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Date of Recent Update: 24 November 2007

Chemical Pathology Laboratory, Department of Pathology,
Princess Margaret Hospital
Test Specimen Type Quantity Required Average TAT Remarks
Acylcarnitine profile Heparin blood 4 mL 1 month Qualitative results with interpretation, if applicable
Adenosine deaminase Pleural fluid, peritoneal/ascitic fluid, pericardial fluid, CSF 4 mL, (CSF: 1 mL) 1 week Send frozen specimen
Amino acid profile by HPLC Heparin blood or spot urine 2 mL blood
10 mL urine 		2 weeks Prior arrangement necessary
Delta aminolaevulinic acid Spot urine (protect from light) 10 mL 1 week -
Broad spectrum Metabolic screening by GCMS Spot urine 10 mL 2 weeks -
Faecal porphyrins by HPLC Spot faeces (protect from light) 5 g 2 weeks For Follow up of patients with increased urinary porphyrins or porphobilinogens only)
Special arrangement
Fluoride & Dibucaine number of Cholinesterase Clotted blood 3 mL 2 days -
Mucopolysaccharide pattern by electrophoresis Spot urine 10 mL 2 weeks -
Oligosaccharide profile by HPTLC Spot urine 10 mL 2 weeks -
Organic acids profile by GCMS Spot urine 10 mL 2 weeks Qualitative with interpretation
Orotic acid by GCMS Spot urine 10 mL 2 weeks Quantitative
PBG Spot urine (protect from light) 10 mL 1 day Quantitative
Porphyrins profile by HPLC Spot urine (protect from light) 20 mL 2 week -
Porphyrins, Total Spot urine (protect from light) 20 mL 1 week Quantitative
Toxicology screening (Broad spectrum) by HPLC Spot urine/ clotted blood/ gastric lavage/ drug samples Urine (30 mL)/ Clotted blood (4 mL) 1 day Qualitative
 
Contact
Department: Pathology
Laboratory: Chemical Pathology
Address: 11/F, Block G, Princess Margaret Hospital, Lai King Hill Road, Lai Chi Kok, Kowloon.
Telephone: 2990 1867
Facsimile: 2990 1878
Director: Dr Albert Chan
Contact: Dr Liz Yuen, Dr Carol Siu, Dr Hencher Lee, Mr Lai CK, Mr Au KM, Mr Chan BY

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