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Cellulitis - see Swabs - skin, superficial wounds
Cervical swab
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Chicken pox - see varicella zoster
Chikungunya virus
Chitotriosidase
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Chlamydia nucleic acid (male samples)
Chlamydia nucleic acid (trachoma)
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Citrated Platelet Count
Clostridioides difficile (previously Clostridium difficile) see faeces-Clostridioides difficile
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Coxiella burnetti (Q fever) PCR
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Coxsackie virus PCR (Enterovirus, hand foot and mouth disease)
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dsDNA Antibody (IgG)
Dysuria - see urine culture and sensitivity
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EBV (Epstein Barr virus, glandular fever, mononucleosis) PCR
EBV (Epstein Barr virus, glandular fever, mononucleosis) serology
EMA binding assay
Endocarditis - see blood cultures
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Endomysial antibody (IgA)
Enhanced Liver Fibrosis (ELF) score
Enterobius infection
Enterovirus (Coxsackie virus, hand, foot and mouth disease) serology
Erysipilis - see Swabs - skin, superficial wounds
Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR)
Erythropoietin
Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR)
Ethylene Glycol
Exon 12 JAK2 mutation
Extended respiratory PCR (contact laboratory for specific details)
Extractable Nuclear Antigens (ENA) antibody confirmation
Extractable Nuclear Antigens (ENA) antibody SCREEN
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Eye swab - see conjunctival/eye swab
Eye virus PCR panel (Herpes, enterovirus, adenovirus, parechovirus)
Enteric Pathogen Screen
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Factor II
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Factor VII
Factor VIII
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Faeces - Clostridioides difficile (previously Clostridium difficile)
Farmer's Lung IgG (precipitins)
Farmer's lung (thermophilic actinomycetes, Saccharopolyspora rectivirgula)
Fibrinogen
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FIP1L1-PDGFRa mutation
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Folate
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Fructosamine
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Functional antibodies
Fungal culture - see mycology
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Gastrin
GC (Neisseria gonorrhoea) PCR (female)
GC (Neisseria gonorrhoea) PCR (male)
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Gentamicin assay (pre, post or random)
German measles - see rubella infection screen, rubella immunity screen or rubella PCR
Glandular Fever Test (GF)
Glomerular Basement Membrane (GBM) antibody
Glucagon
Glucometer (“BM”) using Xceed and Optium H meters / strips
Glucose (blood)
Glucose (CSF)
Growth hormone
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17-hydroxyprogesterone
5-Hydroxyindoleacetic acid
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Haemochromatosis genotype (H63D and C282Y)
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Hand, foot and mouth disease - see enterovirus and coxsackie virus
Haptoglobin
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Hepatitis B core IgM
Hepatitis B core total
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Hepatitis B surface antibody
Hepatitis B surface antigen
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Hepatitis C viral load (nucleic acid, RNA)
Hepatitis D (see hepatitis B delta)
