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Date of Recent Update: 15 April 2007

Division of Clinical Biochemistry, Queen Mary Hospital
Test Specimen Type Quantity Required Remarks
17α-Hydroxyprogesterone Clotted Blood 2 mL Collect at 8-9 am
5-HIAA (Quantitative) Urine 24 h Brown glass bottle with 2M H2SO4
5-Methyltetrahydrofolate CSF Collection protocol provided on request
Acetoacetate Blood in Special Bottle 3 mL Deliver on ice
ACTH EDTA Blood 3 mL Collect sample in chilled syringe. Deliver on Ice
Acylcarnitine Profile Heparinized Blood
(No Gel) 		1 mL -
Alcohols (Methanol, Isopropanol, Acetone) Heparinized Blood
(No Gel) 		3 mL -
Aldosterone Clotted Blood 3 mL Standing and recumbent
Alkaline Phosphatase Isoenzymes (Heat Stability Test) Heparinized Blood 5 mL -
Aluminium Clotted Blood 1 mL Acid-washed plastic blood tube
Amino Acids, Plasma (Quantitative) Heparinized Blood
(No Gel) 		1 mL Fasting morning sample
Amino Acids, Urine (Quantitative) Fresh Spot Urine 10 mL Fasting morning sample
Apo(E) Genotyping EDTA Blood 10 mL Fasting
Apolipoprotein A1 EDTA Blood 3 mL Fasting
Apolipoprotein B EDTA Blood 3 mL Fasting
β-hCG Clotted Blood 3 mL -
β-Hydroxybutyrate Fluoride Blood 1 mL Fasting
Bile Acids Clotted Blood 3 mL Fasting
CA 19.9 Clotted Blood 3 mL -
Cadmium Heparinized Blood
(No Gel) 		1 mL -
Calcitonin Clotted Blood 3 mL Deliver on ice
Carotenoids Clotted Blood 5 mL Fasting, Protect from light
Catecholamines (Fractionated catecholamine levels) Urine 24 h Brown glass bottle with 2M H2SO4
Ceruloplasmin activity Clotted Blood 3 mL Avoid haemolysis
2 Age-matched controls
Chitotriosidase Clotted Blood/Heparinized Blood (No Gel) 5 mL 2 Age-matched controls
CKMB (Mass) Heparinized Blood
(No Gel) 		5 mL -
Clonazapam Heparinized Blood
(No Gel) 		3 mL -
Coproporphyrins, Uroporphyrins & Isomers Urine 24 h Brown glass bottle with 10% Na2CO3
Protect from light
C-Peptide Clotted Blood 3 mL -
C-Reactive Protein
(High-sensitivity)		 Clotted Blood 2 mL -
Cyclosporin EDTA Blood 1 mL Trough level monitoring
δ-ALA Dehydratase Heparinized Blood
(No Gel) 		2 mL Deliver to lab on ice immediately
δ-Aminolevulenic Acid Urine 24 h Brown glass bottle with conc. acetic acid
7-Dehydrocholesterol EDTA Blood 5 mL Protected from light. Deliver to lab on ice immediately
Diazepam Heparinized Blood
(No Gel) 		3 mL -
Everolimus EDTA Blood 3 mL Trough level monitoring
FK506 (Tacrolimus) EDTA Blood 1 mL Trough level monitoring
Fluoride & Dibucaine Number of Cholinesterase Clotted Blood 5 mL -
Free Fatty Acids EDTA Blood 1 mL Overnight fasting
Gabapentin Heparinized Blood
(No Gel) 		3 mL -
Growth Hormone Clotted Blood 3 mL -
Haptoglobin Clotted Blood 3 mL -
Homocysteine EDTA Blood 3 mL Deliver to lab on ice immediately
HVA Urine 24 h Brown glass bottle with 2M H2SO4
Hydroxyproline Urine 24 h Glass bottle with 10 mL toluene
Insulin Clotted Blood 2 mL Fasting
Lamotrigine Heparinized Blood
(No Gel) 		1 mL -
L-Carnitine (Free) Heparinized Blood
(No Gel) 		1 mL -
LDL Cholesterol (Direct) EDTA Blood 3 mL -
Lead Heparinized Blood
(No Gel) 		1 mL -
Lipase Clotted Blood 2 mL -
