HAEMATOLOGY  
         
CODE   TEST SAMPLE
         

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 40   aPTT Phone lab

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 4   Basophilic stippling Blood smear

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 1   Bleeding time Patient to lab

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 2   Blood grouping (ABO and Rhesus - Anti-D) 3mL plain blood

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 3   Bone Marrow Please ring lab

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 5   Clotting time Patient to lab

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 8   Coomb's test (Direct and Indirect) 5mL plain blood

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 6   Coomb's test (Direct) 3mL plain blood

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 7   Coomb's test (Indirect) 3mL plain blood

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 9   Differential white cell count (DC) 2mL EDTA blood

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 10   Eosinophil count (Absolute) 3mL EDTA blood

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 11   Erythrocyte sedimentation rate (ESR) 3mL EDTA blood

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 13   Full blood count (Hb, RBC, WBC, DC, PCV,  
      MCV, MCH, MCHC, Platelet count) 3mL EDTA blood

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 14   Full blood picture 3mL EDTA blood

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 15   G6PD (Screening test) 2mL EDTA blood or
        spot blood -
        filter paper

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 17   Haematocrit (PCV) 2mL EDTA blood

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 16   Haematological indices (PCV,MCH,MCV,MCHC) 3mL EDTA blood

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 18   Haemoglobin 1mL EDTA blood

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 19   Haemoglobin electrophoresis 3mL EDTA blood

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 20   Haemoglobin H inclusion demonstration 3mL EDTA blood

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 21   Heinz bodies demonstration 3mL EDTA blood

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 22   L.E. cells demonstration 5mL plain blood

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 23   Leukocytes count (WBC) 2mL EDTA blood

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 25   Malaria parasite, blood film 1mL EDTA blood

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 24   Methaemoglobin 3mL EDTA blood

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 26   Microfilaria, blood film 3mL EDTA blood

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 27   Monospot test 2mL plain blood

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 28   Nuclear sexing (Buccal smear) Buccal smear

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 29   Packed cell volume (PCV) 3mL EDTA blood

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 30   Peripheral blood film 1mL EDTA blood

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 31   Peripheral blood for sex chromatin 2mL EDTA blood

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 32   Platelet count 1mL EDTA blood

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 33   Prothrombin time Phone lab

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 35   Reticulocyte count (R.C) 1mL EDTA blood

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 36   Sickle cell demonstration 1mL EDTA blood

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 37   Total R. B. C count 1mL EDTA blood

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 38   Total W. B. C count 1mL EDTA blood

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 39   Total white and differential count (TWDC) 2mL EDTA blood