1195 results found
Homovanillic Acid (Random urine)
Tube colour: Urine (acid)
Collection Requirements: 10 ml Urine (acid)
Special Requirements : Patient should avoid ingestion of bananas 24 hrs prior commencement of urine collection and during the period of urine collection
Availability: Weekly
HSV / VZV (Varicella) PCR - Vesicle Swab
Tube colour: Copan E-swab - Liquid Amies (blue Lid) Copan Eswab UTM (red lid)
Collection Requirements: Swab of lesion can be collected in Copan E-swab - Liquid Amies (blue Lid) or Copan Eswab UTM (red lid) for PCR testing
Availability: Daily (Mon - Fri)
HSV Antiviral Susceptibility Testing
Tube colour: Yellow top universal
Collection Requirements: Swab or Tissue
Availability: Daily (Mon - Fri)
HSV Drug Resistance Genotyping
Tube colour: Yellow top universal
Collection Requirements: Swab or Tissue
Availability: Daily (Mon - Fri)
Tube colour: Gold
Collection Requirements: 8.5 ml serum tube
Availability: Daily (Mon - Fri)
Tube colour: Lavender
Collection Requirements: 9 ml EDTA
Availability: Daily (Mon - Fri)
Tube colour: CSF Sterile Tube Pack
Collection Requirements: CSF
Availability: Daily (Mon - Fri)
HSV, VZV, CMV, Enterovirus, Andenovirus PCR (tissue)
Tube colour: Yellow top sterile universal container
Collection Requirements: Tissue
Availability: Daily (Mon - Fri), expected result up to 2 weeks
Tube colour: Gold
Collection Requirements: 8.5 ml serum tube
Availability: Daily (Mon - Fri)
Tube colour: Lavender
Collection Requirements: 9 ml EDTA
Availability: Daily (Mon - Fri)
Human Papilloma Virus (Endocervix, Cervix, Vagina, Anal)
Tube colour: Liquid Based Cytology (Thin Prep Vial) or a Floq Swab
Collection Requirements: Collect directly into the ThinPrep or SurePath vial. Self-collection with a FLOQSwab and transport to laboratory dry, or immediately elute into a ThinPrep vial and transport to the laboratory wet.
Please note PCR is the routine testing procedure and cytology will only be perform if HPV positive or if the request rerquires a cotest in line with the National Cervical Screening Program guidelines.
ThinPrep vial (20ml)
SurePath vial (10ml)
Availability: Specimens tested daily, TAT: 2 days from receipt
Human Papilloma Virus (Non-gynaecological sites)
Tube colour: Swab | Yellow top unviversal
Collection Requirements: Swabs, Tissue. Site: Rectum, Scotum, Non-gynaecological sites
Availability: Specimens accepted Daily - test performed Weekly.
Tube colour: Lavender
Collection Requirements: 9 ml blood EDTA tube, Request slip must be signed by collector
Availability: Turn around time: Routine testing - 6 weeks
Tube colour: Gold
Collection Requirements: 8.5 ml serum tube
Availability: Daily (Mon - Fri)
Tube colour: Urine (24 Hr Acid)
Collection Requirements: 24 Hr Urine (acid bottle, pH <3 )
LAB NOTES: 24 hour urine collections must be collected into a bottle that contains 1 mol/L (5%) acetic acid as a preservative. The volume of 1 mol/ L acetic acid to be added to the bottle depends on the age of the patient. See Document number SR-W-034 or SR-P-007 for volume of acid to be added to the container prior to collection.
Special Requirements : Patient should avoid ingestion of bananas 24 hrs prior commencement of urine collection and during the period of urine collection
Ensure all age / warning labels are attached to the container.
Ensure patient / carer understands risk associate with the acid - use interpreter services if required.
Availability: Weekly
Tube colour: Gold
Collection Requirements: 8.5 ml serum tube
Keep cold. Send to laboratory on ice. NOTE pre corticosteroid dose
Availability: Weekly
Tube colour: Gold, Light Green
Collection Requirements: 8.5 ml Serum or 4.5 ml Lithium Heparin
Availability: Fortnightly
Tube colour: Urine (24 Hr Plain)
Collection Requirements: Urine (24 Hr plain)
Availability: Monthly
Tube colour: Gold
Collection Requirements: 8.5 ml serum tube
Keep cold. Send to laboratory on ice.
