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Specimen Requirement

List of Specimen Bottles

Blood	Heparin gel tube	Clotted blood tube	EDTA tube	Fluoride tube
	Paediatric heparin tube	Paediatric clotted blood tube	Paediatric EDTA tube	Paediatric fluoride tube
	2.5 mL heparinised syringe (for arterial / venous blood gases)	Balanced heparin syringe (for ionised calcium)	Special clotted blood tube for aluminium	Special clotted blood tube for trace elements
	Special EDTA tube for trace elements	Special EDTA tube for RBC zinc	Special clotted blood tube for cryoglobulin (Thermos flask is filled with warm sand and contains a pre-warmed syringe, a special clotted blood tube and an instruction sheet.)
Urine / Fluid	Plain urine bottle	Special acid wash bottle for trace elements (for urine or fluid collection)	Special acid urine bottle (for catecholamine and vanillylmandelic acid tests in paediatric patients) * Do not discard the acid preservatives inside the bottle!	Special urine bottle for beta-2-microglobulin *Do not discard the powder inside the bottle!	U1 bottle
Urine / Fluid	U2 bottle *Do not discard the acid preservatives inside the bottle!	U3 bottle *Do not discard the acid preservatives inside the bottle!	U4 bottle *Do not discard the powder inside the bottle!	U6 bottle
Others	Plain bottle for fluid / faeces / stones	Plain CSF bottle	Special acid wash bottle for trace elements (for urine or fluid collection)

A
17a-Hydroxyprogesterone (17OHP), Serum
25-Hydroxyvitamin D (25OHD), Serum
5-Hydroxyindole Acetic Acid (5-HIAA), Urine
Acetaminophen (Panadol), Serum
Adrenocorticotropic Hormone (ACTH), Plasma
δ-Aminolevulinic Acid (ALA), Urine

Aldosterone, Serum / Urine
a-Foetal-Protein (AFP), Serum
Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT / GPT), Plasma / Fluid
Albumin, Plasma / Fluid

Alkaline Phosphatase, Bone-Specific (Bone ALP), Serum

Alkaline Phosphatase, Total (ALP), Plasma / Fluid

Allergen-Specific IgE, Serum

Aluminium (Al), Serum / Urine / Fluid

a1-Antitrypsin, Plasma
Amino Acids Quantitation, Plasma / Urine / CSF

Ammonia (NH₃), Plasma
Amylase, Plasma / Urine / Fluid

Androstenedione, Serum

Arsenic (As), Urine

Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST / GOT), Plasma / Fluid

Aspirin (Salicylate), Serum

B
Barbiturates, Urine

Benzodiazepines, Urine

Bilirubin, Direct, Plasma
Bilirubin, Total, Plasma / Fluid

ß-Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (ß-hCG, Total), Serum

ß-Hydroxybutyrate (ß-OHB), Whole Blood

ß₂ Microglobulin (ß2M), Serum / Urine
Blood pH, Blood Gas (_PO₂, _PCO₂), Bicarbonate, Whole Blood
Bone-Specific Alkaline Phosphatase (Bone ALP), Serum

C
C-Peptide, Serum

C-Reactive Protein (CRP), Serum / Plasma

Caeruloplasmin, Serum

Caffeine, Serum
Calcium, Ionised (iCa), Whole Blood

Calcium, Total (Ca), Plasma / Urine / Fluid
Calcitonin, Serum

Carnitine, Free and Total, Serum
Cannabinoids, Urine
Carbamazepine (Tegretol), Plasma
Carboxyhaemoglobin Fraction (COHb), Whole Blood
Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA), Serum
Cardiac Troponin T (cTnT), Plasma

Catecholamines, Urine

Certican (Everolimus), Whole Blood

Chloride (Cl), Plasma / Urine / Fluid

Cholesterol, Total (TC), Plasma / Fluid
Cholesterol, HDL (HDL-C), Plasma

Cholesterol, LDL (LDL-C), Plasma

Cholinesterase (Pseudocholinesterase), Serum

Complement C3c (C3), Plasma
Complement C4 (C4), Plasma

Comprehensive Drug Screening, Urine
Copper (Cu), Serum / Urine

Cortisol, Serum

Cortisol, Urine
Creatinine, Plasma / Urine / Fluid
Creatine Kinase (CK), Plasma / Fluid

