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Flu A / Flu B PCR (Swab)

Tube colour: Pink Lid Swab
Collection Requirements: Copan e-swab - liquid Amies (pink lid)
Availability: Daily

Flu A / Flu B PCR (Bronchial Washing)

Tube colour: Yellow top universal
Collection Requirements: Bronchial Washing
Availability: Daily (Mon - Fri)

Flu A / Flu B PCR (Sputum)

Tube colour: Yellow top universal
Collection Requirements: Sputum
Availability: Daily (Mon - Fri)

Flu A / Flu B PCR (Swab)

Collection Requirements: Copan e-swab - liquid Amies (pink lid)
Availability: Daily (Mon - Fri)

Flu A / Flu B Serology

Tube colour: Gold
Collection Requirements: 8.5 ml serum tube
Availability: Daily (Mon - Fri)

Flucloxacillin

Tube colour: Lavender
Collection Requirements: 4 mL EDTA Plasma
Availability: Monthly

Fluconazole

Tube colour: Pink, Lavender
Collection Requirements: 6-9 ml EDTA
Availability: Monthly

Flucytosine

Tube colour: Light Green, Gold
Collection Requirements: 4.5 ml Lithium Heparin or 8.5 ml Serum
Availability: Weekly

Fluid for FBE

Collection Requirements: 1 to 5 ml in sterile Container

Fluid for Haemoglobin

Collection Requirements: 1 to 5 ml in sterile Container

Fluids M&C (Joint fluid, Pleural fluid, Bile, Ascitic fluid, Peritoneal fluid etc)

Tube colour: Yellow top universal
Collection Requirements: Collect 10 - 20 ml in a sterile container For cell count please also add 1 ml of sample to a lithium heparin tube.
Availability: Daily

Fluorescence in situ hybridisation (FISH)

Tube colour: 10% Neutral Buffered formalin, Tissue block, Cell Block, Unstained slides
Collection Requirements: Tissue in formalin, Paraffin tissue block, Paraffin cell block. Unstained Formalin fixed paraffin embedded (FFPE) sections on charged slides.
Availability: Weekdays

Fluoride

Tube colour: Trace element tube (Royal Blue)
Collection Requirements: Blood -6ml (trace element tube)
Availability: Fortnightly

Fluoride Number

Tube colour: Gold, Light Green
Collection Requirements: 8.5 ml Serum or 4.5 ml Lithium Heparin

Folate Red Cell

Collection Requirements: Not available (refer to notes)
Availability: Unavailable

Folic Acid

Tube colour: Light Green, Gold
Collection Requirements: 4.5 ml Lithium Heparin or 8.5 ml Serum
Availability: Daily

Follicle stimulating Hormone

Tube colour: Gold, Light Green
Collection Requirements: 8.5 ml Serum or 4.5 ml Lithium Heparin
Availability: Daily

Free androgen index

Tube colour: Gold, Light Green
Collection Requirements: 8.5 ml Serum or 4.5 ml Lithium Heparin
Availability: Weekly

Free Fatty Acids

Tube colour: Grey
Collection Requirements: 4 ml Fluoride Oxalate
Availability: Fortnightly

Free light chains

Tube colour: Gold
Collection Requirements: 8.5 ml serum tube
Availability: Weekly

Fructosamine

Tube colour: Gold
Collection Requirements: 8.5 ml serum tube
Availability: Fortnightly

Full Blood Examination (FBE)

Tube colour: Pink / Purple
Collection Requirements: EDTA tube (3mL preferred)
Availability: Daily

Fungal culture -  Sterile Sites

Tube colour: Tissue
Collection Requirements: Tissues
Availability: Daily

Fungal culture - Wounds

Tube colour: Swab
Collection Requirements: Swab Sample
Availability: Daily

G6PD screen

Tube colour: Pink / Purple
Collection Requirements: 3 ml EDTA blood
Availability: Weekdays

GABA-B Receptor Antibodies

Tube colour: Black capped CSF tube, Gold, Red, Fluid Container
Collection Requirements: 5 ml collection
Availability: Fortnightly

