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CLINICAL MICROSCOPY |
ITEM/TEST/ASSAY | TEST METHODOLOGY | RUNNING DAY | TURN AROUND TIME | SPECIMEN REQUIREMENT | PATIENT PREPARATION | SPECIAL CONSIDERATIONS |
| Bence Jones Protein | Manual Method | Daily | Routine: Two hours | Random or early morning urine sample must be submitted within one (1) hour after collection | None | None |
| Chlamydia Antigen Test (Female) | Chlamydia Test Kit | Daily | Routine: Two hours | Endocervical swab, no mucus | To be collected by the physician | None |
| Chlamydia Antigen Test (Male) | Chlamydia Test Kit | Daily | Routine: Two hours | Random or early morning urine sample must be submitted within one (1) hour after collection | None | None |
| Clostridium Difficile Test (Stool) | Test Kit | Daily | Routine: Two hours | Stool sample should be submitted one (1) hour of collection; At least thumb-size for formed specimens approximately 2 to 5 tbsp. if watery, Mucoid or loose | None | None |
| Crystals Examination, Synovial Fluid | Manual Method | Daily | Routine: Two hours | Synovial Fluid | To be collected by the physician | Sample should be submitted within one hour |
| Fecal Occult Blood - Immunochemical | Immunochemical | Daily | Routine: Two hours STAT: One hour | Stool sample should be submitted one (1) hour of collection; At least thumb-size for formed specimens approximately 2 to 5 tbsp. if watery, Mucoid or loose | Do not collect stool sample when having menstrual bleeding, bleeding hemorrhoids, constipation bleeding, and urinary bleeding | Watery, diarrheic, loose, and mucoid consistencies should be processed within 30 minutes of collection |
| Guaiac Fecal Occult Blood Test (gFOBT) | Guaiac Method | Daily | Routine: Two hours STAT: One hour | Stool sample should be submitted one (1) hour of collection; At least thumb-size for formed specimens approximately 2 to 5 tbsp. if watery, Mucoid or loose | Red meat-free diet for two (2) days prior to collection; Raw fruits and vegetables which contain peroxidase-like substances (e.g. turnips, cauliflower, cantaloupe, red radish, etc.) should be avoided during the test period | Watery, diarrheic, loose, and mucoid consistencies should be processed within 30 minutes of collection |
| Fecalysis (Routine Stool Examination) | Light Microscopy | Daily | Routine: Two hours STAT: One hour | Stool sample should be submitted one (1) hour of collection; At least thumb-size for formed specimens approximately 2 to 5 tbsp. if watery, Mucoid or loose | Stool samples should not be contaminated with urine, water, soil, mineral, or castor oil, anti-diarrheal compounds radiologic contrast medium or barium. There should be an interval of at least one week after ingestion or non-absorbable diarrheal compounds (e.g. Diatabs and Imodium), antacids, bismuth and mineral oil. There should be an interval of three weeks after taking barium sulfate, gall bladder dye, antibiotics, iodine preparations, anti-amoebic drugs and certain anti-malarial drugs | Watery, diarrheic, loose, and mucoid consistencies should be processed within 30 minutes of collection |
| Fecalysis with Occult Blood (Guaiac) | Guaiac Method and Light Microscopy | Daily | Routine: Two hours STAT: One hour | Stool sample should be submitted one (1) hour of collection; At least thumb-size for formed specimens approximately 2 to 5 tbsp. if watery, Mucoid or loose | Red meat-free diet for two (2) days prior to collection; Raw fruits and vegetables which contain peroxidase-like substances (e.g. turnips, cauliflower, cantaloupe, red radish, etc.) should be avoided during the test period | Watery, diarrheic, loose, and mucoid consistencies should be processed within 30 minutes of collection |
| Fecalysis with Occult Blood (Immunochemical) | Immunochemical with Light Microscopy | Daily | Routine: Two hours STAT: One hour | Stool sample should be submitted one (1) hour of collection; At least thumb-size for formed specimens approximately 2 to 5 tbsp. if watery, Mucoid or loose | Do not collect stool sample when having menstrual bleeding, bleeding hemorrhoids, constipation bleeding, and urinary bleeding | Watery, diarrheic, loose, and mucoid consistencies should be processed within 30 minutes of collection |
| Parasite Examination and Identification | Light Microscopy | Daily | Routine: Two hours STAT: One hour |
Stool sample
should be
submitted one (1)
hour of collection;
At least thumb-size
for formed
specimens;
approximately 2 to 5 tbsp. if watery, mucoid
or loose. For adult
parasites, it can be
fresh or preserved.
