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- AAFB Blood Culture
- AAFB Microscopy and Culture
- Acetylcholine Receptor Antibodies
- Actin FS APTT
- Activated Protein C Resistance (APCR).
- Acylcarnitines
- Adalimumab
- ADAMTS13 Assay
- Adenovirus PCR
- Adrenal Cortex Antibodies
- Adrenocorticotrophic hormone (ACTH)
- Alanine amino-transferase (ALT)
- Albumin
- Aldosterone
- Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP)
- Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) isoenzyme electrophoresis (ALPIE)
- Alpha -2- Antiplasmin
- Alpha feto protein - CSF
- Alpha Fetoprotein (AFP)
- alpha(α)-galactosidase
- alpha(α)-glucosidase
- Alpha-1 Acid Glycoprotein (AGP)
- Alpha-1 antitrypsin genotyping
- Alpha-1-Antitrypsin (AAT)
- Alpha-1-Antitrypsin (AAT)
- Alpha-1-antitrypsin Phenotyping
- Aluminium (plasma)
- Amino acids (CSF)
- Amino acids (plasma)
- Amino acids (urine)
- Amiodarone
- Amitriptyline / nortriptyline
- Ammonia
- Amylase (fluid)
- Amylase (serum/plasma)
- Amylase isoenzymes / macroamylase
- Amyloid A Protein (SAA)
- Androstenedione
- Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE)
- Angiotensin converting enzyme (ACE) - CSF
- Anti Beta-2-Glycoprotein-1 Antibodies
- Anti Factor Xa Assay (LMWH)
- Anti-Adalimumab Antibody (ADA)
- Anti-C1q antibodies
- Anti-Cardiolipin Antibodies (ACA)
- Anti-Cyclic Citrullinate Peptide (CCP) Antibodies
- Anti-DNA antibodies
- Anti-ENA Antibodies
- Anti-enterocyte antibodies
- Anti-Ganglioside Antibodies
- Anti-IgA Antibodies
- Anti-interferon beta antibodies
- Anti-Mullerian hormone (AMH)
- Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibodies (ANCA) Screen: Anti-MPO and PR3 Ab
- Anti-nuclear antibodies (ANA) Screen -Bioplex Method
- Anti-nuclear antibody (ANA) - Indirect immunofluorescence
- Anti-Streptolysin O titre (ASO)
- Antimony
- Antithrombin
- Apixaban Assay
- Apolipoprotein A1 (apoA1)
- Apolipoprotein B (apoB100)
- APTT
- APTT
- Aquaporin 4 antibodies
- Argatroban Assay
- Arsenic (Blood)
- Arsenic (Urine)
- Aspartate amino-transferase (AST)
- Aspergillus antibodies
- Aspergillus antigen
- Astrovirus PCR
- Atypical haemolytic uraemic syndrome (aHUS)
- Automated vW Ristocetin Co-factor
- Avian Antibodies
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B
- Bacillus cereus culture
- Bacteriology 16s PCR
- Basal cell ganglia antibody
- Basal ganglia antibodies
- Batten disease enzymes (Palmitoyl protein thioesterase I & Tripeptidyl peptidase I)
- Batten disease histology (vacuolated lymphocytes)
- Bence Jones Protein
- beta(β)-carotene
- beta(β)-galactosidase
- beta(β)-glucosidase
- Beta-2 Microglobulin
- Beta-2 Transferrin (Tau Protein)
- Beta-D-glucan
- Bethesda Inhibitor Assay
- Bicarbonate
- Bile Acids
- Bile acids (urine)
- Bilirubin (conjugated/direct)
- Bilirubin (total)
- Biopterins / Dihydrobiopterin reductase (DHPR)
- Biotinidase
- BK Virus PCR
- Blood Cultures (Adult)
- Blood Cultures (Paediatric)
- Blood Film
- Blood Gases
- BNP (NT-proBNP)
- Bone profile
- Bordatella pertussis PCR
- Bordetella pertussis culture
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C
- C difficile ribotyping
- C-peptide (urine) (urine C-peptide:creatinine ratio, UCPCR)
- C-Reactive Protein (CRP)
- C1 Esterase Functional Assay
- C1 Esterase Inhibitor
- C1q
- C3 Nephritic Factor
- CA 125
- CA 15-3
- CA 19-9
- Cadmium (Blood)
- Cadmium (Urine)
- Caeruloplasmin
- Caffeine
- Calcitonin
- Calcium
- Calcium (urine)
- Cannula Tip Culture
- Carbamazepine
- Carbapenemase Detection
- Carbohydrate deficient transferrin (CDT)
- Carboxy-terminal collagen crosslinks (CTX)
- Carboxyhaemoglobin
- Cardiac Muscle Ab
- Cardiolipin and MLCL/CL ratio
- Catecholamines (neuroblastoma)
- CD34 count