Hepatitis E serology (IgG/IgM)
Herpes simpex, enterovirus, cytomegalovirus, varicella zoster and epstein barr virus PCR
Herpes simpex, varicella zoster, enterovirus and human parechovirus PCR
Herpes simplex and varicella zoster (VZ, chicken pox, shingles) PCR
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Herpes simplex & Treponamal PCR
HHV-6,7,8 PCR
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HHV-6 serology (human herpes virus 6)
High vaginal swab (post-operative, recent post-partum or other intervention)
High vaginal swab (routine)
Histological Immunofluorescence
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HIV1/2 serology 4th generation assay
HIV proviral DNA
HIV resistance testing
HIV tropism test (CCR5)
Hiv viral load
HLA-B27
Homocystine (Free and Total)
Homocystine (Total)
HSV PCR -see herpes simplex PCR
HSV type specific antibody - see herpes simplex (HSV) type specific antibody
HTLV 1&2 Ab
Human chorionic gonadotrophin
Hydatid serology
Hyperammonaemia investigations
Hypoglycaemia screen
IgE
Immunoglobulins
Impetigo - see Swabs - skin, superficial wounds
Infective endocarditis - see blood cultures
Influenza A, B and RSV (respiratory syncytial virus)
INR
Insulin
Insulin-like growth factor 1
Intra-uterine contraceptive device (IUCD)
Intrinsic Factor Antibody
Iron
Islet cell Antibody
i-STAT blood gases
Itraconoazole (pre, post or random)
JAK2 mutation
JAK2 V617F
Jaundice investigations
Jaundice - see hepatitis A,B,C and E. Consider CMV, EBV and Toxoplasma
JC virus PCR Blood
JC virus PCR CSF
JC virus serology
Jo-1 antibody
Joint aspirate (culture)
La antibody
Lactate (blood)
Lactate dehydrogenase
Lamin A/C Gene
Lamotrigine
LDL cholesterol
Lead
Legionella urinary antigen
Leishmania culture or PCR
Leishmania serology
Leptospira PCR
Leptospira serology (Weils disease)
Levetiracetam
Line tips (not shunts or other catheters)
Lipid profile
Lipoprotein A
Lithium
Liver Antibody
Liver function tests
Liver-kidney microsomal antibody
Low vaginal swab - see high vaginal swab webpage
Lupus Anticoagulant
Lyme disease - see Borrelia burgdorferi
Lymphocyte Activation markers
Lymphocyte Proliferation test
Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV)
Beta-2-microglobulin (1)
Macroprolactin
MAG (Myelin associated glycoprotein)
Magnesium
Malarial Parasites
Manganese
Measles DNA
Measles IgG (immunity screen)
Measles IgM/G (infection screen)
Meningitis/Encephalitis - refer to CSF and/or blood culture pages
Metanephrines (urine)
Mitochondrial antibody
Mitochondrial DNA
MOG (Myelin Oligodendrocyte glycoprotein)
Molecular Genetics
Mouth swab
MPL mutation
MPO
MRSA screen swabs
Mucopolysaccharides (Glycosaminoglycans)
Mumps IgG (immunity screen)
Mumps IgM/G (infection screen)
Mycobacterium species (culture or PCR)
Mycology
Mycoplasma antibody CFT
Myositis screen
Nail clippings - see mycology webpage
Neisseria meningitidis and Streptococcus pneumoniae PCR
Neisseria meningitidis PCR
Neutrophil Respiratory Burst
NMDA Antibody
Non-HDL Cholesterol
Norovirus PCR
Nose swab
N-Telopeptide
N-terminal Pro B-type natriuretic peptide
Oligoclonal Bands CSF
Oligosaccharides
Organic Acids
Osmolality (blood)
Otitis media: see ear swab webpage
Ovary Antibody
Paracetamol
Paraneoplastic antibody confirmation
Paraneoplastic antibody screen
Parasites (faecal)
Parasites (other than faecal)
Paronychia - see abscess and deep wounds webpage
Parvovirus IgG/IgM (slapped cheek)
Parvovirus PCR
PCR - see named organisms and CSF FilmArray
Pericardial fluid
Peritoneal dialysis fluid
Peritoneal Dialysis (PD) Fluid Cell Count
Peritoneal fluid
PFA (Platelet Function Assay)
Pharyngitis - see throat swab
Phenotype
Phosphate
Phosphate/creatinine ratio
Pineal tumour panel (CSF-HCG, CSF-AFP, CSF placental-ALP)
