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 |