DIFFERENT TESTS IN THE LABORATORY • Tube: Gold/Red (SST/Non-additive)

CLINICAL CHEMISTRY

GLUCOSE TESTING  LIPID PROFILE

 FASTING BLOOD SUGAR (FBS) • Tests included: Triglycerides, Total Cholesterol, HDL,
LDL
• Function: Elevated levels indicate Diabetes Mellitus
• Function: Used to assess coronary risk
• Preparation: 8-10 hours fasting required
• Preparation: 10-12 hours fasting
• Sample: Serum
• Sample: Serum
• Tube: Gold/Red (SST/Non additive)
• Tube: Gold/Red (SST/Nonadditive)
 RANDOM BLOOD SUGAR (RBS)
 TOTAL CHOLESTEROL TEST
• Function: Elevated levels indicate Diabetes Mellitus
• Function: Elevated levels indicate coronary risk
• Preparation: No fasting required
• Preparation: Fasting may or may not be required
• Sample: Serum
• Sample: Serum
• Tube: Gold/Red (SST/Nonadditive)
• Tube: Gold/Red (SST/Nonadditive)
 GLYCOSYLATED HEMOGLOBIN
 BLOOD UREA NITROGEN (BUN)
• Other term: Hemoglobin A1C or HbA1C
• Function: Elevated levels indicate kidney disorders
• Function: Monitors diabetes mellitus, monitors
glucose level for the past 3 months • Preparation: None

• Preparation: No fasting required • Sample: Serum

• Sample: Whole Blood • Tube: Gold/Red (SST/Nonadditive)

• Tube: EDTA (Lavender)  CREATININE (CREA)

 ORAL GLUCOSE TOLERANCE TEST (OGGT) • Function: Elevated levels indicate kidney disorders

• Function: Detects Diabetes Mellitus, Gestational • Preparation: None

Diabetes and Hypoglycemia
• Sample: Serum
• Preparation:
• Tube: Gold/Red (SST/Nonadditive)
• 8-10 hours fasting required for Fasting Sample
 ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE (ALT)
• Oral Introduction of glucose load
• Function: Elevated levels indicate liver disorders
• Extraction of 2nd and 3rd sample every hour after
glucose load was introduced • Preparation: None

• Sample: 3-4 Serum Samples • Sample: Serum

• Tube: Gold/Red (SST/Nonadditive)

 ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFARASE (AST) • Function: Used to assess excessive bleeding, higher
levels indicates problem with coagulation factors
• Function: Elevated levels indicate myocardial
infarction or liver disorders • Preparation: None

• Preparation: None • Sample: Whole Blood

• Sample: Serum • Tube: 3.2% Sodium Citrate (Light Blue)

• Tube: Gold/Red (SST/Nonadditive)  ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE (ESR)

 BLOOD URIC ACID (BUA) • Function: Higher levels indicates inflammation or

infection
• Function: Elevated levels indicate kidney disorders or
gout • Preparation: None

• Preparation: None • Sample: Whole Blood

• Sample: Serum • Tube: 3.8% Sodium Citrate (Black) or EDTA (Lavender)

• Tube: Gold/Red (SST/Nonadditive)  PERIPHERAL BLOOD SMEAR

 ELECTROLYTES • Function: Used to assess different types of conditions

such as anemia or leukemia
• Test included: Na, K, Cl
• Preparation: None
• Function: Evaluate body fluid balance
• Sample: Whole Blood
• Preparation: None • Sample: Serum
• Tube: EDTA (Lavender)
• Tube: Gold/Red (SST/Nonadditive)

CLINICAL MICROSCOPY
HEMATOLOGY
 URINE ANALYSIS
 COMPLETE BLOOD COUNT (CBC)
• Function: Used to assess certain conditions such as
• Test included: Red blood cell count, White blood cell urinary tract infection and kidney disorders
count, Platelet count, Differential WBC count,
Hemoglobin, Hematocrit • Preparation: None

• Function: Used to assess the overall patient • Sample: Urine

conditions such as anemia, infection and leukemia
• Container: Leak-proof container
• Preparation: None
 FECAL ANALYSIS
• Sample: Whole Blood
• Function: Used to assess diarrheal conditions to rule
• Tube: EDTA (Lavender) out parasitic infections

 COAGULATION STUDIES • Preparation: None

• Test included: Prothrombin time (Protime/PT), • Sample: Thumb-sized or peasized stool