Plasma Viscosity
Pleural fluid
Pneumocystis PCR
PNH screen
Poliovirus antibody
Porphyrin testing
Portocath reservoir
Posaconazole
Potassium
PR3
Pregnancy Test
Pregnancy test – Checkmate dip stick
Pregnancy test – Clinitek Status
Pressure sore/leg ulcer -see Swabs - skin, superficial wounds
Probiotic Infusion Preparation
Procalcitonin
Procollagen III N-terminal peptide
Procollagen Type 1 N-terminal Propeptide
Prolactin
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Protein C
Protein/creatinine ratio
Protein (CSF)
Protein electrophoresis
Prothrombin genotype
Pseudomonas aeruginosa antibody
PTH Related Protein
Pyruvate kinase (PK) assay
Pyuria - see urine culture and sensitivity
Urine protein (24 hour)
Q-fever - see Coxiella burnetti
Rabies serology
Rectal swab for resistant organisms - see multi resistant Gram negative bacilli screens
Rectal swab (Neisseria gonorrhoeae culture)
Reducing Substances
Renal biopsy
Renal Stone Analysis
Renin
Respiratory PCR - see influenza and extended respiratory PCR for details
Reticulocyte
Rheumatoid Factor
Ribosomal-P
Rickettsial PCR
Rickettsial serology
RNP
Ro antibody
Rotavirus & Adenovirus
Rubella (German measles) IgG (immunity screen)
Rubella (German measles) IgM (infection screen)
Rubella (German measles) RNA RT-PCR (REF)
Von Willebrand's Ristocetin Cofactor
Salicylate
Salivary Cortisol
Schistosoma serology
Schistosoma species
Scl70 antibody
Scleroderma Screen
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Selenium
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Sex hormone binding globulin
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Skin scraping - see mycology for details
Slapped cheek - see parvovirus
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Smooth Muscle antibody
Sodium
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Sputum/respiratory samples (routine)
Steroid Metabolites
Streptococcal serology - see ASO titre
Streptococcus pneumoniae urinary antigen
Streptomycin assay
Strongyoloides serology
SUDI/C
Sulphonylureas
Swabs - skin, superficial wounds
Syphilis (treponemal) serology
6-Thioguanine
Tacrolimus
Tau Protein
TB Quantiferon IGRA
T cell gene rearrangement
Teicoplanin assay (pre, post or random)
Tenckhoff catheter tip/cuff
Theophylline
Thiamine
Thiocyanate
Thiopurine Methyltransferase (TPMT)
Threadworm - see Enterobius
Throat swab (routine)
Throat swab (sexually transmitted infection)
Thromboelastography (TEG)
Thrombophilia Screen
Thyroglobulin and Thyroglobulin Antibodies
Thyroid function tests
Thyroid Peroxidase Antibody
Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)
Tissues
Tissue transglutaminase (TTG)
Tobramycin assay (pre, post or random)
Total cholesterol
Total protein
Toxicology Screen
Toxocara serology
Toxoplasma PCR
Toxoplasma total antibody (IgG/IgM)
Trachoma - see chlamydia nucleic acid
Trench fever - see Bartonella
Transferrin
Treponemal serology see Syphilis (Treponemal) serology
Tropheryma whippelii PCR
Tropheryma whippelii serology (Whipples disease)
TSH Receptor Antibody
Troponin I (high sensitivity)
Tropical ulcer/granuloma
T-Spot TB
Urea
Urethral swab
Uric acid
Urinary catheter tips
Urinary stone screen
Urinary tract infection - see urine culture and sensitivity
Urine culture and sensitivity
Urine free cortisol
Vancomycin assay (pre or random level ONLY)
Varicella zoster (chicken pox, shingles) IgG (immunity screen)
Varicella zoster (chicken pox/shingles) PCR
Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide
vCJD
Very Long Chain Fatty Acids
Vitamin A
Vitamin B12
Vitamin E
Voltage-gated Calcium Channel Antibody
Voltage-gated Potassium Channel Antibody
Von Willebrand factor
Von Willebrand's Factor Antigen
Voriconazole assay (pre, post or random)
