Tests

P

1. Paracetamol

2. Paraneoplastic antibody confirmation

3. Paraneoplastic antibody screen

4. Parasites (faecal)

5. Parasites (other than faecal)

6. Parathyroid hormone

7. Paronychia - see abscess and deep wounds webpage

8. Parvovirus IgG/IgM (slapped cheek)

9. Parvovirus PCR

10. PCR - see named organisms and CSF FilmArray

11. Pericardial fluid

12. Peritoneal Dialysis (PD) Fluid Cell Count

13. Peritoneal dialysis fluid

14. Peritoneal fluid

15. PFA (Platelet Function Assay)

16. Pharyngitis - see throat swab

17. Phenobarbitone

18. Phenotype

19. Phenytoin

20. Phosphate

21. Phosphate/creatinine ratio

22. Pineal tumour panel (CSF-HCG, CSF-AFP, CSF placental-ALP)

23. Plasma Viscosity

24. Pleural fluid

25. Pneumocystis PCR

26. PNH screen

27. Poliovirus antibody

28. Porphyrin testing

29. Portocath reservoir

30. Posaconazole

31. Potassium

32. PR3

33. Pregnancy Test

34. Pregnancy test – Checkmate dip stick

35. Pregnancy test – Clinitek Status

36. Pressure sore/leg ulcer -see Swabs - skin, superficial wounds

37. Probiotic Infusion Preparation

38. Procalcitonin

39. Procollagen III N-terminal peptide

40. Procollagen Type 1 N-terminal Propeptide

41. Progesterone

42. Prolactin

43. Prostate specific antigen (PSA)

44. Protein (CSF)

45. Protein C

46. Protein electrophoresis

47. Protein/creatinine ratio

48. Prothrombin genotype

49. Pseudomonas aeruginosa antibody

50. PTH Related Protein

51. Pyruvate kinase (PK) assay

52. Pyuria - see urine culture and sensitivity