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Date of Recent Update: 15 April 2007

Chemical Pathology Laboratory, Queen Elizabeth Hospital
Test Specimen type Quantity Required Average TAT Remark
17 alpha-Hdroxyprogesterone Clotted blood 4 ml 1 month -
ACTH EDTA blood 4 ml 2 weeks Send on ice to lab immediately
Adrenaline 24-hr urine (Acid bottle) 24 hr urine 1 week -
Aldosterone Clotted blood 4 ml 2 months Specify posture
Alpha Fetoprotein (AFP) Clotted blood 4 ml 3 working days -
alpha-1-Antitrypsin Clotted blood 4 ml 3 working days -
Aluminium Clotted blood (Acid-washed container) 4 ml 1 week -
Amino Acids (Quantitative) Heparinized blood / Urine (Plain bottle) 4 ml / 20 ml 4 working days -
Amphetamines Urine (Plain bottle) 20 ml 1 working day Immunoassay
Barbiturates Urine (Plain bottle) 20 ml 1 working day Immunoassay
Benzodiazepines Urine (Plain bottle) 20 ml 1 working day Immunoassay
beta-Hydroxbutyrate Clotted blood 4 ml 1 working day -
Bilirubin Urine (Plain bottle) 20 ml 1 working day Protect from light
Bone Alkaline Phosphatase Clotted Blood 4 ml 1 week -
C3 Complement Clotted blood 4 ml 3 working days -
C4 Complement Clotted blood 4 ml 3 working days -
CA 125 Clotted blood 4 ml 3 working days -
CA 19.9 Clotted blood 4 ml 1 week -
Caeruloplasmin Clotted blood 4 ml 3 working days -
Calcitonin Clotted blood 4 ml 4 months Send on ice to lab immediately
Cannabinoids Urine (Plain bottle) 20 ml 1 working day Immunoassay
Carcinoembyronic Antigen (CEA) Clotted blood 4 ml 3 working days -
Cocaine Urine (Plain bottle) 20 ml 1 working day Immunoassay
Copper Clotted blood / 24-hr urine (Acid-washed bottle) 4 ml / 24 hr urine 1 week -
Cortisol Clotted blood 4 ml 3 working days Specify collection time
Cortisol, free 24-hr urine (Plain bottle) 24 hr urine 1 week -
C-Reactive Protein (inflammation) Clotted blood 4 ml 1 working day -
Cryoglobulin Clotted blood 2 x 4 ml 3 working days Specimen collected in warm syringe and send to lab in warm bath
CSF beta-2 transferrin Nasal / ear discharge (Plain bottle) 20 ml 1 week For detection of CSF leakage, e.g. CSF rhinorrhoea
Cyclosporin A EDTA blood 2 ml 4 working days Specify pre or post dose timing
Dehydroepiandrosterone Sulphate (DHEA-S) Clotted blood 4 ml 1 month -
D-Lactate Heparinized blood 2 ml On demand Send on ice to lab immediately
Dopamine 24-hr urine (Acid bottle) 24 hr urine 1 week -
Ferritin Clotted blood 4 ml 3 working days -
Folate Clotted blood 4 ml 1 week -
Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH) Clotted blood 4 ml 3 working days -
Free Light Chains (kappa and lambda) Clotted blood 4 ml 2 weeks -
Gastrin Clotted blood 4 ml 4 months Fasting. Send on ice to lab immediately.
Growth Hormone Clotted blood 4 ml 1 week -
Haemoglobin Urine (Plain bottle) 20 mL 1 working day -
Haptoglobin Clotted blood 4 ml 3 working days -
hs C-Reactive Protein (cardiac risk assessment) Clotted blood 4 ml 1 working day -
Human Chorionic Gonadotrophin (b-hCG) Clotted blood 4 ml 1 working day -
Immunofixation Serum / urine (Plain bottle) 4 ml / 20 ml 1 week -