Vulval swab
West Nile virus PCR
West Nile virus serology
Whipples disease - see Tropheryma whippelii
Whooping cough - see Bordetella
Worm
Zika virus PCR
Zika virus serology
Zinc
Actinomyces culture
Alkaline phosphatase isoenzymes
Faeces food poisoning
Histone
Lymphocyte subsets TBNK
Magnesium/creatinine ratio
HDL cholesterol
Osmolality (urine)
Striated Muscle
Sweat chloride
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Apixaban level
ANTI-Xa
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Abscesses and deep wounds (culture)
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Arbovirus screen (Yellow fever, flavivirus, alphavirus, phlebovirus)
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Aspartate transaminase
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Biotinidase
Bird/pigeon/poultry fanciers disease - see avian serology
BK virus PCR (blood)
BK virus PCR (CSF)
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Bone profile
Bordetella culture (whooping cough)
Bordetella PCR (whooping cough)
Bordetella pertussis PCR
Bordetella pertussis (whooping cough) serology
Borrelia burgdorferi PCR (Lyme disease)
Borrelia burgdorferi serology (Lyme disease)
Brucella serology
Burns - see Swabs - skin, superficial wounds
C1 esterase inhibitor (Quantitation and functional assays)
C1Q (Quantitation)
C3 Nephritic Factor
Caeruloplasmin
Calcitonin
Calreticulin mutation
Cancer antigen 125
Cancer antigen 15.3
Cancer antigen 19.9
Candida species PCR
Candida species serology
Capillary blood gas
Carbapenamase PCR
Carbepenemases - see multi resistant Gram negative bacilli screens
Carbohydrate Deficient Transferrin
Carcinoembryonic antigen (CEA)
Cardiac Muscle antibody
Cardiolipin Antibody
Carnitine
Carrión's disease - see Bartonella PCR
Catecholamines (paediatrics)
Cat scratch fever - see Bartonella
CCP (Cyclic Citrullinated Protein) antibody
CD34 (Stem Cell Count)
CD4/CD3/CD8+ Count (Immune Monitoring)
Cell markers (ascitic or pleural fluid)
Cell markers (blood and bone marrow)
Cell markers (CSF)
Cellulitis - see Swabs - skin, superficial wounds
Cervical swab
CFT respiratory virus summer screen
CFT respiratory virus winter screen
Chicken pox - see varicella zoster
Chikungunya virus
Chitotriosidase
Chlamydia group antibody CFT
Chlamydia nucleic acid (female samples)
Chlamydia nucleic acid (male samples)
Chlamydia nucleic acid (trachoma)
Chloride
Cholinesterase Activity/Phenotyping
Cholinesterase Genotyping
Chromium
Chromogranin A
Chromosomal Analysis
Chromosomal analysis (Haematology)
Citrated Platelet Count
Clostridioides difficile (previously Clostridium difficile) see faeces-Clostridioides difficile
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Cobalt
Colistin assay (pre dose only)
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Conjugated bilirubin
Conjuncitval/eye samples
Contact lens/case - see Acanathamoeba culture
Copper (blood)
Copper (urine)
Cord investigation
Corneal scrape (see Acanthamoeba also)
Cortisol
Coxiella burnetti (Q fever)
Coxiella burnetti (Q fever) PCR
Coxsackie virus (Enterovirus, hand foot and mouth disease)
Coxsackie virus PCR (Enterovirus, hand foot and mouth disease)
C-Peptide
C-reactive protein (CRP)
Creatinine clearance
Crossmatch
Cryoglobulins
Cryptococcus antigen (CSF)
Cryptococcus serology
Crystals (Joint Fluid)
Crytptococcus antigen
CSF (cerebrospinal fluid)
CSF FilmArray (multiplex PCR, bacterial, viral and fungal targets)
CSF reservoir
CSF shunts
C-terminal telopeptide of type I collagen
Cycloserine assay
Cyclosporin
Cysticercosis serology
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) DNA (urine)
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) IgG
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) IgM