- CD4 monitoring
- CEA
- Cerebro-spinal fluid (Microscopy and Culture)
- Chitotriosidase
- Chloride
- Chloride (urine)
- Cholesterol (total)
- Cholesterol (total) Fluid
- Cholinesterase activity/phenotype/genotype
- Chromium (Blood)
- Chromogenic FVIII assay
- Chromogranin A
- Citrate (urine)
- Clobazam
- Clostridium difficile GDH & toxin testing
- Clostridium perfringens culture
- Clotting Factor Assays
- Clotting Screen
- Clozapine
- CMV (congenital testing using newborn bloodspots)
- CMV IgG
- CMV IgG avidity
- CMV IgM
- CMV PCR
- Coagulation Mixing Studies
- Cobalt (blood)
- Coeliac screen. -t Anti-tissue transgutaminase (tTG) Antibody
- Coenzyme Q10 (ubiquinone) (muscle)
- Coenzyme Q10 (ubiquinone) (white cells)
- Cold Agglutinins
- Collagen Binding Assay
- Collagen type II antibodies
- Common α-subunit (ASU)
- Complement (Special tests)
- Complement C2
- Complement C3
- Complement C3
- Complement C4
- Complement C4
- Copeptin
- Copper (Plasma)
- Copper (Tissue)
- Copper (Urine)
- Cortisol
- Cortisol (urine)
- Creatine / GAA
- Creatinine
- Creatinine (urine)
- Creatinine Kinase (CK)
- Creatinine kinase (CK) isoenzymes / macro-CK
- Crithida Antibody
- Crossmatch
- Cryoglobulin
- Cryptococcal antigen
- Cryptosporidium and Giardia EIA
- CSF Cell Count Only (Paediatric Haematology only)
- CSF Neurotransmitters
- Cyclosporin/Ciclosporin (Neoral)
- Cystine (urine)
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D
- D-Dimers
- D-lactate
- Dabigatran Assay
- Danaparoid (Orgaran) Assay
- Dehydrocholesterol (7-dehydrocholesterol, 7-DHC)
- Dehydroepiandrosterone (DHEA) Sulphate
- Deoxycortisol (11-deoxycortisol, 11-DOC)
- Digoxin
- Dihydrotestosterone
- Dihydroxy acetone phosphate acyl transferase (DHAP-AT)
- Direct Coomb's Test (DCT)
- Disaccharidases (lactase, maltase, sucrase)
- Donor Specific Antibody Screening/DSA
- Drugs of Abuse (Urine)
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E
- EBV IgG
- EBV IgM
- EBV nuclear antigen
- Edoxaban Assay
- eGFR (Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate)
- Electronic Issue
- ELF Score
- EMA binding assay (eosin 5-maleimide binding)
- Emicizumab assay
- Endomysial Ab (IgA and IgG) (Laboraotyr request only
- Enterovirus PCR
- Epstein Barr Virus PCR
- Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate
- Erythropoietin (EPO)
- Essential fatty acids (PUFAs)
- Ethanol
- Ethanol (urine)
- Ethyl glucuronide and ethyl sulphate
- Ethylene glycol
- Everolimus
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F
- Fabry screen
- Factor II Assay
- Factor IX Assay
- Factor V Assay
- Factor V Leiden
- Factor VII Assay
- Factor VIII Assay
- Factor X Assay
- Factor XI Assay
- Factor XII Assay
- Factor XIII Assay
- Factor XIII Inhibitor Screen
- Faecal alpha-1-antitrypsin
- Faecal Elastase
- Faecal Immunochemical Testing (FIT)
- Faecal Occult Blood (FOB) NO LONGER AVAILABLE. SUPERSEDED BY FAECAL IMMUNOCHEMICAL TEST (FIT)
- Faecal Parasitology
- FaecalCalprotectin
- Faeces Culture
- Farmers Lung antibodies
- Ferritin (Serum)
- Fetal Anomaly Screening (Down's syndrome, Edward's syndrome and Patau's syndome screening)
- Fibrinogen (Clauss)
- Fibrinogen (Derived)
- Fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) C-terminal
- Fibroblast growth factor 23 (FGF23) Intact
- Filariasis
- Flecainide
- Flow Cytometry Crossmatch
- Fluid culture (e.g. drain, ascitic, peritoneal)
- Folate (Serum)
- Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH)
- Fondaparinux Assay
- Free fatty acids (FFA) & β-hydroxybutyrate (D3HB)
- Free Foetal DNA
- Free PSA index
- Free T3 (fT3)
- Fructosamine
- Full blood count
- Functional Complement Activity
- Functional/vaccine specific antibodies