Lipid Studies (Apo A1, Apo B, Lp(a), Apo E genotyping, Direct LDL Cholesterol, Lipoprotein Pattern, Ultracentrifugation Studies, etc.) EDTA Blood 10 mL Fasting
Lipoprotein Pattern EDTA Blood 3 mL Fasting
Lp(a) EDTA Blood 2 mL -
Lyzozyme Clotted Blood 5 mL -
Manganese Clotted Blood 1 mL Acid-washed plastic blood tube
Mercury, Blood Heparinized Blood
(No Gel) 		1 mL -
Mercury, Urine Urine 24 h Acid-washed plastic bottle
Metabolic Screening Fresh Spot Urine 30 mL -
Methylmalonic Acid Fresh Urine/Heparinized Blood (No Gel) Blood: 3 mL; Urine: 10 mL -
Microalbumin Urine 12 h or Spot (10 mL) 12 h: Plastic bottle with 10% thymol
Midazolam Heparinized Blood
(No Gel) 		3 mL -
Mucopolysaccharides Fresh Spot Urine 10 mL -
Myoglobin Fresh Spot Urine 10 mL -
Neurotransmitters (HVA, 5-HIAA) CSF Collection protocol provided on request
Nitrazepam Heparinized Blood
(No Gel) 		3 mL -
Organic Acids Fresh Spot Urine 20 mL -
Orotic Acid Fresh Spot Urine 10 mL -
Oxalate Urine 24 h Brown glass bottle with 2% boric acid
Parathyroid Hormone (PTH) Clotted Blood 2 mL -
PBG, Quantitative Urine 24 h or Spot (10 mL) 24 h: Brown glass bottle with conc. acetic acid
Protected from light
Phosphoethanolamine Fresh Spot Urine 10 mL -
Phytosterols EDTA Blood 3 mL Fasting
Pterins (Neopterin, Biopterin) CSF Collection protocol provided on request
Pterins (Neopterin, Biopterin) Urine 10 mL Protected from light.
Deliver to lab immediately
Porphyrins, Total Fresh Spot Urine 10 mL Protect from light
Prealbumin Clotted Blood 2 mL -
Pyridoxal-5'-phosphate EDTA Blood 3 mL Protected from light.
Deliver to lab on ice immediately
Pyruvate Blood in Special Bottle 2 mL Exact volume of blood to tube
Red Cell Zinc Heparinized Blood
(No Gel) 		4 mL -
Renin EDTA Blood 4 mL Standing and recumbent, ice
Selenium Clotted Blood 1 mL Acid-washed plastic blood tube
Sirolimus EDTA Blood 1 mL Trough level monitoring
Sugar Chromatography Fresh Urine 10 mL -
Testosterone, Bioavailable Clotted Blood 3 mL -
Testosterone, Free Clotted Blood 3 mL -
Thiopentone Heparinized Blood
(No Gel) 		1 mL -
Thyroglobulin Clotted Blood 2 mL -
Toxicology Screening (comprehensive, with confirmations on certain drugs) Fresh Urine & Heparinized Blood
(No Gel) 		Urine: 30 mL; Blood: 5 mL Gastric aspirate also acceptable (30 mL)
Transferrin Clotted Blood 2 mL -
Transketolase/ TPP Effect Heparinized Blood
(No Gel) 		3 mL -
Troponin I Heparinized Blood 3 mL -
Vanillylmandelic Acid (VMA) Urine 24 h or Spot (10 mL) for paediatrics 24 h: Brown glass bottle with 2M H2SO4
Vigabactrin Heparinized Blood
(No Gel) 		3 mL -
VLDL-Cholesterol EDTA Blood 10 mL By ultracentrifugation
VLDL-Triglycerides EDTA Blood 10 mL By ultracentrifugation
Xanthurenic Acid Urine 24 h -
Xylose Absorption Test Fluoride Blood/Urine (Timed) Blood: 3 mL; Urine: 10 mL -
Zinc Clotted Blood 1 mL Acid-washed plastic blood tube
IGF-1 Clotted Blood 2 mL -
IGF-BP3 Clotted Blood 2 mL -
SHBG Clotted Blood 2 mL -
 
Contact
Department: Clinical Biochemistry
Address 102 Pokfulam Road, Hong Kong
Telphone: 2855 3174, 2855 3175
Facsimile: 2819 4179
Director: Dr Sidney Tam
Contact: On-Duty Biochemist Tel: 28553174/ Pager: 71109866-9101

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