HAEMATOLOGY & SEROLOGY
INSTRUCTION FOR SAMPLE COLLECTION
Each specimen should be properly collected, placed in appropriate container, gently mixed and capped tight.
| APTT | 2ml EXACT citrated blood | citrated bottle |
| B12&Folate and RBC folate | 2-3mlEDTAfor RBC folate, 5ml Clotted Blood | EDTA bottle & Plain Tube |
| Blood Grouping | 2-3ml EDTA blood, 5ml clotted blood | EDTA bottle, & Plain tube |
| Bone Marrow aspiration | 4-6 marrow smears and marrow in EDTA bottle | EDTA bottle & Plain Tube |
| Bone Marrow for Chromosome study | Send to QM Haematology Lab. by arrangement | Special bottle contains pink fluid in deep freezer |
| Cold Agglutinin Titre | 5ml clotted blood | Plain tube |
| Complete Blood Count | 2-3ml EDTA blood | EDTA bottle |
| D-dimer | 2ml EXACT citrated blood | citrated bottle |
| Direct Coombs | 2-3ml EDTA blood | EDTA bottle |
| Eosinophil Count | 2-3ml EDTA blood | EDTA bottle |
| ESR | 2-3ml EDTA blood | EDTA bottle |
| FDP | 2ml EXACT citrated blood | citrated bottle |
| Fibrinogen | 2ml EXACT citrated blood | citrated bottle |
| Hb Pattern | 2-3ml EDTA blood | EDTA bottle |
| Indirect Coombs | 2-3ml EDTA blood | EDTA bottle |
| Kleihauer Test | 2-3ml EDTA blood | EDTA bottle |
| L.E. Cells | 2-3ml EDTA blood | EDTA bottle |
| Lupus Anticoagulant | Send to QM Haematology Lab. by arrangement | Ask QM |
| Malarial Parasites | 2-3ml EDTA blood | EDTA bottle |
| Mycoplasma Antibody Titre | 5ml clotted blood | Plain tube |
| NAP Score | Send to QM Haematology Lab. by arrangement, 2-3ml EDTA blood, fresh | EDTA bottle |
| Peripheral Smear | 2-3ml EDTA blood | EDTA bottle |
| Prothrombin Time | 2ml EXACT citrated blood | citrated bottle |
| RBC Osmostic Fragility | Send to QM Haematology Lab. by arrangement | Ask QM |
| Reticulocyte Count | 2-3ml EDTA blood | EDTA bottle |
| Sickle Cells | 2-3ml EDTA blood | EDTA bottle |
| Thrombin Time | 2ml EXACT citrated blood | citrated bottle |
| VDRL | 5ml clotted blood | Plain tube |
| von Willebrand factor | 2ml EXACT citrated blood | citrated bottle |
| Weil Felix | 5ml clotted blood | Plain tube |
| Widal | 5ml clotted blood | Plain tube |