Galactomannan serology

Tube colour: Gold | Yellow top universal
Collection Requirements: 8.5 ml Serum tube or Bronchial Washing or BAL
Availability: Daily (Mon - Fri)

Galactose screen

Tube colour: Light Green
Collection Requirements: 4.5 ml Lithium Heparin
Availability: Fortnightly

Gamma Globulin

Tube colour: Gold
Collection Requirements: 8.5 ml serum tube
Availability: Daily

Gamma glutamyltransferase

Tube colour: Light Green, Gold
Collection Requirements: 4.5 ml Lithium Heparin or 8.5 ml Serum
Availability: Daily

Ganciclovir

Tube colour: Green No Gel, Gold No Gel, Pink or Purple
Collection Requirements: 4.5mL Lithium heparin or Serum with no gel or EDTA
Availability: Fortnightly

Gastric intrinsic factor

Tube colour: Gold
Collection Requirements: 8.5 ml serum tube
Availability: Fortnightly

Gastric Parietal Cell

Tube colour: Gold
Collection Requirements: 8.5 ml serum tube
Availability: Weekly

Gastrin

Tube colour: Gold On Ice
Collection Requirements: 8.5 ml serum tube on ice
Availability: Fortnightly

GeneFusion

Tube colour: 10% Neutral Buffered formalin, Tissue block, Cell Block, Unstained slides
Collection Requirements: Tissue in formalin, Paraffin tissue block, Paraffin cell block. Unstained Formalin fixed paraffin embedded (FFPE) sections - See notes.

Genital Swabs (M,C &S)

Collection Requirements: Copan e-swab - liquid Amies (pink lid)
Availability: Daily

Gentamicin

Tube colour: Light Green, Gold
Collection Requirements: 4.5 ml Lithium Heparin or 8.5 ml Serum
Availability: Daily

Glomerular Basement Membrane Ab

Tube colour: Gold
Collection Requirements: 8.5 ml serum tube
Availability: Weekly

Glucagon

Tube colour: Collect Tube From Pathology
Collection Requirements: 5 ml EDTA Tras Tube ** collect from lab. Sample must be collected on ice.
Availability: Monthly

Glucocerebrosidase Beta (Gauchers)

Tube colour: Lavender
Collection Requirements: 3 ml EDTA tube
Availability: Fortnightly

Glucose (CSF)

Tube colour: CSF Sterile Tube Pack
Collection Requirements: 2 ml Cerebro spinal fluid
Availability: Daily

Glucose (Plasma)

Tube colour: Grey, Light Green, Gold
Collection Requirements: 4 ml Fluoride Oxalate, Lithium Heparin or Serum
Availability: Daily

Glucose (Urine)

Tube colour: Urine (random)
Collection Requirements: 10 ml Urine (random)
Availability: Daily

Glucose Tolerance Test (Non Pregnant)

Tube colour: Grey
Collection Requirements: 3 x Fluoride tubes collected at the following time points: 1) Fasting, 2) 1 hr post dose, and 3) 2 hr post dose. Ensure collection times are clearly recorded and send all tubes to lab together. Refer to notes for more information re clinical protocol.
Availability: Daily

Glucose Tolerance Test (Pregnant)

Tube colour: Grey
Collection Requirements: 3 x Fluoride tubes collected at the following time points: 1) Fasting, 2) 1 hr post dose, and 3) 2 hr post dose. Ensure collection times are clearly recorded and send all tubes to lab together. Refer to notes for more information re clinical protocol.
Availability: Daily

Glucosylsphingosine

Tube colour: Lavender
Collection Requirements: 3 ml EDTA tube
Availability: Monthly

Glutathione Peroxidase

Tube colour: Light Green
Collection Requirements: 4.5 ml Lithium Heparin
Availability: Fortnightly

Glyceric Acid

Tube colour: Urine (random)
Collection Requirements: 10 ml Urine (random)
Availability: Fortnightly

Glycosaminoglycans - Total Urine

Tube colour: Urine (random)
Collection Requirements: 10 ml Urine (random)
Availability: Fortnightly

Gold (Plasma)

Tube colour: Purple
Collection Requirements: EDTA (Lavender)
Availability: Fortnightly
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