Availability: STAT
Tube colour: Gold, Lavender
Collection Requirements: 8.5 ml Serum or 3mL EDTA
Availability: Daily
Tube colour: Gold, Light Green
Collection Requirements: 8.5 ml Serum or 4.5 ml Lithium Heparin
Availability: Daily
Tube colour: Gold, Light Green
Collection Requirements: 8.5 ml Serum or 4.5 ml Lithium Heparin
Availability: Monthly
Tube colour: Gold, Light Green
Collection Requirements: 8.5 ml Serum or 4.5 ml Lithium Heparin
Availability: Weekly
Tube colour: Gold, Light Green
Collection Requirements: 8.5 ml Serum or 4.5 ml Lithium Heparin
Availability: Daily
Immunoglobulin Heavy Chain Gene Rearrangement Analysis
Tube colour: Pink, Lavender
Collection Requirements: SEE NOTES 3-10mL EDTA blood or 1-3mL Bone Marrow or Fresh Tissue or Paraffin Sections (10 to 15 Sections - 10 Micron thick)
Availability: 2-3 weeks to result
Tube colour: Gold, Light Green
Collection Requirements: 8.5 ml Serum or 4.5 ml Lithium Heparin
Availability: Daily
Tube colour: Gold
Collection Requirements: 8.5ml serum tube
Min vol: 1ml blood or 500uL serum
Transport ambient at room temperature
Availability: Daily: Monday- Friday, TAT: 48h
Tube colour: Gold, Light Green
Collection Requirements: 8.5 ml Serum or 4.5 ml Lithium Heparin
Availability: Daily
Immunohistochemistry - HER2 Dual ISH Breast Cancer
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
Immunohistochemistry - HER2 Dual ISH Gastric Cancer
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
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
Immunohistochemistry (IHC) - Mismatch repair proteins (MMR) +/- BRAF V600E
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
Immunohistochemistry (IHC) - PD-L1 (Clone SP263)
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
Tube colour: Dark Green
Collection Requirements: 1 x 6mL lithium-heparin NO GEL
Availability: Weekdays 9 am to 4 pm
Tube colour: CSF Sterile Tube Pack
Collection Requirements: 2mL Cerebrospinal Fluid
Availability: Weekdays 9 am to 4 pm
Impression Cytology (Occular surface)
Tube colour: Impression Cytology Kit
Collection Requirements: Impression Cytology Kit is supplied by St Vincent Cytology Service. Please call 9231-4114 to order the kit. 24 hours notice is required to ensure kit is available.
Availability: Weekdays - Business Hours: Contact Anatomical Pathology 9342-7752. Sample must reach Anatomical Pathology by 1400 hrs.
Tube colour: Gold
Collection Requirements: 8.5 ml serum tube
Availability: Daily (Mon - Fri)
Tube colour: NPA / BW In Sterile Yellow Universal Container | Copan E-swab (liquid Amies) Pink Lid
Collection Requirements: NPA (Nasopharyngeal aspirate) or Bronchial Washing (BW) Copan Eswab liquid Amies pink lid, Copan Eswab VTM, Sputum, Tracheal Aspirate, Bronchial Alveolar Lavage (BAL)
Availability: Daily (Mon - Fri)
Insulin Like Growth Factor (Type 1)
Tube colour: Gold
Collection Requirements: 8.5 ml Serum
Availability: Weekly
Insulin like Growth Factor BP3
Tube colour: Gold
Collection Requirements: 8.5 ml serum tube
Availability: Fortnightly
Availability: Fortnightly
Interferon Neutralising Antibody
Tube colour: Gold
Collection Requirements: 8.5 ml serum tube
Availability: Fortnightly
Tube colour: Gold
Collection Requirements: 8.5 ml serum tube
Availability: Fortnightly
inv(16) CBFB-MYHII Fusion Gene Analysis - Qualitative
Tube colour: Lavender
Collection Requirements: 3-10mL EDTA Whole Blood or 1-3mL Bone Marrow
Availability: 2-3 weeks to result
inv(16) CBFB-MYHII Fusion Gene Analysis - Quantitative
Tube colour: Lavender
Collection Requirements: 3-10mL EDTA Whole Blood or 1-3mL Bone Marrow
Availability: 2-3 weeks to result