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A-Z Test Index: B
See the Lab Guide's Explanation of Sample Requirements for key to sample codes.
| Test |
Code |
Sample Reqs |
Turnaround |
Special
Instructions
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| B12 and Red Cell Folate |
B12F |
A, B |
2 days |
|
| Barmah Forest Serology |
BFS |
B |
10 days981 |
|
| Bartonella (IgG/IgM) |
CAT |
B |
5 days950 |
9 |
| BCR/ABL (Chronic Myeloid Leukemia) – fusion gene PCR + Philidelphiachromosome (9:22 translocation) analysis | BABL | Contact lab | 10 days | |
| Becker Muscular Dystrophy – deletions/duplications | DND
| A | 10 days | 9,11 |
| Bence-Jones Protein |
RBJP |
2 x 30mls (RU) |
3 days |
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| Benzene |
BENZ |
A |
3 days |
1,6 |
| Beta – Glucuronidase |
BGLU |
H |
14 days935 |
9 |
| Beta 2 Glycoprotein 1 Antibodies (IgG, IgM) |
B2GP |
B |
5 days |
|
| Beta 2 Microglobulin (Serum) |
B2MG |
B |
2 days |
|
| Beta 2 Microglobulin (Urine) |
UB2M |
RU |
3 days |
|
| Beta Carotene |
CARO |
B |
5 days |
13 |
| Beta Globin Sequencing |
BGS |
A |
3 weeks |
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| Beta HCG (Oncology) |
HCGQ |
B |
3 days |
|
| Beta HCG (Quantitative) |
QHCG |
B |
4 hrs |
|
| Beta Thalassaemia – beta-globin sequencing | BGS
|
2xA |
6 weeks
| 9,11 |
| Bicarbonate |
HCO3 |
B |
4 hrs |
|
| Bile Acids – Urine |
UBA |
RU |
10 days964 |
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| Bile Acids (Total) |
BILE |
B |
3 days |
|
| Bile Pigments (Inc. Bilirubin) |
RUBI |
RU |
2 days950 |
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| Bilharzia (Schistosome) Antibody Screen |
BILH |
B |
2 days |
14 |
Bilharzia (Schistosome) Antigen
| SHAG
| B
|
2 weeks978
| |
| Bilharzia (Urine) |
USCH |
RU |
4 hrs |
14 |
| Bilharzia Antibody Confirmation (Elisa) |
BILC |
B |
2 days |
|
| Bilirubin – Direct |
DBIL |
B |
4 hrs |
|
| Bilirubin – Total/Indirect |
BILI |
B |
4 hrs |
|
| Bilirubin (Urine) |
UBIL |
RU |
1 day |
|
| Birch Components |
ZZ3 |
B |
3 days |
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| Biochemistry Profile |
DL1 |
B, G |
4 hrs |
|
| Biochemistry (24 Parameters) & Haematology Profile |
DL2 |
A, B, G |
4 hrs |
|
| Biochemistry (16 Parameters) & Haematology Profile |
DL4 |
A, B, G |
4 hrs |
|
| Biochemistry & Haematology Postal Profile |
DL5 |
A, B, G |
4 hrs |
|
| Biotin |
BIOS |
B |
3 days |
|
| Biotinidase |
BIOT |
H |
10 days964 |
|
| Bismuth |
BISM |
B |
5 days |
|
BK Polyoma Virus by PCR
| BKPV
| RU
| 5 days920 | |
Bleeding Time/Platelet function assay
|
PFAT |
2xC |
1 day991 |
5,6 |
| Blood Culture |
BCUL |
2xBC |
5 days + |
4 |
| Blood Film Examination |
FILM |
A |
4 hrs |
|
| Blood Group (hand written tube & form) |
ABO |
A |
2 days |
33 |
Bloom Syndrome – common c.2207-12 deletion
| BLOM
| A | 5 days
| 9 |
| BNP (NT-pro BNP) |
BNP |
B |
4 hrs |
|
Bone Alkaline Phosphatase
| BALP
| B (Frozen)
| 3 days
| 4
|
| Bone Marrow (Aspirate) |
BMAS |
J |
14 days |
1 |
| Bone Marrow (Trephine Biopsy) |
CATI |
J |
3 days |
1 |
| Bone Screen |
BONE |
B, CU |
4 hrs |
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| Bone Specific Alkaline Phosphatase |
BALP |
B (Frozen) |
3 days |
4 |
Borrelia Antibodies (Lyme Disease) IgG, IgM
|
BORR |
B |
2 days |
9,14 |
Borrelia Antibodies (Lyme Disease) IgM
| BORM
| B | 2 days
| |
| Borrelia Confirmation (Immunoblot) |
BORC |
B |
10 days958 |
9,14 |
| Brazil Components |
ZZ4 |
B |
3 days |
|
| Breast Cancer – BRCA1 and BRCA2 full sequencing + deletions/duplications (Contact consultant clinical geneticist) |
BRCA |
2xA |
6 weeks |
9,11 |
| Bromide |
BROM |
B |
3 days |
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| Brucella Agglutinations |
BRAG |
B |
2 days |
|
| Brucella Confirmation |
BRUC |
B |
5 days947 |
9 |
| Butoxyacetic Acid |
BUTO |
RU |
10 days950 |
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