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Haematology
| Haematology | Specimen Requirement |
|---|---|
| Complete Blood Count (CBC) | 1ml EDTA blood |
| Blood Smear Interpretation by clinical pathologist | EDTA blood and in-house CBC result |
| CBC with blood smear interpretation by pathologist | 2 slides (air dried) + 1 ml EDTA blood |
| Blood parasite screen (air dried smear from ear tip) | 2 slides, air dried |
| Reticulocytes Count (including CBC) | 1ml EDTA blood |
| Heartworm Screen (modified Knotts test) | 2 ml blood in EDTA |
| Canine Anemia Panel (Full CBC, reticulocyte count, blood smear reviewed by pathologist, Babesia spp. (Babesia canis/Babesia gibsoni/Babesia vogeli), Anaplasma spp. (Anaplasma phagocytophilum, Anaplasma platys) and Ehrlichia spp. q-PCR, Coombs test) | 2 ml EDTA Sample and smear (in severely anemic patients, please send 3 ml for adequate cellularity of the sample |
| Canine Anaemia Panel without CBC (Please submit in-house CBC) | 2 ml EDTA Sample and smear (in severely anemic patients, please send 3 ml for adequate cellularity of the sample) |
| Feline Anaemia Panel (Full CBC, reticulocyte count, blood smear reviewed by pathologist, Mycoplasma haemofelis, Candidatus Mycoplasma haemominutum, Candidatus Mycoplasma turicensis q-PCR, FeLV PCR, FIV PCR, Coombs test) | 2 ml EDTA Sample and smear (in severely anemic patients, please send 3 ml for adequate cellularity of the sample) |
| Feline Anaemia Panel without CBC (Please submit in-house CBC) | 2 ml EDTA Sample and smear (in severely anemic patients, please send 3 ml for adequate cellularity of the sample) |
| Serum Biochemistry Profiles | Specimen Requirement |
|---|---|
| Comprehensive Diagnostic Profile 14 parameters include albumin (ALB), alkaline phosphatase (ALP), alanine transaminase (ALT), amylase (AMY), urea (BUN), calcium (Ca), creatinine (CREA), globulin (GLOB), glucose (GLU), potassium (K), sodium (Na), phosphate (PHOS), total bilirubin (TBIL), total protein (P) | 0.5 ml Lithium Heparin whole blood or 0.5 ml Serum |
| Urine Analysis | Specimen Rquirement |
|---|---|
| Urinalysis (dip stick and sediment) (Turnaround time: 1 working day) | 10ml urine in sterile container |
| Urine Protein: Creatinine Ratio (Turnaround time: 5-7 working days) | 2ml urine in container |
| Urine Cortisol: Creatinine Ratio (Turnaround time: 5-7 working days) | 1ml urine in container |
| Crystallographic Stone Analysis (Turnaround time: 2-10 working days) | Washed and dried stone in urine pot bottle (No liquid added) |
| Faecal Analysis | Specimen Rquirement |
|---|---|
| Faecal Sedimentation (Turnaround time: 2 working days) | 5g stool in sterile container |
| Faecal Flotation (Turnaround time: 2 working days) | 5g stool in sterile container |
| Faecal Occult Blood (Turnaround time: 2 working days) | 5g stool in sterile container |
| Biochemistry | Working Days | Specimen Requirement |
|---|---|---|
| SAA (Serum Amyloid A) | Within 1 day | 1ml serum |
| cCRP (cReactive Protein) | Within 1 day | 1ml serum |
| Insulin | 7 - 10 days | 1ml serum |
| Anti-Insulin Antibodies | 7 - 10 days | 1ml serum |
| Fructosamine | 5 - 6 days | 1ml serum |
| B12 | 1 day | 1ml serum |
