LABORATORY HOURS OF OPERATION
Phlebotomy/ Outpatient Laboratory: The primary function of this laboratory is the drawing of blood samples and receiving samples such as urine, sputum, semen, swabs etc. from outpatients.
Monday – Friday | 8:00am – 4:00pm |
Saturday | 8:00am – 1:00pm |
Sundays and Public Holidays | CLOSED |
Processing /Clinical Laboratory-The primary function is to process all samples from internal customers (the wards, Accident and Emergency, private clinics) and external customers (any sample coming from outside Medical Associates Hospital). The processing laboratory operates 24/7.
HAEMATOLOGY TESTS
TEST | TURN AROUND TIME |
Arterial and Venous Blood Gas | Same Day |
Blood Group | Same Day |
Blood Films | 7 Days |
Brain Natriuretic Peptide (BNP) | Same Day |
Complete Blood Count with Differential (CBC/FBC) | Same Day |
Cross Matching | Same Day |
D-Dimer | Same Day |
Dengue Titre | Same Day |
Coombs Test (Direct) | Same Day |
Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR) | Same Day |
HbA1c | 24 Hours |
Micro Albumin | 24 Hours |
PT | Same Day |
PTT | Same Day |
Rheumatoid Factor (RF) | Same Day |
Sickle Cell Test | Same Day |
Troponin (Quantitative) | Same Day |
*The Above Test Results Are Available Same Day*
BIOCHEMISTRY TESTS
Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT/SGPT) | GGT | TIBC |
Albumin | Glucose Tolerance Test (GTT) | Triglyceride |
Alkaline Phosphatase (Alk. Phos, AP) | FBS and 2hrpp | Troponin + Myoglobin (Qualitative) |
Amylase | H. Pylori | |
Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST/SGOT) | Hepatitis A | Total Protein |
Bilirubin (Total and Direct) | Hepatitis B | Uric Acid |
Blood glucose (RBS/FBS) | Hepatitis C | VDRL |
Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN) | HDL | C3 |
C-Reactive Protein (CRP) | HIV (Rapid) | C4 |
Creatinine (serum) | Iron | Creatinine Clearance |
Creatinine Phosphokinase (CK/CPK) | Lactic Acid | Urine Electrolytes |
Calcium | Leptospira Abs | Osmolality |
Carbon Dioxide | Lactic Dehydrogenase (LDH) | Drug Testing |
Cholesterol | Lipase | |
Cholinesterase | Magnesium | |
CKMB | Phosphorous |
*The Above Test Results Are Available Same Day*
IMMUNOLOGY TESTS
ACTH | HSV 1+2 IgM |
ANTI-MULLERIAN HORMONE (AMH) | HTLV 1+2 |
BETA HCG | IgA |
B2MICROGLOUBULIN | IgE |
CA 19-9 | IgG |
CA15-3 | IgM |
CALCITONIN | T3 |
CEA | T4 |
CA 125 | TG |
SERUM CORTISOL | TESTOSTERONE |
URINE CORTISOL | THYROID RECEPTOR Ab |
C-PEPTIDE | TSH |
LH | VITAMIN D |
PTH | SERUM PROTEIN ELECTROPHORESIS |
PROLACTIN | HEMOGLOBIN ELECTROPHORESIS |
PROGESTERONE | IMMUNOTYPING |
PSA | FOLATE |
FERRITIN | FREE PSA |
FREE T3 | FREE T4 |
FSH | HIV Ab/Ag |
HSV 1+2 IgG |
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*The Above Tests Results Are Available Within 24-72 Hours.*
Medical Associates Laboratory Have partnered with Quest Diagnostics, an internationally accredited laboratory to provide testing that is currently not done locally.
*THE BELOW TEST RESULTS ARE AVAILABLE WITHIN 10-14 DAYS*
24 HOUR URINE CORTISOL | HIV – VIRAL LOAD |
24 HOUR URINE VMA, CATECHOLAMINES | HOMOVANILLIC ACID (HVA) |
24 HR URINE METANEPHRINES | IMMUNOFIXATION |
25-OH VITAMIN D | INSULIN |
ALDOSTERONE | KAPPA/LAMBDA LIGHT CHAINS |
ANA | P ANCA |
ANGIOTENSIN CONVERTING ENZYME | PHOSPHATIDYLSERINE/PROTHROMBIN ANTIBODIES IGG, IGM |
C ANCA | PLASMA METANEPHRINES |
CT-NG | PROTHROMBIN FACTOR ii MUTATION |
DSDNA | RENIN |
ERTYROPOIETIN | STRONGYLOIDES ANTIBODIES |
Free TESTOSTERONE | TRYPTASE |
HAPTOGLOBIN | VANILLYLMANDELIC ACID (VMA) |
MICROBIOLOGY
- MICROBIOLOGICAL CULTURE AND SENSITIVITY TESTING (Results Available within 4-7 days.)
- SEMEN ANALYSIS (Results Available within 24 Hours – Kindly note this is by Appointment Only).
