Routine chemistry

3ml of Serum in gel or plain vacutainer. SHIPPING/ TRANSPORTATION REQUIREMENTS Shipping Temperature: Refrigerated ANALYTE STABILITY Room Temperature: 2 weeks at 20-25°C │ Refrigerated: 14 days at 2-8°C │ Frozen: 1 year at -20°C

Serum in plain tube (red top) or SST tube (yellow top) or in a separation vial. Centrifuge tubes within 1 hour. Separate centrifuged serum in plain tubes within 1 hour. SHIPPING/ TRANSPORTATION REQUIREMENTS Shipping Temperature: Refrigerated ANALYTE STABILITY Room Temperature: 1 day at 20-25°C │ Refrigerated: 4 days at 2-8°C │ Frozen: 1 year at -20°C

Test requires adequate meal 2 hours prior to blood collection. Meal should be completed within 15-20 minutes. Sample is collected exactly 2 hours after STARTING the meal. SHIPPING/ TRANSPORTATION REQUIREMENTS Shipping Temperature: Refrigerated ANALYTE STABILITY Room Temperature: 2 days at 20-25°C │ Refrigerated: 7 days at 2-8°C

10ml Spot urine in a clean, leak-proof sterile urine container (no additives). SHIPPING/ TRANSPORTATION REQUIREMENTS Shipping Temperature: Frozen ANALYTE STABILITY Room Temperature: 24 hours at 20-25°C │ Refrigerated: 14 DAYS at 2-8°C │ Frozen: 1 MONTH at -20°C

15ml of Urine in Sterile leak proof container. SHIPPING/ TRANSPORTATION REQUIREMENTS Shipping Temperature: Refrigerated ANALYTE STABILITY Room Temperature: 2 DAYS at 20-25°C │ Refrigerated: 6 DAYS at 2-8°C │ Frozen: 6 MONTHS at -20°C

Metal free tube i.e. Royal blue-top (EDTA) tube or royal blue-top without EDTA. Separate plasma/ serum within 2 hours of collection and keep at ambient/ refrigerated/ frozen temperature. SHIPPING/ TRANSPORTATION REQUIREMENTS Shipping Temperature: Refrigerated ANALYTE STABILITY Room Temperature: 7 DAYS at 20-25°C │ Refrigerated: 14 DAYS at 2-8°C │ Frozen: 1 YEAR at -20°C

3ml of Serum in Gel/Plain vacutainers. SHIPPING/ TRANSPORTATION REQUIREMENTS Shipping Temperature: Refrigerated ANALYTE STABILITY Room Temperature: 3 months at 20-25°C │ Refrigerated: 8 months at 2-8°C │ Frozen: 3 moths at -20°C

2ml serum in a plain red-top tube or Serum Separator Tube (SST). NB: Allow blood to clot fully before centrifugation Avoid hemolysis and lipemia Separate serum from cells promptly. SHIPPING/ TRANSPORTATION REQUIREMENTS Shipping Temperature: Refrigerated ANALYTE STABILITY Room Temperature: 6 days at 20-25°C │ Refrigerated: 4 weeks at 2-8°C │ Frozen: 1 year at -20°C

Fasting is not routinely required; where stipulated by the ordering doctor, 9-12 hour overnight fasting is required; fasting= not eating or drinking anything except water & prescribed medication. SHIPPING/ TRANSPORTATION REQUIREMENTS Shipping Temperature: Refrigerated ANALYTE STABILITY Room Temperature: 7 days at 20-25°C │ Refrigerated: 7 days at 2-8°C │ Frozen: 3 months at -20°C

Serum in plain tube (red top) or SST tube (yellow top) or in a separation vial. Centrifuge tubes within 1 hour. Separate centrifuged serum in plain tubes within 1 hour. SHIPPING/ TRANSPORTATION REQUIREMENTS Shipping Temperature: Refrigerated Special Instruction: Darkness required when stored >8hrs. ANALYTE STABILITY Room Temperature: 2 DAYS at 20-25°C │ Refrigerated: 7 DAYS at 2-8°C │ Frozen: 6 months at -20°C