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Date of Recent Update: 16 May 2007

Chemical Pathology Laboratory, Department of Clinical Pathology,
Tuen Mun Hospital
Test Specimen Type Quantity Required Average TAT Remark
ACTH EDTA Blood 3 mL 1 month -
Alpha-1-Antitrypsin Clotted Blood 3 mL 1 week -
Beta-hCG Clotted Blood 3 mL 2 days -
Alpha Fetoprotein (AFP) Clotted Blood 3 mL 1 week -
Alkaline Phosphatase Isoenzyme Clotted Blood 4 mL 1 week -
Aluminium Clotted Blood 4 mL 1 month Special tube
24 hour urine - 1 month Special bottle
Amino Acids Spot Urine 10 mL 1 week -
Amphetamines Spot Urine 10 mL 1 week -
Barbiturates Spot Urine 10 mL 1 week -
Benzodiazepines Spot Urine 10 mL 1 week -
Bromosulphthalein (BSP) Clotted Blood 3 mL 1 day -
C-Reactive Protein Clotted Blood 3 mL 2 days -
C3 Clotted Blood 3 mL 1 week -
C4 Clotted Blood 3 mL 1 week -
CA 125 Clotted Blood 3 mL 1 month -
Cadmium EDTA Blood 3 mL 1 month Special tube
Cannabinoids Spot Urine 10 mL 1 week -
CEA Clotted Blood 3 mL 1 week -
Cocaine Spot Urine 10 mL 1 week -
Cortisol, Free 24 hour urine - 2 weeks -
Cryoglobulin Clotted Blood 3 mL 4 days -
CSF IgG CSF 1 mL 1 week -
Folate Clotted Blood 3 mL 1 week -
Fructosamine Clotted Blood 3 mL 1 week -
Haptoglobin Clotted Blood 3 mL 1 week -
Immunofixation Clotted Blood 4 mL 2 weeks -
Indican Spot Urine 20 mL 1 day -
Indocyanine Green Clearance Clotted Blood 4 mL 1 day 0 and 15 min
Lactate Fluoride Blood 1 mL 4 hours -
CSF 1 mL 4 hours -
Lead EDTA Blood 3 mL 2 weeks Special tube
24 hour urine - 2 weeks Special bottle
Manganese EDTA Blood 3 mL 1 month Special tube
Methadone Spot Urine 10 mL 1 week -
Methanol, Qualitative Clotted Blood 4 mL 1 day -
Metrotrexate Clotted Blood 3 mL 1 day -
Mucopaolysaccharides Spot Urine 10 mL 1 week -
Myoglobin Spot Urine 10 mL 1 day -
Opiates Spot Urine 10 mL 1 week -
Organic acids Spot Urine 10 mL 2 weeks -
Paraquat/Diquat, Qualitative Spot Urine 10 mL 1 day -
Parathyroid Hormone (PTH) Clotted Blood 3 mL 1 month -
Porphyrin, Total Spot Urine 20 mL 1 day -
Pyruvate Blood 4 mL 1 day Special bottle
CSF 1 mL 1 day Special bottle
RBC Folate EDTA Blood 3 mL 1 week -
Sugar Chromatography Spot Urine 10 mL 1 week -
Selenium Clotted Blood 4 mL 1 month Special tube
Toxicology Screening
(Comprehensive, with confirmations on certain analytes)		 Spot Urine 30 mL 2 days -
Clotted Blood 10 mL 2 days -
Tricyclic Antidepressants (TCA) Clotted Blood 3 mL 1 day -
Troponin T Clotted Blood 4 mL 1 hour -
Vitamin B12 Clotted Blood 3 mL 1 week -
Xanthochromia CSF 1 mL 1 day -
Xylose Absorption Test Fluoride Blood 1 mL 3 days -
5 hour urine - 3 days -
Zinc Clotted Blood 4 mL 1 week Special tube
 

Contact
Department: Clinical Pathology
Laboratory: Chemical Pathology
Address: Tsing Chung Koon Road, Tuen Mun, N.T.
Telephone: 24685295
Facsimile: 24685296
Director: Dr. MC Tang, Chief of Service & Ms. Judy Lai, Scientific Officer (Medical)
Contact: Ms. Judy Lai, Scientific Officer (Medical)
Accreditation Status: NATA/RCPA Accredited Pathology Laboratory

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