Activated Partial Thromboplastin time (APTT)
• Container: Leak-proof container • Tube: EDTA (Pink/Lavender)

 FECAL OCULT BLOOD TEST (FOBT)  BLOOD TYPING REVERSE

• Function: Used to check for hidden (occult) blood that • Function: Used to assess presence or absence of A
can be an indication of colon cancer antibodies and B antibodies in serum

• Preparation: Guaiac-based FOBT requires food • Preparation: None

restrictions while iFOBT/FIT test does not.
• Sample: Serum
• Sample: Stool
• Tube: SST/Non-additive (Gold/Red)
• Container: Leak-proof container

 SEMEN ANALYSIS
SEROLOGY
• Function: Used to assess male infertility and
successful vasectomy and vasectomy reversal  C-REACTIVE PROTEIN (CPR)

• Preparation: 3-5 days abstinence • Function: Used to asses nonspecific infection or

inflammation
• Sample: Semen
• Preparation: None
• Container: Leak-proof container
• Sample: Serum

• Tube: SST/Non-additive (Gold/Red)

BLOOD BANKING
 ANTISTREPTOLYSIN O (ASO)
 COMPATIBILITY TESTING (CROSSMATCHING)
• Function: Used to assess streptococcal infection
• Test included: Blood Typing, Major and Minor
Crossmatching, Auto control • Preparation: None

• Function: Used to assess presence of antibodies in the • Sample: Serum

recipient against the red blood cells of the donor • Tube: SST/Non-additive (Gold/Red)
• Preparation: None  RAPID PLASMA RAEGIN (RPR)
• Sample: Whole Blood and Serum/Plasma, Segment • Function: A non-treponemal screening test that is
from blood bag used for the detection of syphilis.
• Tube: EDTA (Pink/Lavender) and SST/Non-additive • Preparation: None
(Gold/Red)
• Sample: Serum
 BLOOD TYPING (FORWARD)
• Tube: SST/Non-additive (Gold/Red)
• Function: Used to assess presence or absence of A
and B antigens in RBCs  VENEREAL DISEASE RESEARCH LABORATORY
(VDRL) TEST
• Preparation: None
• Function: A non-treponemal screening test that is
• Sample: Whole Blood used for the detection of syphilis.
• Preparation: None MICROBIOLOGY

• Sample: Serum  GRAM STAIN

• Tube: SST/Non-additive (Gold/Red) • Function: Used to check for microorganisms (bacteria

or fungi) in the patient sample
 HEPATITIS B ANTIGEN (HBsAg)
• Preparation: None
• Function: Used to assess recent/current infection with
Hepatitis B virus • Sample: Body fluids (Urine, Sputum, Wound etc.)

• Preparation: None • Container: Leak-proof container

• Sample: Serum  ACID FAST BACILLI STAIN (AFBS)

• Tube: SST/Non-additive (Gold/Red) • Function: Used to check for acid fast bacilli
(Mycobacterium tuberculosis)
 HIV RAPID ANTIGEN TEST
• Preparation: No recent meal prior to collection
• Function: A screening test that is used to assess
recent/current infection with Human Immunodeficiency • Sample: First morning sputum
Virus (HIV)
• Container: Leak-proof container
• Preparation: None
 CULTURE AND SENSITIVITY TESTING
• Sample: Serum
• Culture: Used to assess the cause of patient infection
• Tube: SST/Non-additive (Gold/Red) and will help you identify the specific bacteria causing
the infection
 DENGUE NS1 ANTIGEN TEST
• Sensitivity: Used to assess which specific antibiotics or
• Function: Used to assess recent/current infection with medication will be effective against the bacteria that
Dengue Virus causes patient infection
• Preparation: None

• Sample: Serum

• Tube: SST/Non-additive (Gold/Red)

 DENGUE IgB/IgM TEST

• Function: Used to assess if the patient have produced

antibodies against Dengue Virus which indicates
previous infection with Dengue Virus HISTOPATOLOGY

• Preparation: None  HISTOPATHOLOGICAL EXAMINATION

• Sample: Serum • Function: Used to assess malignancies and disease

causes in histopathologic samples
• Tube: SST/Non-additive (Gold/Red)
• Preparation: None

• Sample: Surgical specimen soaked in formalin (1:10)

• Container: Leak-proof container

 PAPSMEAR

• Function: Used to assess cervical cancer and bacterial

vaginosis

• Preparation: None

• Sample: Endocervical swab

• Container: Slide