Cytomegalovirus (CMV) PCR
Cytospin
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Deamidated Gliadin Peptide DGP (IgG)
Dengue PCR
Dengue serology
Digoxin
Diphtheria antibodies
Dip-stick urinalysis
Direct Antiglobulin Test (DAT)
Drain tips
Drugs of Abuse
dsDNA Antibody (IgG)
Dysuria - see urine culture and sensitivity
Ear swab
EBV (Epstein Barr virus, glandular fever, mononucleosis) PCR
EBV (Epstein Barr virus, glandular fever, mononucleosis) serology
EMA binding assay
Endocarditis - see blood cultures
Endocervical swab - see cervical swab
Endomysial antibody (IgA)
Enhanced Liver Fibrosis (ELF) score
Enterobius infection
Enterovirus (Coxsackie virus, hand, foot and mouth disease) serology
Erysipilis - see Swabs - skin, superficial wounds
Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR)
Erythropoietin
Estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR)
Ethylene Glycol
Exon 12 JAK2 mutation
Extended respiratory PCR (contact laboratory for specific details)
Extractable Nuclear Antigens (ENA) antibody confirmation
Extractable Nuclear Antigens (ENA) antibody SCREEN
Eye swab (Herpes only)
Eye swab - see conjunctival/eye swab
Eye virus PCR panel (Herpes, enterovirus, adenovirus, parechovirus)
Enteric Pathogen Screen
Factor Assays / Inhibitors (Coag)
Factor II
Factor IX
Factor V
Factor VII
Factor VIII
Factor V Leiden
Factor X
Factor XI
Factor XII
Faeces - Clostridioides difficile (previously Clostridium difficile)
Farmer's Lung IgG (precipitins)
Farmer's lung (thermophilic actinomycetes, Saccharopolyspora rectivirgula)
Fibrinogen
Filarial serology
Film (peripheral blood)
FIP1L1-PDGFRa mutation
Flavivirus serology (yellow fever, dengue, Japanese encephalitis, West Nile virus, tick borne encephalitis)
Flu A, Flu B, RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) PCR
Flucytosine assay
Fluids - refer to specific fluid type for details
Folate
Free Fatty Acids
Free light chains
Free Protein S
Free T3
Free T4
Fructosamine
Full Blood Count (FBC)
Functional antibodies
Fungal culture - see mycology
Blood group & antibody screen (2)
G6PD Screen
GAD Antibody
Galactosaemia Screen
Gamma glutamyl transferase
Gancyclovir assay
Ganglioside Antibody
Gastric Parietal Cell antibody
Gastrin
GC (Neisseria gonorrhoea) PCR (female)
GC (Neisseria gonorrhoea) PCR (male)
Genital specimens
Gentamicin assay (pre, post or random)
German measles - see rubella infection screen, rubella immunity screen or rubella PCR
Glandular Fever Test (GF)
Glomerular Basement Membrane (GBM) antibody
Glucagon
Glucometer (“BM”) using Xceed and Optium H meters / strips
Glucose (blood)
Glucose (CSF)
Growth hormone
Gut Hormone Screen
17-hydroxyprogesterone
5-Hydroxyindoleacetic acid
CSF Hypocretin
Haemochromatosis genotype (H63D and C282Y)
Haemoglobinopathy Screening
Hair - see mycology
Hand, foot and mouth disease - see enterovirus and coxsackie virus
Haptoglobin
Helicobacter pylori antigen detection in faeces
HemoCue devices
Hepatitis A IgG (immunity screen)
Hepatitis A IgM (infection screen)
Hepatitis B core IgM
Hepatitis B core total
Hepatitis B delta (hepatitis D) serology
Hepatitis B DNA (HBVD, HBV DNA)
Hepatitis B immunity screen (Hepatitis B surface antibody)
Hepatitis B surface antibody
Hepatitis B surface antigen
Hepatitis C Genotype
Hepatitis C serology (IgG)
Hepatitis C viral load (nucleic acid, RNA)
Hepatitis D (see hepatitis B delta)
Hepatitis E serology (IgG/IgM)
Herpes simpex, enterovirus, cytomegalovirus, varicella zoster and epstein barr virus PCR
Herpes simpex, varicella zoster, enterovirus and human parechovirus PCR
Herpes simplex and varicella zoster (VZ, chicken pox, shingles) PCR
Herpes simplex (HSV) PCR
Herpes simplex (HSV) type specific antibody
