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Random
Blood
Sugar
(
RBS
)
Elevated
levels indicate
Diabetes Mellitus
Random
Blood
Sugar
(
RBS
)
Preparation:
8-10
hours
fasting
required
Sample:
Serum
Tube:
Gold
/
Red
(
SST
/
Non-additive
)
Fasting Blood Sugar
(
FBS
)
Elevated
levels indicate
Diabetes Mellitus
Fasting Blood Sugar (FBS)
Preparation
:
No
fasting
required
Sample
:
Serum
Tube
:
Gold
/
Red
(SST/Non-additive)
Glycosylated Hemoglobin
Monitors
diabetes mellitus
, monitors
glucose
level for the past
3
months
Glycosylated
Hemoglobin
Other term:
Hemoglobin
A1C
or
HbA1C
Glycosylated Hemoglobin
Preparation
:
No
fasting
required
Sample
:
Whole
Blood
Tube
:
EDTA
(
Lavender
)
Oral
Glucose
Tolerance
Test
(
OGGT
)
Detects
Diabetes Mellitus
,
Gestational Diabetes
and
Hypoglycemia
Oral
Glucose
Tolerance
Test
(
OGGT
)
Preparation:
8-10 hours
fasting required for
Fasting Sample
Oral Introduction of
glucose
load
Extraction of
2nd
and
3rd
sample every hour after
glucose
load was introduced
Sample:
3-4 Serum
Samples
Tube:
Gold
/
Red
(SST/Non-additive)
Lipid
Profile
Triglycerides
Total Cholesterol
HDL
LDL
Lipid
Profile
Used to assess
coronary risk
Lipid
Profile
Preparation
:
10-12
hours
fasting
Sample:
Serum
Tube:
Gold
/
Red
(
SST
/
Non-additive
)
Total Cholesterol
Test
Elevated
levels indicate
coronary
risk
Total
Cholesterol
Test
Preparation
: Fasting may or may not be required
Sample
:
Serum
Tube
:
Gold
/
Red
(
SST
/
Non-additive
)
Blood Urea Nitrogen
(
BUN
)
Preparation
: None
Sample
: Serum
Tube
: Gold/Red (SST/Non-additive)
Creatinine
(
CREA
)
Elevated levels
indicate
kidney disorders
Creatinine
(
CREA
)
Preparation:
None
Sample:
Serum
Tube:
Gold
/
Red
(
SST/Non-additive
)
Alanine aminotransferase
(
ALT
)
Elevated levels
indicate
liver disorders
Alanine
aminotransferase
(
ALT
)
Preparation:
None
Sample:
Serum
Tube:
Gold
/
Red
(
SST
/
Non-additive
)
Aspartate aminotransferase
(
AST
)
Preparation:
None
Sample:
Serum
Tube:
Gold
/
Red
(
SST
/
Non-additive
)
Blood Uric Acid
(
BUA
)
Elevated
levels indicate
kidney disorders
or
gout
Blood Uric Acid
(
BUA
)
Preparation:
None
Sample:
Serum
Tube:
Gold
/
Red
(
SST
/
Non-additive
)
Electrolytes
Na
K
Cl
Electrolytes
Evaluate body fluid balance
Complete Blood Count
(
CBC
)
Red blood cell
count
White blood cell
count
Platelet
count
Differential WBC
count
Hemoglobin
Hematocrit
Complete Blood Count
(
CBC
)
Used to assess the
overall patient conditions
such as
anemia
,
infection
and
leukemia
Complete
Blood
Count
(
CBC
)
Preparation:
None
Sample:
Whole
Blood
Tube:
EDTA
(
Lavender
)
Coagulation
Studies
Used to assess
excessive bleeding
,
higher levels
indicates problem with
coagulation
factors
Coagulation
Studies
Preparation:
None
Sample:
Whole
Blood
Tube:
3.2
%
Sodium
Citrate
(
Light
Blue
)
Erythrocyte
Sedimentation
Rate
(
ESR
)
Preparation:
None
Sample:
Whole
Blood
Tube:
3.8
%
Sodium
Citrate
(
Black
) or
EDTA
(
Lavender
)
Peripheral Blood Smear
(
PBS
)
Used to assess different types of conditions such as
anemia
or
leukemia
Peripheral
Blood
Smear
(
PBS
)
Preparation:
None
Sample:
Whole Blood
Tube:
EDTA
(
Lavender
)
Urine Analysis
Used to assess certain conditions such as
urinary tract infection
and
kidney disorders
Urine
Analysis
Preparation:
None
Sample:
Urine
Container:
Leak-proof
container
Fecal Analysis
Used to assess
diarrheal conditions
to rule out
parasitic
infections
Fecal
Analysis
Preparation:
None
Sample:
Thumb-sized
or
pea-sized
stool
Container:
Leak-proof
container
Fecal
Occult
Blood
Test
(
FOBT
)
Used to check for
hidden
(
occult
)
blood
that can be an indication of
colon
cancer
Fecal Occult Blood Test
(
FOBT
)
Preparation:
Guaiac-based
FOBT requires
food restrictions
while
iFOBT
/
FIT
test does not.
Sample:
Stool
Container:
Leak-proof container
Semen Analysis
Used to assess male
infertility
and successful
vasectomy
and
vasectomy reversal
Semen
Analysis
Preparation:
3-5
days
abstinence
Sample:
Semen
Container:
Leak-proof
container
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