBE (Apheresis)

Ferritin

FGF-23

Fibrinogen

Filaria Screen

City Campus Emergency care (24 hrs)

Royal Park Campus No emergency care

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