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G
- Gabapentin (Urine)
- Galactitol (urine)
- Galactokinase
- Galactose-1-phosphate
- Galactose-1-Phosphate Uridyl Transferase (Gal-1-PUT) Galactosaemia screen
- Gamma-Glutamyl Transferase
- Gastric Intrinsic Factor Antibodies (GIFab)
- Gastric Parietal Cell Antibodies
- Gastrin
- Genital Culture
- Genito-urinary medicine (GUM) culture for N. gonorrhoea
- Gentamicin
- Gliadin Antibodies (IgG and IgA)
- Glomerular Basement Membrane (GBM) Ab
- Glucose
- Glucose (CSF)
- Glucose 6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase
- Glutamic acid Decarboxylase (GAD) antibodies
- Glycine receptor Antibody
- Glycolate (urine)
- Glycolipid antibodies
- Group and Save
- Growth Hormone (GH)
- Gut hormones panel
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H
- Haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c)
- Haemoglobin F
- Haemoglobin S Level
- Haemoglobinopathy - Antenatal Booking Bloods
- Haemoglobinopathy Diagnosis - Mass Spectrometry
- Haemoglobinopathy DNA Investigation - Referrals
- Haemoglobinopathy Screen
- Haemophilus Antibody
- Haemosiderin (Urine)
- Haptoglobin
- HDL Cholesterol
- Helicobacter pylori
- Heparin Induced Thrombocytopaenia (HIT) Screen
- Hepatitis A total antibody
- Hepatitis A IgM
- Hepatitis B core IgG
- Hepatitis B core IgM
- Hepatitis B e antigen/antibody
- Hepatitis B genotypic resistance PCR
- Hepatitis B PCR
- Hepatitis B surface antibody
- Hepatitis B surface antigen
- Hepatitis C antibody
- Hepatitis C Genotyping
- Hepatitis C PCR
- Hepatitis D antibody
- Hepatitis E antibodies
- Herpes Simplex PCR
- Herpes simplex virus IgG
- Hexosaminidase A&B (Tay Sachs and Sandhoff's disease)
- HHV6 PCR
- Histone Antibodies
- HIV PCR
- HIV Resistance
- HIV total antigen/antibody
- HLA antibody screen and specificity
- HLA B27
- HLA B57
- HLA Typing/Tissue Typing
- Homocysteine, Total
- HTLV antibody
- Human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG, CSF)
- Human chorionic gonadotrophin (hCG, serum, molar)
- Human Chorionic Gonadotropin (hCG)
- Hyaluronic Acid
- Hydroxyindole Acetic Acid (5-HIAA - plasma)
- Hydroxyindole Acetic Acid (5-HIAA - urine)
- Hydroxyprogesterone (17-hydroxyprogesterone, 17-OHP)
- Hydroxyprogesterone in Saliva (17alphahydroxyprogesterone, 17-OHP)
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I
- Identification and sensitivity of yeasts
- IgA t-transglutaminase 6 antibody
- IgD
- IgE (Total)
- IgG Subclasses
- Immunoglobulins (IgG, IgA, IgM)
- Immunoglobulins (IgG, IgA, IgM)
- Infectious mononucleosis test
- Infliximab Anti-drug antibody (ADA)
- Infliximab Drug Level (DL)
- Influenza A virus PCR
- Influenza B virus PCR
- Inhibin B
- INR (International Normalised Ratio)
- Insulin & C-peptide
- Insulin antibodies
- Insulin Autoantibodies (IAA)
- Insulin-like growth factor 1 (IGF-1)
- Insulin-like growth factor 2 (IGF-2)
- Insulin-like growth factor binding protein 3 (IGF-BP3)
- Intrinsic factor assays
- Iron (acute)
- Iron (non-acute)
- Iron (Tissue)
- ISAC
- Itraconazole
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J
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K
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L
- Lactate
- Lactate (CSF)
- Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH)
- Lamotrigine
- LDL (Serum)
- Lead (Blood)
- Lead (Urine)
- Legionella Urinary Antigen
- Levetiracetam (Kepra)
- Lipase
- Lipid fractionation (beta quantification, lipid ultracentrifugation)
- Lipoprotein (a)
- Lithium
- Liver function tests (LFT)
- Liver/Kidney/Microsomal (LKM Antibodies)
- Low Molecular Weight Heparin (LMWH) Assay
- Lupus Anticoagulant
- Luteinising hormone (LH)
- Lymphocyte Subsets
- Lysosomal acid lipase deficiency screen
