Haematology

3ml of whole blood in EDTA (purple top).

EDTA (purple top) vacutainer. Do NOT refrigerate. Test components: CD4 COUNT, CD8 COUNT. SHIPPING/ TRANSPORTATION REQUIREMENTS Shipping Temperature: Ambient ANALYTE STABILITY Room Temperature: 3 days at 20-25°C │ Refrigerated: 3 days at 2-8°C

1) Exact age (date of birth) required for accurate interpretation. 2) History of transfusion (or no transfusion) within the last 3-4 months required. 3) EDTA (purple top) vacutainer Test components: Hemoglobin A, Hemoglobin A2, Hemoglobin F, Hemoglobin S, Hemoglobin C

3mL EDTA (purple top) vacutainer. ROOM TEMPERATURE STORAGE ONLY!

1) Liaise with lab team for booking of direct clients 2) Name & contact details of the referring doctor must be available 3) Previous patient records & test results, imaging inclusive to be availed 4) Recent CBC, <=72 hours old needed (concurrent CBC can be obtained at time of the procedure; PBF examination will still be required unless recently performed at Scanlab). 5) Collect a concurrent serum sample since other tests are frequently required. 6) For <12-14 year olds, anaesthesia is required at additional cost (for young children, may have to be done as an inpatient procedure) For guidance on preparation of peripheral blood films, review this YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kafqQZmrgQE For guidance on preparation of bone marrow aspirate films, review this YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_yOm3jaCCI For guidance on packaging of slides for transportation, review this YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-Vy80b_-sI&t=2s

1) Liaise with lab team for booking of direct clients 2) Name & contact details of the referring doctor must be available 3) Previous patient records & test results, imaging inclusive to be availed 4) Recent CBC, <=72 hours old needed (concurrent CBC can be obtained at time of the procedure; PBF examination will still be required unless recently performed at Scanlab). 5) Collect a concurrent serum sample since other tests are frequently required. 6) For <12-14 year olds, anaesthesia is required at additional cost (for young children, may have to be done as an inpatient procedure) For guidance on preparation of peripheral blood films, review this YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=kafqQZmrgQE For guidance on preparation of bone marrow aspirate films, review this YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=t_yOm3jaCCI For guidance on packaging of slides for transportation, review this YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u-Vy80b_-sI&t=2s For guidance on how to prepare 10% neutral buffered formalin, see this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vr2y4-fAOs4

FROZEN, DOUBLE CENTRIFUGED 2mL CITRATED PLASMA required. Collect whole blood in citrate tube(s) i.e. light blue cap vacutainer filled up to the mark, centrifuge, separate plasma, centrifuge plasma, separate & FREEZE supernatant. For instructions/ further guidance on how to prepare platelet poor plasma, please visit this YouTube video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9z6c8Bgr2EY SHIPPING/ TRANSPORTATION REQUIREMENTS Shipping Temperature: Frozen ANALYTE STABILITY Room Temperature: Frozen: 3 months at -20°C

EDTA (purple top) vacutainer.

1) Exact age (date of birth) required for accurate interpretation.
2) History of transfusion (or no transfusion) within the last 3-4 months required.
3) EDTA (purple top) vacutainer
It is preferable that this test is instead ordered as Hb electrophoresis SHIPPING/ TRANSPORTATION REQUIREMENTS Shipping Temperature: Refrigerated ANALYTE STABILITY Room Temperature: 3 days at 20-25°C │ Refrigerated: 7 days at 2-8°C │ Frozen: 6 moths at -20°C

EDTA (purple top) vacutainer. Do NOT outsource outside Scanlab; this is simply done via PBF examination