| None | None |
|
pH, Other Body Fluid |
Dip Stick | Daily | Routine: Two hours STAT: One hour |
Body fluids | None |
Specimen should be processed immediately |
|
Pinworm Swab |
Scotch Tape Swab Method | Daily | Routine: Two hours STAT: One hour |
Scotch tape preparation to be done by lab staff |
usually collected early morning before defecation or midnight |
collection should be done before cleaning the anal area |
|
Pregnancy Test, Urine Test Pack |
Urine Test Pack | Daily | Routine: Two hours STAT: One hour |
Random or early morning urine sample; must be submitted within one hour after collection | None | None |
|
Rotavirus Antigen (Stool) |
Test Kit | Daily |
Routine: Two hours |
Freshly collected stool, should be submitted at least one hour after collection | None | None |
|
Semen Analysis; Complete (Volume, Count, Motility, and Differential) |
Manual Method |
Daily (By
appointment;
coordinate
with the
Laboratory)
|
Six hours |
Freshly collected seminal fluid; take note of the time of collection |
Sexual abstinence for two (2) to seven (7) days prior to collection |
Seminal Fluid should all be collected in a container provided by the Laboratory and submit immediately |
|
Specific Gravity |
Refractometry |
Daily |
Routine: Two hours STAT: One hour |
Random or early morning urine sample; other body fluids; must be submitted within one hour of collection | None | None |
|
Stool Eosinophil |
Light Microscopy | Daily |
Routine: Two hours STAT: One hour |
tool sample should be submitted within one (1) hour after collection |
Stool samples should not be contaminated with urine, water, soil, mineral or castor oil, anti-diarrheal compounds, radiologic contrast medium or barium. There should be an interval of at least 1 week after ingestion of non- absorbable diarrheal compounds (e.g. Diatabs and Imodium), antacids, bismuth and mineral oil. There should be an interval of three (3) weeks after taking barium sulfate, gall bladder dye, antibiotics, iodine preparations, anti- amoebic drugs and certain anti-malarial drugs. | None |
|
Stool Examination with Concentration | Light Microscopy | Daily |
Routine: Two (2) hours |
Stool sample should be submitted within one (1) hour after collection | None | None |
|
Stool Reducing Sugar |
Benedict's Method | Daily |
Routine: Two (2) hours | Stool sample should be submitted within one (1) hour after collection | None | None |
|
Urine Microalbuminuria, Semi-quantitative (Micral Test) |
Urine Dipstick Method |
Daily |
Routine: Two hours STAT: One hour |
Random or early morning urine sample; must be submitted within one hour after collection | None | None |
|
Urinalysis, Routine |
Flow Cytometry | Daily | Routine: Two hours STAT: One hour | Random or early morning urine sample; must be submitted within one hour after collection |
Mid-stream catch collection |
Clean the genitalia prior to collection of urine |
|
Urine Eosinophil |
Light Microscopy | Daily | Routine: Two hours STAT: One hour | Random or early morning urine sample; must be submitted within one hour after collection | Mid-stream catch collection | Clean the genitalia prior to collection of urine |
|
Urine Ketone by Dipstick Method |
Urine Dipstick Method | Daily |
Routine: Two hours | Random or early morning urine sample; must be submitted within one hour after collection | Mid-stream catch collection | Clean the genitalia prior to collection of urine |
|
Urine Myoglobin | Urine Dipstick Method | Daily | Routine: Two hours | Random or early morning urine sample; must be submitted within one hour after collection | Mid-stream catch collection | Clean the genitalia prior to collection of urine |
|
Urine pH | Urine Dipstick Method | Daily |
Routine: Two hours STAT: One hour |
Random or early morning urine sample; must be submitted within one hour after collection; 30 cc of urine is required | Mid-stream catch collection | Clean the genitalia prior to collection of urine |
| Urine Red Blood Cell (RBC) Morphology | Phase Contrast Microscopy | Daily | Routine: Two hours | Random or early morning urine sample; must be submitted within one hour after collection | Mid-stream catch collection | Clean the genitalia prior to collection of urine |
| Urine Reducing Sugar | Benedict's Method | Daily | Routine: Two hours | Random or early morning urine sample; must be submitted within one hour after collection | Mid-stream catch collection | Clean the genitalia prior to collection of urine |
| Urine Sugar by Dipstick Method | Urine Dip Stick Method | Daily | Routine: Two hours STAT: One hour | Random or early morning urine sample; must be submitted within one hour after collection | Mid-stream catch collection | Clean the genitalia prior to collection of urine |
| Urine Urobilinogen by Dipstick Method | Urine Dip Stick Method | Daily | Routine: Two hours STAT: One hour | Random or early morning urine sample; must be submitted within one hour after collection | Mid-stream catch collection | Clean the genitalia prior to collection of urine |
| Wet Mount, Ova, and Parasites, Direct | Light Microscopy | Daily | Routine: Two hours STAT: One hour | Stool sample should be submitted within one hour after collection. For discharge, sample should be submitted with NSS | None | Sample moisture must be maintain |