HAEMATOLOGY & SEROLOGY
	INSTRUCTION FOR SAMPLE COLLECTION
			Each specimen should be properly collected, placed in appropriate container, gently mixed and capped tight.
		TEST QUANTITY OF BLOOD CONTAINER REQUEST FORM REMARK APTT 2ml EXACT citrated blood citrated bottle pink   B12&Folate and RBC folate 2-3mlEDTAfor RBC folate, 5ml Clotted Blood EDTA bottle & Plain Tube pink   Blood Grouping 2-3ml EDTA blood, 5ml clotted blood EDTA bottle, & Plain tube pink   Bone Marrow aspiration 4-6 marrow smears and marrow in EDTA bottle EDTA bottle & Plain Tube Special Either to QMH or Dr. K.W.Chan Bone Marrow for Chromosome study  Send to QM Haematology Lab. by arrangement Special bottle contains pink fluid in deep freezer  Special   Cold Agglutinin Titre 5ml clotted blood Plain tube pink   Clotted at 37’C Complete Blood Count 2-3ml EDTA blood EDTA bottle pink   D-dimer 2ml EXACT citrated blood citrated bottle pink   Direct Coombs 2-3ml EDTA blood EDTA bottle pink   Eosinophil Count 2-3ml EDTA blood EDTA bottle pink   ESR 2-3ml EDTA blood EDTA bottle pink   FDP 2ml EXACT citrated blood citrated bottle pink   Fibrinogen 2ml EXACT citrated blood citrated bottle pink   Hb Pattern 2-3ml EDTA blood EDTA bottle pink   Indirect Coombs 2-3ml EDTA blood EDTA bottle pink   Kleihauer Test 2-3ml EDTA blood EDTA bottle pink   L.E. Cells 2-3ml EDTA blood EDTA bottle pink   Lupus Anticoagulant Send to QM Haematology Lab. by arrangement Ask QM Plain form   Malarial Parasites 2-3ml EDTA blood EDTA bottle pink   Mycoplasma Antibody Titre 5ml clotted blood Plain tube pink   NAP Score Send to QM Haematology Lab. by arrangement, 2-3ml EDTA blood, fresh EDTA bottle Plain form   Peripheral Smear 2-3ml EDTA blood EDTA bottle pink   Prothrombin Time 2ml EXACT citrated blood citrated bottle pink   RBC Osmostic Fragility Send to QM Haematology Lab. by arrangement Ask QM pink   Reticulocyte Count 2-3ml EDTA blood EDTA bottle pink   Sickle Cells 2-3ml EDTA blood EDTA bottle pink   Thrombin Time 2ml EXACT citrated blood citrated bottle pink   VDRL 5ml clotted blood Plain tube pink   von Willebrand factor 2ml EXACT citrated blood citrated bottle pink   Weil Felix 5ml clotted blood Plain tube pink   Widal 5ml clotted blood Plain tube pink