May 09, 2012
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April 15, 2012
Any of you who have attended one of our Parentcraft classes is likely to have met Libby, our midwife. She also works at UHW and is trying to promote skin ...
March 15, 2012
This blog has been a bit neglected lately as life got in the way of cyber postings but gathering dust on my bookshelf sat a book that Dr Beattie had ...
Laboratory Tests
Laboratory Test
Reporting Time
(Working Days)
Vacutainer /
Sample Container
Sample
Type
A
Anticardiolipin Antibodies IgG & M
(First Test)
Anticardiolipin Antibodies IgG & IgM
(Repeat 6 weeks later)
7 days
Spun Clotted
Anti Mullerian Hormone
(part of Body Clock Test)
5 days
B
BhCG (early pregnancy)
(May need two samples – useful in confirming viability or ectopic pregnancy)
2 days
BhCG / PAPP-A (part of Nuchal Translucency Scan 11+3 to 13+weeks
3-4 days
Sexual Health Screen - BLOOD HOME SAMPLE KIT
1. HIV (AIDS) 2. Hepatitis B 3. Hepatitis C 4. Syphillis
Packs need to be registered before sending sample
Blood Group and Antibody Screen (Spire)
1 day
K2 EDTA
Blood Group and Antibody Screen (NHS)
(Booking and 28 weeks)
Variable
EDTA
C
CA125 Tumuor Marker
(Ovarian Cancer Screening (includes scan & consultation)
Cervical Cancer Screen (Smear)
Speculum Examination and Brush Smear
Chromosomes (Karyotype) – Patient
(samples couriered to London)
10 days
Lithium Heparin
Chromosomes (Karyotype) – Partner
Cystic Fibrosis (per person)
12 days
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) IgG
Sexual Health Screen –
COMBO HOME SAMPLE KIT
URINE HOME SAMPLE KIT
1. Chlamydia 2. Gonorrhoea 3. Mycoplasma genitalium 4. Ureaplasma genitalium 5. Trichomonas vaginalis 6. Gardnerella vaginalis 7. Herpes Simplex I/II
BLOOD HOME SAMPLE KIT 1. HIV (AIDS) 2. Hepatitis B 3. Heaptitis C 4. Syphyllis
First Catch Urine (start of urine stream)
D
DRVVT (Lupus Anticoagulant)
DRVVT
Spun Heparin
Needs booked with Lab as samples need double spun and frozen in 2-4 hours
E
F
FBC (Full Blood Count)
FSH (Follicle Stimulating Hormone)
(day 2-6 of cycle)
G
Glucose
Potassium Oxalate
Glucose Tolerance Test (GTT) Screening test for diabetes usually done on a Saturday morning based on fasting overnight - a morning blood sugar level - drinking Polycal, a sweet sugar containing drink - repeat blood glucose level 2 hours later
Repeat second sample 2 hours after Polycal (113ml made up to 300ml with water)
Group B Streptococcus Swab
H
HBA1C (Diabetes Screen)Haemoglobin A1C
Homocysteine
Fasting Sample. Booked with lab as must be spun within 30 minutes
High Vaginal Swab (HVS)
Speculum Examination and Swab
I
Insulin Test (Plasma)
J
K
L
LH (Luteinisng Hormone)
M
MSSU (Mid Stream Specimen of Urine)
(test for urinary tract infection)
Midstream Urine
(middle part of urine stream)
MTHFR (G1691A mutation)
N
O
Oestriol (E3 or UE3)
P
PAPP-A / BhCG (part of Nuchal Translucency Scan 11+3 to 13+weeks
Parvovirus IgM and IgG
PCR and Karyotype
(Amniocentesis and CVS)
3 days
Trisomy 13 Trisomy 18 Trisomy 21
14 days
Full Karyotype
Amniotic Fluid (Amniocentesis)
Chorionic Villus (CVS)
Prolactin
Progesterone (day 21+)
(ovulation test)
PSA (part of Prostate Cancer Screen)
Q
QUAD Test (Down Syndrome Screening - Triple Test + Inhibin)(14-23 wks - ideally 16 wks)
R
Red Cell Folate
Rhesus Blood Group
Rubella and German Measles Immunity
S
BLOOD HOME SAMPLE KIT – Sexual Health Screen
1. HIV (AIDS) 2. Hepatitis B 3. Hepatitis C 4. Syphilis
Spun
Clotted Packs need to be registered before sending sample
COMBO HOME SAMPLE KIT - Sexual Health Screen
BLOOD HOME SAMPLE KIT 1. HIV (AIDS) 2. Hepatitis B 3. Hepatitis C 4. Syphillis
Clotted
Sexual Health Screen - URINE HOME SAMPLE KIT
First Catch Urine (start of urine stream) Packs need to be registered before sending sample
T
Thrombophilia Screen
-Factor V Leiden
- Prothrombin Mutation Gene
- Antithrombin III
- Protein S
- Protein C
- Activated Protein C Resistance
- MTHFR (G1691A mutation)
TSH (Thyroid Stimulating Hormone)
T4 (Thyroid Function)
Toxoplasmosis
(May need two samples)
U
URINE HOME SAMPLE KIT – Sexual Health Screen
First Catch Urine
(start of urine stream)
Urea and Electrolytes (U&E)
V
Varicella (Chicken Pox) IgG
W
X
Y
Z
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