Creatine Kinase MB (CKMB), Plasma
Cryoglobulin, Serum

Cyanide, Whole Blood
Cyclosporin A, Whole Blood

D
Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulphate (DHEA-SO₄), Serum

Digoxin (DGXN), Serum

Dilantin (Phenytoin), Plasma

E
Epilim (Valproic Acid), Plasma

Estradiol (E2), Serum
Ethanol (Ethyl Alcohol), Serum

Everolimus (Certican), Whole Blood

F
Female Androgen Profile, Serum
Ferritin, Serum

FK506 (Tacrolimus), Whole Blood
Folate, Red Blood Cell (RBC Folate), Whole Blood

Folate, Serum
Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH), Serum

G
Gamma Glutamyl Transferase (GGT), Plasma
Gleevec (Imatinib), Plasma

Glucose, Plasma / CSF / Fluid
Glucose / Ketone, Screening, Urine
Glycosaminoglycan (GAG), Urine
Growth Hormone (GH), Serum

H
Haptoglobin, Plasma
Haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c), Whole Blood

High Sensitivity C-Reactive Protein (hsCRP), Serum

I
Imatinib (Gleevec), Plasma

Immunofixation Electrophoresis, Serum / Urine
Immunoglobulin A (IgA, Total), Serum
Immunoglobulin E (IgE, Allergen-Specific), Serum

Immunoglobulin E (IgE, Total), Serum
Immunoglobulin G (IgG, Total), Serum
Immunoglobulin M (IgM, Total), Serum
Insulin, Serum
Insulin-Like Growth Factor-1 (IGF-1), Serum
Insulin-Like Growth Factor Binding Protein-3 (IGFBP-3), Serum

Ionised Calcium (iCa), Whole Blood
Iron (Fe), Serum

Isoelectric Focusing (IEF), Transferrin Isoforms, Serum / Nasal Discharge

Isopropanol, Serum

L
Lactate, Plasma / CSF

Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH), Plasma / Fluid

Lead (Pb), Whole Blood / Urine

Luteinising Hormone (LH), Serum
Lithium (Li), Serum

Luminal (Phenobarbital), Plasma

M
Magnesium (Mg), Plasma / Urine

Manganese (Mn), Whole Blood

Mercury (Hg), Serum / Whole Blood / Urine
Metabolic Screening, Plasma / Urine

Methanol, Serum

Methaemoglobin Fraction (FMetHb), Whole blood
Methotrexate (MTx), Serum
Myoglobin, Urine

O
Occult Blood, Faeces

Osmolality, Serum / Urine / Fluid
Oxalate, Urine
Organic Acids, Urine

P
Panadol (Acetaminophen), Serum

Paraquat, Urine
Parathyroid Hormone, Intact (PTH), Plasma
Phenobarbital (Luminal), Plasma
Phenytoin (Dilantin), Plasma
Phosphate (PO₄), Plasma / Urine / Fluid

Porphobilinogen (PBG), Urine

Porphyrin, Urine

Potassium (K), Plasma / Urine / Fluid
Progesterone, Serum
Prolactin, Serum
Prostate Specific Antigen, Total (PSA), Serum
Protein Electrophoresis, Serum / Urine
Protein, Total, Plasma / Fluid

Protein, Total, Urine / CSF

Pseudocholinesterase (Cholinesterase), Serum

R
Rapamycin (Sirolimus), Whole Blood

Reducing Substances, Urine
Renin Activity, Plasma

S
Salicylate (Aspirin), Serum

Selenium (Se), Serum

Sex Hormone Binding Globulin (SHBG), Serum

Sodium (Na), Plasma / Urine / Fluid
Sirolimus (Rapamycin), Whole Blood

T
Tacrolimus (FK506), Whole Blood
T_3, Free (FT3), Serum

T3, Total (TT3), Serum
T_4, Free (FT4), Serum

T4, Total (TT4), Serum

Tegretol (Carbamazepine), Plasma
Testosterone (for Female), Serum

Testosterone (for Male), Serum

Theophylline (Theodur), Plasma

Thyroxine Binding Globulin (TBG), Serum
Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH), Serum
Thyroglobulin (Tg), Serum
Total Iron Binding Capacity (TIBC), Serum

TMP / GFR, Plasma / Urine
Transferrin Isoforms by Isoelectric Focusing (IEF), Serum / Nasal Discharge

Tricyclic Anti-Depressants (TCA), Serum

Triglycerides (TG), Plasma / Fluid
Troponin T (cTnT), Plasma

U
Urea (BUN), Plasma / Urine / Fluid
Uric Acid (Urate), Plasma / Urine / Fluid
Urinary Calculi Analysis, Stone

V
Valproic Acid (Epilim), Plasma
Vanillylmandelic Acid (VMA), Urine

Very Long-Chain Fatty Acids (VLCFA), Serum
Vitamin B₁₂ (B12), Serum

X
Xylose Absorption Test, Blood / Urine

Z
Zinc (Zn), Serum / Urine

Zinc, Red Blood Cell (RBC Zn), Whole Blood

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