Immunoglobulin A Clotted blood 4 ml 3 working days
Immunoglobulin G Clotted blood 4 ml 3 working days -
Immunoglobulin M Clotted blood 4 ml 3 working days -
Indican Urine (Plain bottle) 20 ml 1 working day -
Indocyanine Green Clotted blood 4 ml 1 working day Protect from light
Insulin Clotted blood 4 ml On demand -
Insulin-like Growth Factor (IGF-1) Clotted blood 4 ml 2 weeks -
Lead EDTA blood 2 ml 1 week -
Lithium Clotted blood 4 ml 1 working day -
Luteinizing Hormone (LH) Clotted blood 4 ml 3 working days -
Methadone Urine (Plain bottle) 20 ml 1 working day Immunoassay
Methotrexate Clotted blood 4 ml 1 working day -
Microalbumin Urine 20 ml / 24 hr urine 3 working days -
Mucopolysaccharides Urine (Plain bottle) 20 ml 1 working day -
Myoglobin Urine (Plain bottle) 20 ml 1 working day -
Noradrenaline 24-hr urine (Acid bottle) 24 hr urine 1 week -
Occult Blood Faeces (Plain container) 5 gram 3 working days -
Oestradiol Clotted blood 4 ml 1 week -
Opiates Urine (Plain bottle) 20 ml 1 working day Immunoassay
Parathyroid Hormone (PTH) Clotted blood 4 ml 1 week -
PBG, Quantitative Urine (Plain bottle) 20 ml 1 working day Protect from light
Porphyrins, Total Urine (Plain bottle) 20 ml 1 working day Protect from light
Progesterone Clotted blood 4 ml 1 week -
Prolactin Clotted blood 4 ml 3 working days -
Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) Clotted blood 4 ml 3 working days -
Protein Electrophoersis Serum / urine (Plain bottle) 4 ml / 20 ml 1 week
Pseudocholinesterase Clotted blood 4 ml 1 working day -
Pyruvate Blood (Special bottle with TCA) 2 ml 4 working days Fasting
Reducing substances Urine (Plain bottle) 20 ml 1 working day -
Renin EDTA blood 2 x 2 ml 2 months Specify posture. Keep specimen at room temperature.
Sex Hormone Binding Globulin Clotted blood 4 ml 2 weeks -
Steroid Profile 24 hr urine 24 hr urine 1 month Special bottle provided by lab
Stone Analysis Renal stone (Plain container) All 1 week -
Sugar Chromatography Urine (Plain bottle) 20 mL 1 week -
Testosterone Clotted blood 4 ml 2 weeks -
Testosterone, free and bioavailable Clotted blood 4 ml 2 weeks -
Thyroglobulin Clotted blood 4 ml 1 week -
Thyroid Function Test Clotted blood 4 ml 2 working days -
Total Thyroxine Clotted blood 4 ml 1 week -
Toxicology Screening (Comprehensive, with confirmations on certain analytes) Urine (Plain bottle) 20 ml 1 working day -
Troponin I Clotted Blood 4 ml 1 working day -
Urobilinogen Urine (Plain bottle) 20 ml 1 working day Protect from light
Vanillylmandelic Acid (VMA) 24-hr urine (Acid bottle) 24 hr urine 1 week -
Vitamin B12 Clotted blood 4 ml 1 week -
Xylose Absorption Test Fluoride blood & 5-hr timed urine (Plain bottle) 2 ml / 5-hr urine 1 working day -
Zinc Clotted blood (Acid-washed container) 4 ml 1 week -
 

Contact
Department: Department of Pathology
Laboratory: Chemical Pathology Laboratory
Address: Block M, 30, Gascoigne Road, Kowloon
Telephone: 2958 6676 / 2958 6684
Facsimile: 2771 9258 / 2958 6678
Director: Dr. C.C. Shek
Contact: Duty Biochemist: 2958 2421

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