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M
- Macroprolactin
- MAG antibodies
- Magnesium
- Magnesium (urine)
- Malaria Screen
- Manganese (Whole Blood)
- MC&S culture swabs
- MC&S Ear Swab
- MC&S Eye Swab
- MC&S Throat Swab
- MC&S Tissue Samples
- Measles IgG
- Measles IgM
- Measles PCR
- Meningoccocal C
- Meningococcal and pneumococcal PCR
- Meningococcal C antibodies
- Meningococcal serotypes
- Mercury (Blood)
- Mercury (Urine)
- Metabolic screen (urine)
- Metanephrines (plasma)
- Metanephrines (Urine)
- Metapneumovirus PCR
- Methaemoglobin
- Methanol
- Methotrexate
- Methylmalonic acid (plasma)
- Methylmalonic acid (urine)
- Mitochondrial antibodies
- Mitotane
- Mould identification
- MRSA screening
- Mucopolysaccharides
- Mumps IgG
- Mumps IgM
- Muscle (Striated) antibodies
- MuSK antibodies
- Mycobacterial (non-TB and TB) PCR
- Mycobacterium tuberculosis complex identification by PCR
- Mycology Microscopy and Culture
- Mycophenolate (mycophenolic acid)
- Mycoplasma genitalium
- Mycoplasma pneumoniae PCR
- MYH9 Gene Mutation
- Myositis associated autoantibodies
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O
- Oestradiol
- Oestrone
- Olanzapine
- Oligoclonal bands CSF
- Oligosaccharides (urine)
- Opthalmic culture (other than conjunctival swabs)
- Orexin (hypocretin)
- Organic acids (urine)
- Orotic acid (urine)
- Osmolality
- Osmolality (urine)
- Ova, cysts and parasites from samples other than faeces
- Ovarian antibodies
- Oxalate (24 hour urine)
- Oxalate (plasma)
- Oxalate (Urine oxalate: creatinine ratio)
- Oxcarbazepine / Hydroxycarbazepine
- Oxysterol
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P
- Palmitoyl phosphocholineserine (PPCS)
- Pancreatic Islet Cell Antibodies
- Paracetamol
- Parainfluenza virus PCR
- Paraneoplastic antibodies
- Paraquat
- Parathyroid antibodies
- Parathyroid Hormone (PTH)
- Parathyroid hormone related protein (PTHrp)
- Parechovirus PCR
- Parvovirus IgG
- Parvovirus IgM
- Parvovirus PCR
- Pemphigoid/Pemphigus antibodies
- Phenobarbitone/Primidone
- Phenylalanine / Tyrosine
- Phenylalanine loading test
- Phenytoin
- Phosphate
- Phosphate (urine)
- Phosphoethanolamine
- Phospholipase 2 Receptor
- Pituitary antibodies
- Placental alkaline phosphatase (PlALP, CSF)
- Plasma Viscosity (PV)
- Plasmalogens
- Plasminogen
- Platelet Aggregation Studies
- Platelet Function Test
- Platelet Glycoproteins
- Platelet Nucleotides
- Pleural fluid pH
- Pneumococcal Antibody
- Pneumococcal serotypes
- Pneumocystis jirovecii (PcP) PCR
- Polyols (urine)
- Pompe screen
- Porphobilinogen (Urine)
- Porphyrins (blood)
- Porphyrins (faeces)
- Porphyrins (urine)
- Posaconazole
- Potassium
- Potassium (urine)
- Prednisolone
- Pregabalin (Urine)
- Procalcitonin
- Procollagen peptide type III (P3NP)
- Procollagen type 1 N propeptide (P1NP)
- Progesterone
- Proinsulin
- Prolactin
- Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA)
- Protein (CSF)
- Protein (total)
- Protein (Urine)
- Protein C (Part of Thrombophillia screen)
- Protein S (Part of Thrombophillia screen)
- Prothrombin (G20210A) Mutation
- Prothrombin time (PT)
- Pseudomonas antibodies
- Purines & pyrimidine studies
- Pus
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Q
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R
- Refacto FVIII Assay
- Renin Activity (PRA)
- Reptilase Assay
- Reptilase Time
- Respiratory Culture
- Respiratory Culture for Cystic fibrosis patients
- Respiratory Syncytial Virus PCR
- Retinol binding protein (RBP)
- Rheumatoid Factor (RF)
- Rhinovirus PCR
- Ristocetin Induced Aggregation (RIPA)
- Rivaroxaban Assay
- Rotavirus PCR
- Rubella IgG
- Rubella IgM
-
S
- Salicylate
- Salivary Gland antibodies
- Sapovirus PCR
