Chemistry Tests | Hematology Tests | Urinalysis Tests | Coagulation/Crossmatch | Cytology Tests
Chemistry Tests
Sample Submission
Samples for most blood chemistry testing can be submitted in a lithium heparin tube (green top) or a clot tube (red top). Exceptions are TIBC (total iron-binding capacity), which must be submitted in a clot tube, and ammonia, which must be submitted in a lithium heparin tube on wet ice.
Tests Performed
- Panel & Electrolytes
- Panel (small animal)
- Panel (large animal)
- Mini Panel (5 tests)
- Avian/Reptile Panel w/Electrolytes
- Avian/Reptile Panel
- Cholesterol
- ALT (SGPT)
- Alkaline phosphatase
- Bilirubin (total)
- BUN
- Calcium
- Creatinine
- Glucose
- Phosphorus
- Serum Protein (total)
- GGT
- CPK
- AST (SGOT)
- Electrolytes (Na-K-Cl-CO2)
- Sodium
- Potassium
- Chloride
- Total CO2
- Glucose Tolerance (6 samples)**
- Glucose Tolerance (additional samples)
- Blood gases (w/ionized Ca)
- Lactate
- Calcium (ionized)
- Amylase
- Ammonia tolerance
- Ammonia
- Lipase
- Magnesium
- Iron
- TIBC
- Triglycerides
- Colloid Osmotic Pressure
- RBC Osmotic Fragility**
- Uric Acid
- Urine Creatinine
- Urine Urea
- Urine Phosphorus
- Urine Sodium
- Urine Chloride
- Urine Potassium
- Urine Microprotein
- After Hour Chemistries
**Test must be pre-arranged with lab
Hematology Tests
Sample Submission
Samples for hematology should be submitted in EDTA (purple-top) tubes. Tubes should be filled two-thirds full and submitted within two hours of collection for guaranteed results.
Tests Performed
- CBC w/Platelets (Automated)
- Avian / Non Mammalian CBC
- WBC
- RBC
- HGB
- PCV
- Plasma Protein (refractometer)
- Fibrinogen (semi-quantitative)
- Thrombocytes (automated)
- Thrombocytes (manual)
- Reticulocytes
- WBC Differential
- Hemoprotozoa (Anaplasma)
- Hemoprotozoa (Babesia)
- Hemoprotozoa (Hemobartonella)
- Hemoprotozoa (Ehrlichia)
- Hemoprotozoa (Hepatozoa)
- Hemoprotozoa (Histoplasma)
- Buffy Coat for Review
- After Hour Hematology
- RBC Osmotic Fragility
- CBC/Bone Marrow Combo
- Pathologist CBC Review
Urinalysis Tests
Sample Submission
Samples for urinalysis can be submitted in a clot tube, syringe, or other sealed containers. A minimum of three ml is required for microscopic sediment evaluation.
Tests Performed
- Routine urinalysis
- Urine hemoglobin/myoglobin
- Fecal analysis
- Occult Blood
- Fecal Leukocytes
- Muscle Fiber Fecal Analysis
- Trypsin Fecal Analysis
- Fat Fecal Analysis
- ph Indicator Strip
- After Hour Urinalysis
- Urine Multistix
- Urine Specific Gravity
- Urine Microscopic Examination
Coagulation/Crossmatch
Sample Submission
Samples for coagulation tests should be submitted in a sodium citrate tube (blue top) with the exception of FDP, which should be submitted in a soybean trypsin tube (also blue top).
Note: It is critical that tubes be filled properly. Sodium citrate and soybean trypsin tubes should be allowed to auto draw 2.7 and 2.0 mL respectively to insure exact anticoagulant dilution. Coagulation tests are batched and run daily at 10:00 a.m. and 3:00 p.m. If it is an emergency, please notify lab personnel.
Recipient samples for crossmatch or blood typing tests should be submitted in EDTA tubes (purple top). Donor samples can be submitted in EDTA or as blood bag segments.
Tests Performed
- Prothrombin Time
- Partial Thromboplastin Time
- Coagulation Profile II
- Antithrombin III
- D-Dimer
- Fib-Claus
- Plasmin Inhibitor
- Plasminogen
- Protein C
- Protein S
- PT-Fib
- Crossmatch (first donor)
- Crossmatch (each additional donor)
- Blood typing
- After Hours Coagulation
Cytology Tests
Sample Submission
Samples should be submitted in an EDTA tube (purple top) for cell counts and microscopic examination, and clot tubes (red top) for chemistry analysis. CSF specimens and samples for chemistry analysis should be submitted in a clot tube (red top) for both cell counts/differential and chemistry analysis.
Tests Performed
- CSF analysis
- CSF (WBC)
- CSF (RBC)
- CSF (pandy)
- CSF (Microprotein)
- Body Fluid Analysis
- Body Fluid (WBC)
- Body Fluid (RBC)
- Body Fluid (Total Protein)
- Body Fluid (Fibrinogen)
- Body Fluid (Mucin Clot)
- Washes With Cell Counts
- Washes Without Cell Count
- Bone Marrow
- Cytologic Evaluation
- After Hour Cytology
- Bone Marrow/CBC Combo
- Joint Fluid Panel
- Special Stain