| B12 and Folate | 1 day | 1ml serum |
| B12, Folate, TLI (Canine) | 1 day | 1ml serum |
| B12, Folate, TLI (Feline) | 7 - 10 days | B12 Folate: 1ml serum; TLI: 1ml serum (12 hr fast) |
| TLI (Canine) | 1 day | 2ml clotted blood or 1ml serum |
| TLI (Feline) | 7 - 10 days | 1ml serum (12 hr fast) |
| Quantitative Spec. cPLi | 10 - 14 days | 1ml serum (12 hr fast) |
| Quantitative Spec. fPLi | 10 - 14 days | 1ml serum (12 hr fast) |
| Bile Acids | 5 - 7 days | 1ml fasted sample serum |
| Bile Acids Stimulation | 5 - 7 days | 1 ml Fasted sample serum, 1 ml post 2hrs feeding |
| Cholesterol | 5 - 7 days | 1ml serum |
| Triglycerides | 5 - 7 days | 1ml serum |
| SDMA (Symmetric Dimethylarginine) | 1 day | 1ml serum |
| Ionized Calcium | 7 - 10 days | 1 ml serum transported frozen or cold |
| Serum Iron | 5 - 7 days | 1ml serum |
| Aldosterone | 11 - 14 days | 1 ml serum |
| Vitamin D | 14 - 21 days | 1.5 ml of overnight fasted frozen serum (Avoid sunlight) |
| Albumin | 5 - 7 days | 1 ml serum |
| Taurine | 14 - 18 days | 1ml EDTA or Hep plasma in plastic tube - refrigerate or freeze |
| Adrenocortical | Working Days | Specimen Requirement |
|---|---|---|
| Cortisol | 1 day | 1ml serum |
| Cortisol Eurolyser | Within 1 day | 1 ml serum |
| ACTH stimulation | 1 day | 1 ml serum x2. As follow: - Collect basal sample in sterilized plain tube & label as “Baseline” or “0 hr” or “PRE” - Inject synthetic ACTH (Synacthen) at 0.25mg IV or IM - Collect second serum sample 1hr & label as “Post” or “1 hr” |
| Low Dose Dexamethasone Suppression Test | 1 day | 1ml serum x 3 as follow: - collect basal serum sample in sterilzed plain tube & label as "Baseline" or " 0 hr" or "PRE" - inject 0.015mg/kg of dexamethasone intramuscularly or intravenously - collect additional serum sample at 4 hr & 8 hr respectively, and label as "4 hr" and "8 hr" respectively. |
| High Dose Dexamethasone Suppression Test | 1 day | 1ml serum x 3 as follow: - collect basal serum sample in sterilzed plain tube & label as "Baseline" or "0 hr" or "PRE" - inject 0.1mg/kg of dexamethasone intramuscularly or intravenously - collect additional serum sample at 4 hr & 8 hr respectively, and label as "4 hr" and "8 hr" respectively. |
| Pre Vetoryl Cortisol | 1 day | 1 ml serum |
| Trilostane (Vetoryl) treatment monitoring | 1 - 2 days | 1 ml baseline serum and 1 ml 2-4 hr post-serum |
| Endogenous ACTH | 7 - 12 days | 1 ml frozen plasma |
| 17 OH progesterone | 7 - 10 days | 1ml serum x2. Same as ACTH stimulation protocol |
| Sex Alopecia Profile Cortisol, Androstenedione, Oestradiol, Progesterone, 17-OH progesterone and Testosterone. (Pre and post results) | 14 - 21 days | *For Adrenal Panel with combined DEX/ACTH stim test, 4 serum samples (1.5ml each) collected as follow: - collect baseline serum sample & label as "baseline" - inject dexamethasone at 0.1mg/kg (IV) and collect serum at "4hrs-post DEX" and "8hrs-post DEX" respectively. - inject synthetic ACTH (Cortrosyn) at 5ug/kg (IV) and collect serum at 1hr/2hrs post-ACTH after the 5h rs-post DEX (if using ACTH gel, inject 2.0 IU/kg (IM) instead) *For Adrenal Androgen panel (ACTH stim only), 2 serum samples collected as follow: - collect baseline serum sample & label as "baseline" - inject synthetic ACTH (Cortrosyn) at 5ug/kg (IV) and collect serum at 1hr/2hrs post-ACTH (if using ACTH gel, inject 2.0 IU/kg (IM) instead) |