- Sars CoV-2 Antibody Testing
- Sars CoV-2 PCR Testing
- Selenium (Plasma)
- Sellotape Slide for Enterobius vermicularis
- Sensitive Oestradiol
- Serum Free Light Chain
- Serum Protein Electrophoresis
- Sex Hormone Binding Globulin (SHBG)
- Sialic acid (urine)
- Sickle Solubility Test
- Sickle Solubility Test URGENT (A&E Only)
- Sirolimus
- Smooth muscle antibodies
- Sodium
- Sodium (urine)
- Specific IgE (sIgE)
- STI NAAT testing - Chlamydia trachomatis,Neiserria gonorrhoea
- Stone (calculus) analysis
- Succinylacetone (urine)
- Sugar chromatography (urine)
- Sulphonylurea (serum)
- Sulphonylurea (urine)
- Suxamethonium Antibodies
- Sweat test
- Synthetic cannabinoids
- Syphilis PCR
- Syphilis Serology
- Systemic Sclerosis Antibody Profile
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T
- Tacrolimus (FK506)
- TB drug resistance PCR
- TB Quantiferon -IFN-gamma test
- TB Quantiferon -IFN-gamma test GP's only
- Teicoplanin
- Testis Antibodies
- Testosterone (immunoassay/routine)
- Testosterone (TMS)
- Tetanus Antibody
- Tetanus IgG
- Theophylline
- Thiocyanate / cyanide
- Thioguanine nucleotides (TGN) (thiopurine metabolites)
- Thiopentone
- Thiopurine Methyl Transferase (TPMT) activity (and genotyping)
- Thrombin Time
- Thrombophilia Screen
- Thyroglobulin & antibodies
- Thyroid Function Tests (TFT)
- Thyroid Peroxidase Antibodies (TPO)
- Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH)
- Thyroxine (free thyroxine, fT4)
- Tissue inhibitor of Matrix Metalloproteinase 1
- Tobramycin
- Topiramate
- Total Iron Binding Capacity (TIBC)
- Total Triiodothyronine (tT3)
- Toxoplasma IgG
- Transferrin
- Transferrin glycoforms (isoforms, IEF)
- Triglycerides
- Trimethylamine
- Troponin I (high-sensitivity)
- Tryptase (Mast Cell)
- TSH receptor antibodies
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U
- Urea
- Urea (urine)
- Urea and electrolytes (U&E - serum)
- Uric acid
- Uric acid (urine)
- Urine AASA (α-aminoadipic semialdehyde)
- Urine albumin : creatinine ratio (ACR)
- Urine cadmium
- Urine for Schistosomiasis
- Urine Methyl Histamine
- Urine Microscopy and Culture
- Urine steroid profile
- Urine stick tests
- Urine toxicology screen (unknown drug screen)
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V
- Valproate
- Vancomycin
- Varicella Zoster IgG
- Varicella Zoster Virus PCR
- Vascular endothelial growth factor (VEGF)
- Very long chain fatty acids (VLCFA), phytanate, pristanate
- Viral Conjunctivitis: Eye Swabs for diagnosis by PCR
- Viral Faecal samples & norovirus and rotavirus page
- Viral Faecal samples for investigation other than gastroenteritis
- Viral Fever (> 3 months old) Blood samples for diagnosis by PCR
- Viral Genital Samples: Samples for investigation of vesicular and ulcerative lesions of genital tract
- Viral Haemorrhagic Cystitis: Urine samples for diagnosis by PCR
- Viral Neonatal fever: Samples for diagnosis by PCR
- Viral Neurological screen: CSF samples for diagnosis of neurological disease by PCR
- Viral Rash screen: Swabs for diagnosis of maculopapular rash by PCR
- Viral Respiratory Screen: Samples for diagnosis of viral respiratory disease
- Viral swabs of mucous or cutaneous membranes for vesicular or ulcerative lesions.
- Vitamin A
- Vitamin B1 (thiamine)
- Vitamin B12 (B12)
- Vitamin B2 (riboflavin)
- Vitamin B6 (pyridoxal, PLP)
- Vitamin C
- Vitamin D (25 OH-Vitamin D)
- Vitamin D (active form, 1,25-dihydroxy-vitamin D)
- Vitamin E
- Vitamin K
- Voltage gated calcium channel (VGCC) antibodies
- Voltage gated potassium channel (VGKC) antibodies
- Von Willebrand multimers
- Von Willebrands Normandy Screen
- Von Willebrands Screen
- Voriconazole level
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