Herpes simplex & Treponamal PCR
HHV-6,7,8 PCR
HHV-6/8 DNA PCR (human herpes virus 6/8)
HHV-6 serology (human herpes virus 6)
High vaginal swab (post-operative, recent post-partum or other intervention)
High vaginal swab (routine)
Histological Immunofluorescence
Histoplasma serology
HIT screen
HIV1/2 serology 4th generation assay
HIV proviral DNA
HIV resistance testing
HIV tropism test (CCR5)
Hiv viral load
HLA-B27
Homocystine (Free and Total)
Homocystine (Total)
HSV PCR -see herpes simplex PCR
HSV type specific antibody - see herpes simplex (HSV) type specific antibody
HTLV 1&2 Ab
Human chorionic gonadotrophin
Hydatid serology
Hyperammonaemia investigations
Hypoglycaemia screen
IgE
Immunoglobulins
Impetigo - see Swabs - skin, superficial wounds
Infective endocarditis - see blood cultures
Influenza A, B and RSV (respiratory syncytial virus)
INR
Insulin
Insulin-like growth factor 1
Intra-uterine contraceptive device (IUCD)
Intrinsic Factor Antibody
Iron
Islet cell Antibody
i-STAT blood gases
Itraconoazole (pre, post or random)
JAK2 mutation
JAK2 V617F
Jaundice investigations
Jaundice - see hepatitis A,B,C and E. Consider CMV, EBV and Toxoplasma
JC virus PCR Blood
JC virus PCR CSF
JC virus serology
Jo-1 antibody
Joint aspirate (culture)
La antibody
Lactate (blood)
Lactate dehydrogenase
Lamin A/C Gene
Lamotrigine
LDL cholesterol
Lead
Legionella urinary antigen
Leishmania culture or PCR
Leishmania serology
Leptospira PCR
Leptospira serology (Weils disease)
Levetiracetam
Line tips (not shunts or other catheters)
Lipid profile
Lipoprotein A
Lithium
Liver Antibody
Liver function tests
Liver-kidney microsomal antibody
Low vaginal swab - see high vaginal swab webpage
Lupus Anticoagulant
Lyme disease - see Borrelia burgdorferi
Lymphocyte Activation markers
Lymphocyte Proliferation test
Lymphogranuloma venereum (LGV)
Beta-2-microglobulin (1)
Macroprolactin
MAG (Myelin associated glycoprotein)
Magnesium
Malarial Parasites
Manganese
Measles DNA
Measles IgG (immunity screen)
Measles IgM/G (infection screen)
Meningitis/Encephalitis - refer to CSF and/or blood culture pages
Metanephrines (urine)
Mitochondrial antibody
Mitochondrial DNA
MOG (Myelin Oligodendrocyte glycoprotein)
Molecular Genetics
Mouth swab
MPL mutation
MPO
MRSA screen swabs
Mucopolysaccharides (Glycosaminoglycans)
Mumps IgG (immunity screen)
Mumps IgM/G (infection screen)
Mycobacterium species (culture or PCR)
Mycology
Mycoplasma antibody CFT
Myositis screen
Nail clippings - see mycology webpage
Neisseria meningitidis and Streptococcus pneumoniae PCR
Neisseria meningitidis PCR
Neutrophil Respiratory Burst
NMDA Antibody
Non-HDL Cholesterol
Norovirus PCR
Nose swab
N-Telopeptide
N-terminal Pro B-type natriuretic peptide
Oligoclonal Bands CSF
Oligosaccharides
Organic Acids
Osmolality (blood)
Otitis media: see ear swab webpage
Ovary Antibody
Paracetamol
Paraneoplastic antibody confirmation
Paraneoplastic antibody screen
Parasites (faecal)
Parasites (other than faecal)
Paronychia - see abscess and deep wounds webpage
Parvovirus IgG/IgM (slapped cheek)
Parvovirus PCR
PCR - see named organisms and CSF FilmArray
Pericardial fluid
Peritoneal dialysis fluid
Peritoneal Dialysis (PD) Fluid Cell Count
Peritoneal fluid
PFA (Platelet Function Assay)
Pharyngitis - see throat swab
Phenotype
Phosphate
Phosphate/creatinine ratio
Pineal tumour panel (CSF-HCG, CSF-AFP, CSF placental-ALP)
Plasma Viscosity
Pleural fluid
Pneumocystis PCR
PNH screen
Poliovirus antibody
Porphyrin testing
Portocath reservoir
Posaconazole
Potassium
PR3
Pregnancy Test
Pregnancy test – Checkmate dip stick
Pregnancy test – Clinitek Status
Pressure sore/leg ulcer -see Swabs - skin, superficial wounds
Probiotic Infusion Preparation
Procalcitonin
Procollagen III N-terminal peptide