| Sex Alopecia Profile (Feline) | 14 - 21 days | 1ml serum x 3 as follow: - collect basal serum sample in sterilzed plain tube & label as "Baseline" or "0 hr" or "PRE" - inject 0.1mg/kg of dexamethasone intramuscularly or intravenously - collect additional serum sample at 4 hr & 8 hr respectively, and label as "4 hr" and "8 hr" respectively. |
| Thyroid | Working Days | Specimen Requirement |
|---|---|---|
| Total T3 | 7 - 10 days | 1ml serum |
| Total T4 | 1 day | 1ml serum |
| Total T4 Eurolyser | Within 1 day | 1 ml serum |
| Free T4 (Canine and Feline) | 1 day | 1 ml serum |
| T4 Antibodies | 7 - 10 days | 0.5ml serum |
| TSH | 1 day | 0.5ml serum |
| T4/TSH | 1 day | 1 ml serum |
| Thyroid Panel (Free T4, TT4, TSH) | 1 day | 1 ml serum |
| Canine TRH Stimulation | 1 - 2 days | 1 ml serum x2. Collect basal blood sample. Inject TRH I/V slowly over one minute (1.5kg-100μg TRH, 5-30kg -200 μg TRH, > 30kg -300μg TRH). Take second blood sample 4-6 hours later for post T4 concentration |
| Feline TRH stimulation | 1 - 2 days | 1 ml serum x2. Collect basal blood sample. Inject 0.1 mg TRH I/V slowly over one minute. Take second blood sample 4-6 hours later for post T4 concentration |
| Parathyroid Hormone (PTH) | 10 - 14 days | 1ml frozen serum in plastic tube |
| PTHrp (Parathyroid hormone-related protein) | 10 - 14 days | 1ml frozen EDTA Plasma |
| Reproductive Hormones | Working Days | Specimen Requirement |
|---|---|---|
| Oestradiol | 10 - 14 days | 2ml clotted blood or 1ml serum |
| Progesterone | 5 - 7 days | 1ml serum in RT. Do not use serum separator |
| Anti-mullerian hormone | 14-21 days | 1 ml serum |
| Testosterone | 7 - 10 days | 1ml serum in RT. Do not use serum separator |
| Therapeutic drug monitoring | Working Days | Specimen Requirement |
|---|---|---|
| Digoxin | 5-7 days | 2ml clotted blood or 1ml serum Peak and trough specimens |
| Phenobarbitone | 5 - 7 days | 2ml clotted blood or 1ml serum Peak and trough specimens |
| Phenobarbitone x2 (pre / post dosing) | 5 - 7 days | 1 ml serum x2 (Pre+Post) |
| Potassium Bromide | 5 - 7 days | 1 ml serum |
| Levetiracetam (keppra) | 10 - 14 days | 2 ml serum |
| Zonisamide | 5 - 7 days | 0.5 mL serum |
| Cyclosporine | 14 - 21 days | 2 ml EDTA Whole Blood |
| Cardiac | Working Days | Specimen Requirement |
|---|---|---|
| Troponin I | 10 - 14 days | 1ml serum |
| NT-Pro-BNP (Canine) | 5 - 7 days | 1ml EDTA plasma |
| Toxicology | Working Days | Specimen Requirement |
|---|---|---|
| Lead | 10 - 14 days | 1 ml EDTA whole blood |
| Zinc | 10 - 14 days | 0.5 ml serum |
| Zinc + Lead | 10 - 14 days | Lead: 1 ml EDTA whole blood Zinc: 0.5 ml Serum |
| Cholinesterase | 7 - 10 days | 1ml serum |
| Oncology Testing | Working Days | Specimen Requirement |
|---|---|---|
| Cadet BRAF & BRAF PLUS | 10 - 14 days | 40 ml urine (immediately transfer to special urine bottle) |
| OncoK9 | 14-21 days | Contact lab for test kit |
| Metanephrine | 12 - 14 days | EDTA plasma or urine |
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