Routine chemistry

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: 7 days at 20-25°C │ Refrigerated: 21 days at 2-8°C │ Frozen: 1 years at -20°C

Spot/ random urine in leak proof container. This test is prone to adulteration (dilution, swapping of samples etc.) by clients undergoing testing. Referring institutions should ensure that there is proper chain of custody. The lab reserves the right to take safeguards against adulteration e.g., requesting sample recollection, supervised collection etc. SHIPPING/ TRANSPORTATION REQUIREMENTS Shipping Temperature: Refrigerated ANALYTE STABILITY Room Temperature: 2 DAYS at 20-25°C │ Refrigerated: 7 DAYS at 2-8°C │ Frozen: 2 WEEKS at -20°C

Collect 24 hr urine AND serum samples. Record total urine volume (mL), weight (kg), and height (cm) of the patient. This test is NOT to be outsourced (perform in-house).

2mL serum in a plain red-top or serum separator tube (SST)

Spot/ random urine in leak proof container. This test is prone to adulteration (dilution, swapping of samples etc.) by clients undergoing testing. Referring institutions should ensure that there is proper chain of custody. The lab reserves the right to take safeguards against adulteration e.g., requesting sample recollection, supervised collection etc. SHIPPING/ TRANSPORTATION REQUIREMENTS Shipping Temperature: Refrigerated ANALYTE STABILITY Room Temperature: 2 DAYS at 20-25°C │ Refrigerated: 7 DAYS at 2-8°C │ Frozen: 2 WEEKS at -20°C

3ml whole blood in EDTA ( purple top).

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. Test components: ALT, AST, ALP, GGT, total bilirubin, direct bilirubin, indirect bilirubin, total protein, albumin, globulin, A/G ratio

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: 11 days at 20–25°C │ Refrigerated: 2 months at 2–8°C │ Frozen: 3 years at -20°C.

3ml of Serum in Gel/Plain vacutainer. SHIPPING/ TRANSPORTATION REQUIREMENTS Shipping Temperature: Refrigerated ANALYTE STABILITY Room Temperature: 48 hours at 20-25°C │ Refrigerated: 14 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 STABILITY IN SERUM/PLASMA Room Temperature: 7 days at 20-25°C │ Refrigerated: 7 days at 2-8°C │ Frozen: 2 months at -20°C