Procollagen Type 1 N-terminal Propeptide
Prolactin
Prostate specific antigen (PSA)
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Prostate specific antigen (PSA) (TEST)
Protein C
Protein/creatinine ratio
Protein (CSF)
Protein electrophoresis
Prothrombin genotype
Pseudomonas aeruginosa antibody
PTH Related Protein
Pyruvate kinase (PK) assay
Pyuria - see urine culture and sensitivity
Urine protein (24 hour)
Q-fever - see Coxiella burnetti
Rabies serology
Rectal swab for resistant organisms - see multi resistant Gram negative bacilli screens
Rectal swab (Neisseria gonorrhoeae culture)
Reducing Substances
Renal biopsy
Renal Stone Analysis
Renin
Respiratory PCR - see influenza and extended respiratory PCR for details
Reticulocyte
Rheumatoid Factor
Ribosomal-P
Rickettsial PCR
Rickettsial serology
RNP
Ro antibody
Rotavirus & Adenovirus
Rubella (German measles) IgG (immunity screen)
Rubella (German measles) IgM (infection screen)
Rubella (German measles) RNA RT-PCR (REF)
Von Willebrand's Ristocetin Cofactor
Salicylate
Salivary Cortisol
Schistosoma serology
Schistosoma species
Scl70 antibody
Scleroderma Screen
Screens (Multi Resistant Gram Negative bacilli)
Screens (Staph carrier)
Selenium
Septicaemia - see blood cultures
Serum Tryptase
Sex hormone binding globulin
Skin Antibody
Skin Biopsy
Skin scraping - see mycology for details
Slapped cheek - see parvovirus
Sm antibody
Smooth Muscle antibody
Sodium
Specific IgE
Sputum/respiratory samples (routine)
Steroid Metabolites
Streptococcal serology - see ASO titre
Streptococcus pneumoniae urinary antigen
Streptomycin assay
Strongyoloides serology
SUDI/C
Sulphonylureas
Swabs - skin, superficial wounds
Syphilis (treponemal) serology
6-Thioguanine
Tacrolimus
Tau Protein
TB Quantiferon IGRA
T cell gene rearrangement
Teicoplanin assay (pre, post or random)
Tenckhoff catheter tip/cuff
Theophylline
Thiamine
Thiocyanate
Thiopurine Methyltransferase (TPMT)
Threadworm - see Enterobius
Throat swab (routine)
Throat swab (sexually transmitted infection)
Thromboelastography (TEG)
Thrombophilia Screen
Thyroglobulin and Thyroglobulin Antibodies
Thyroid function tests
Thyroid Peroxidase Antibody
Thyroid stimulating hormone (TSH)
Tissues
Tissue transglutaminase (TTG)
Tobramycin assay (pre, post or random)
Total cholesterol
Total protein
Toxicology Screen
Toxocara serology
Toxoplasma PCR
Toxoplasma total antibody (IgG/IgM)
Trachoma - see chlamydia nucleic acid
Trench fever - see Bartonella
Transferrin
Treponemal serology see Syphilis (Treponemal) serology
Tropheryma whippelii PCR
Tropheryma whippelii serology (Whipples disease)
TSH Receptor Antibody
Troponin I (high sensitivity)
Tropical ulcer/granuloma
T-Spot TB
Urea
Urethral swab
Uric acid
Urinary catheter tips
Urinary stone screen
Urinary tract infection - see urine culture and sensitivity
Urine culture and sensitivity
Urine free cortisol
Vancomycin assay (pre or random level ONLY)
Varicella zoster (chicken pox, shingles) IgG (immunity screen)
Varicella zoster (chicken pox/shingles) PCR
Vasoactive Intestinal Peptide
vCJD
Very Long Chain Fatty Acids
Vitamin A
Vitamin B12
Vitamin E
Voltage-gated Calcium Channel Antibody
Voltage-gated Potassium Channel Antibody
Von Willebrand factor
Von Willebrand's Factor Antigen
Voriconazole assay (pre, post or random)
Vulval swab
West Nile virus PCR
West Nile virus serology
Whipples disease - see Tropheryma whippelii
Whooping cough - see Bordetella
Worm
Zika virus PCR
Zika virus serology
Zinc
Actinomyces culture
Alkaline phosphatase isoenzymes
Faeces food poisoning
Histone
Lymphocyte subsets TBNK
Magnesium/creatinine ratio
HDL cholesterol
Osmolality (urine)
Striated Muscle
Sweat chloride
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