Department of Pathology, Our Lady’s Hospital, Navan

WI-GEN-0006
Rev. No. 02 / Laboratory Test Menu Guide / Page 1 of 2
Effective Date:
07/10/2017
Author: Ruairi Clarke / Authoriser: Ray O’Hare
BIOCHEMISTRY / IMMUNOLOGY
Renal Profile [RP] / Thyroid Function Tests [TFT]
Urea / ● / TSH (Please state if patient is on thyroid therapy) / ●
Sodium / ● / Free T4 (Please state if patient is on thyroid therapy) / ●
Potassium / ● / Total T3 (Please state if patient is on thyroid therapy) / ●
Creatinine / ● / Hormones [Clinical Details Required]
Liver Profile [LFT] / FSH / ●
Alk. Phos. / ● / LH / ●
ALT / ● / Oestradiol / ●
Gamma GT / ● / Progesterone / ●
Total Protein / ● / Prolactin / ●
Albumin / ● / Testosterone / ●
Total Bilirubin / ● / Beta HCG / ●
Bone Profile [BP] / Haematinics
Calcium / ● / B12 / ●
Albumin / ● / Ferritin / ●
Phosphate / ● / Folate / ●
Alk. Phos. / ● / Tumour markers
Corrected Calcium / ● / PSA / ●
Cardiac Enzymes [CE] / Diabetic Monitoring
Creatine Kinase / ● / Glucose (Random or Fasting) / ●
AST / ● / HbA1C(Use instead of OGTT if DM is suspected) / ●
LDH / ● / HAEMATOLOGY
Lipid Profile [R.Lipid or F.Lipid] / Full Blood Count / ●
Cholesterol / ● / ESR(Order for symptomatic patients only) / ●
Triglycerides / ● / Infectious Mononucleosis [Monospot] / ●
HDL Cholesterol (Fasting) / ● / Malaria Screen / ●
LDL Cholesterol (Fasting) / ● / Sickle Cell Screen / ●
Miscellaneous / Reticulocytes / ●
LDH / ● / Coagulation
Transferrin(Based on Ferritin result) / ● / Prothrombin Time / ●
Iron(Based on Ferritin result) / ● / INR / ●
Magnesium / ● / APTT** / ●
Amylase / ● / D Dimer ** / ●
Uric acid / ● / Fibrinogen ** / ●
Rheumatoid Factor / ● / Blue/Sodium Citrate tube must be filled up to the black arrow on the side of the tube.
C-Reactive Protein(Acute inflammation) / ● / ●
Drugs / One full Red/Yellow Top Tube is sufficient for Biochemistry + Immunology Tests
Digoxin / ● / ●
Lithium / ● / ** Hospital Patients Only
Paracetamol ** / ●
Gentamycin ** / ●
Vancomycin ** / ●

External Tests must be requested on a separateRequest Form with separate Blood Tubes.

  • All External Tests require2 ‘Red & Yellow Top, Gel separator’ tubes
  • HLA B27, Haemachromatosis and Genetic tests: ‘Purple Top, EDTA’ tube
  • Please phone the Laboratory if in any doubt over sample requirements.

Profiles / Tests Included in the Profile
GP Profile /
  • Urea, Creatinine, Sodium, Potassium,
  • Total Protein, Albumin, Globulin, Total Bilirubin, ALP, ALT, GGT,
  • Cholesterol, Triglycerides,
  • Corrected Calcium

Fasting GP Profile /
  • Urea, Creatinine, Sodium, Potassium,
  • Total Protein, Albumin, Globulin, Total Bilirubin, ALP, ALT, GGT,
  • Cholesterol, Triglycerides, HDL, LDL,
  • Corrected Calcium

Renal Profile /
  • Urea, Creatinine, Sodium, Potassium,

Liver Profile /
  • Total Protein, Albumin, Globulin, Total Bilirubin, ALP, ALT, GGT

Renal & Liver profile /
  • Urea, Creatinine, Sodium, Potassium,
  • Total Protein, Albumin, Globulin, Total Bilirubin, ALP, ALT, GGT

Bone Profile /
  • Albumin, ALP, Corrected Calcium, Phosphate

Fasting Lipid Profile /
  • Cholesterol, Triglycerides, HDL and LDL

Random Lipid Profile /
  • Cholesterol, Triglycerides

Cardiac Enzymes or Serial Data /
  • CK, AST, LD

Test Profiles For Biochemistry tests

Note the Laboratory supports Evidence Based Practice

Please refer to the National Laboratory Handbook for best practice guidelines from in the Navan Hospital section under Pathology Services

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