SERVICE | PRODUCT | DETERMINANT | TECHNIQUE | PROCEDURE | LIMITATION / RANGE |
Chemical pathology - Analysis of drugs for toxicological (non-legal) purposes and ingested or absorbed toxic chemicals
| Urine;
| Alcohol; Barbiturates; Methadone;
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Chemical pathology - Detection and/or quantitation of drugs for therapeutic monitoring
| Plasma; Serum;
| Digoxin; Gentamicin (cidomycin, septopal, genticyn, garamycin); Vancomycin;
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Chemical pathology - Further investigation of cardiac function
| Plasma; Serum;
| Troponin;
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Chemical pathology - Investigation and determination of hepatic, cardiac, bone, lipid, renal, skeletal muscle and other profiles and metabolic studies
| Plasma; Serum;
| γ-Glutamyltransferase; Alanine aminotransferase; Albumin; Alkaline phosphatase; Amylase; Aspartate aminotransferase; Bicarbonate; Bilirubin - Any fractions; Bilirubin - Total; C-reactive protein (CRP); Calcium - Total; Chloride; Cholesterol - Total; Creatine kinase; Creatinine; Glucose; HDL - Quantitation; Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH); Lipase; Magnesium; Phosphate; Potassium; Protein - Total; Sodium; Triglycerides; Urea; Uric acid;
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| Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF);
| Glucose; Protein - Total;
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| Urine;
| Calcium - Total; Creatinine; Microalbumin; Potassium; Protein - Total; Sodium;
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Chemical pathology - Iron studies
| Plasma; Serum;
| Ferritin; Iron; Transferrin;
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Haematology - Full blood examination
| Blood;
| Differential number; Erythrocyte count (red blood cell count, RBCC); Haemoglobin (Hb); Leucocyte count (white blood cell count, WBCC); Platelet count; Red cell index or indices;
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| Morphological assessment;
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Haematology - Haemostasis related analysis (including special coagulation testing and platelet function tests)
| Plasma;
| Activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT); D-dimer; Fibrinogen; International normalised ratio (INR); Prothrombin time (PT);
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Haematology - Limited blood examination
| Blood;
| Erythrocyte (RBC) sedimentation rate (ESR);
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Immunohaematology - Blood group antibody detection
| Blood;
| Other blood group systems; Rh phenotypes;
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Immunohaematology - Blood grouping
| Blood;
| ABO; RhD;
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Immunohaematology - Determination of compatibility of blood donor units
| Blood;
| Direct antiglobulin test (DAT, direct Coombs test); Examination for blood group antibodies; Group checks of patient and donor; Identification of detected antibodies;
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Immunohaematology - Identification and quantitation of blood group antibodies
| Blood;
| Other blood group antibodies; Red cell phenotyping; Rh;
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| Antibody elution;
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Immunohaematology - Investigation of blood transfusion reactions
| Blood products;
| Antibodies; Direct antiglobulin test (DAT, direct Coombs test); Examination for blood group antibodies; Group checks of patient and donor; Identification of detected antibodies;
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Immunohaematology - Issue and release of blood and blood product for transfusion
| Blood; Cryoprecipitate; Fresh frozen plasma (FFP); Platelets;
| Issue and release of blood and blood products for transfusion;
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Immunohaematology - Storage and distribution of blood and blood components
| Blood; Cryoprecipitate; Fresh frozen plasma (FFP); Platelets;
| Issue and release of blood and blood products for transfusion;
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Infertility and pregnancy tests including assisted reproductive technology - Diagnosis of pregnancy
| Plasma; Serum;
| Detection of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG);
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Infertility and pregnancy tests including assisted reproductive technology - Diagnosis or follow up of threatened abortion and/or diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy
| Plasma; Serum;
| Human chorionic gonadotropin (HCG) - Quantitative total;
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Infertility and pregnancy tests including assisted reproductive technology - Semen analysis (other than post vasectomy)
| Semen;
| Motility;
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Infertility and pregnancy tests including assisted reproductive technology - Semen analysis for post vasectomy and/or examination of cervical mucus
| Semen;
| Presence of spermatozoa;
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Microbiology - Bacteriology - Detection of pathogenic bacteria
| Biopsy specimens; Blood; Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF); Fluids; General swabs; Urine;
| Bacteria; Pathogenic microorganisms;
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| Biopsy specimens; Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF); Fluids; General swabs;
| Bacteria; Leucocytes (white blood cells, WBC);
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| Blood;
| Bacteria;
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| Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF); Fluids;
| Epithelial cells; Erythrocytes (red blood cells, RBC); Leucocytes (white blood cells, WBC);
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| Urine;
| Glucose; Haemoglobin (Hb); pH; Proteins;
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| Bacteria; Casts; Crystals; Epithelial cells; Erythrocytes (red blood cells, RBC); Leucocytes (white blood cells, WBC);
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Microbiology - Parasitology - Detection of ova, cysts and parasites
| Blood;
| Malaria;
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Microbiology - Serology of infection - Microbial antibody and/or antigen detection and/or quantitation
| Blood; Plasma; Serum;
| Infectious mononucleosis;
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