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  1,25 Dihydroxyvitamin D (1,25 Dihydroxycholecalciferol) 11-Deoxycortisol 17-Hydroxyprogesterone 5 Hydroxyindoleacetic acid (5HIAA) 68 kD Inner Ear Protein Antibody Acetylcholine Receptor Antibody Acetylcholine Receptor Cluster Antibodies ACTH Acyl-carnitine profile (plasma) Adalimumab Level and Antibodies Adenovirus PCR Adrenal Cortex Antibody Alanine Aminotransferase (ALT) Albumin Albumin (24 hour urine) Alcohol Alcohol (Urine) Aldosterone Aldosterone:Plasma Renin Activity Ratio Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP) Isoenzymes Allergen Specific IgE Alpha Fetoprotein (AFP-tumour marker) Alpha subunit (Pituitary polypeptide) Alpha-1 Acid Glycoprotein (Orosomucoid) Alpha-1 Antitrypsin (A1AT) Alpha-1 Antitrypsin (A1AT) Faecal Alpha-1 Antitrypsin (A1AT) Phenotyping Alpha-galactosidase (Fabry) (Blood Spot) Alpha-glucosidase / acid maltase (Pompe) (Blood Spot) Alphavirus Alternative Pathway Complement Function (AP50) Aluminium - 24 hour urine Aluminium - dialysate Aluminium - random urine Aluminium - serum Aluminium - tissue Aluminium - water Amikacin Level Amino Acids (CSF) Amino Acids (plasma) Amino Acids (urine) Amiodarone Ammonia Amoebic Serology AMPA Antibodies Amphiphysin Antibody Amylase Amylase (Fluid) Amylase (urine) Amylase Isoenzymes Androgen profile (females) - Includes testosterone, SHBG, DHA sulphate and FAI Androstenedione Angiotensin Converting Enzyme (ACE) Angiotensin Converting Enzyme (ACE) (CSF) Antenatal Screens (Syphilis, HIV, Hep B surface antigen) Anti Basal Ganglia Antibody (ABGA) Anti HBs Anti Mitochondrial Antibody (AMA) Anti Streptolysin O (ASO) Anti Xa Anti-diuretic Hormone (ADH) Anti-IgA Antibodies Antimony - 24hr urine Antimony - tissue Antimony - urine (random) Antimony - whole blood Anti-Mullerian Hormone (AMH) Anti-Neutrophil Cytoplasmic Antibody (ANCA) Anti-Nuclear Antibody (ANA) Anti-Saccharomyces Cerevisiae Antibodies ApoE genotyping Apolipoprotein A1 (Apo A1) Apolipoprotein B (Apo B) Apolipoprotein E genotype Apolipoprotein E phenotype APTT Aquaporin 4 Antibody (AQP4) Arbovirus Screen Array CGH Arsenic - hair Arsenic - tissue Arsenic - whole blood Arsenic (24hour urine) Arsenic (random urine) Arsenic speciation Arthropod Borne Viruses Ascitic Fluid Aspartate Aminotransferase (AST) Aspergillus IgG Antibody Autoimmune Profile Avian IgG antibodies Babesia Serology Bacterial vaginosis BAL and bronchial trap Barium - 24hr urine Barium - serum Barium - urine (random) BCR-ABL1 Major monitoring Bence-Jones Protein/Urine Electrophoresis Beryllium - serum Beryllium - urine (random) Beta 2 Glycoprotein 1 Antibodies (IgG & IgM) Beta D Glucan Beta Hydroxybutyrate Beta Interferon Neutralising Antibody Beta-2 microglobulin (B2M) Beta-2 microglobulin (B2M) Bicarbonate Bilary stent culture Bile Acids Bile culture Bile Pigments (Urine) Bilirubin (conjugated) Bilirubin (CSF) - Xanthochromia Bilirubin (total) Bilirubin (urine) Biotinidase Bismuth - 24hr urine Bismuth - urine (random) Bismuth - whole blood BK Virus PCR Blood Culture (Adult) Blood Culture (Paediatric) Blood Film Bone culture Bone Marrow Bone Marrow & Blood for AFB culture Bone Marrow Donor Bordetella Pertussis Serology Borrelia IgG (Lyme Disease) Breast Milk Donor Brucella Serology C. difficile Toxin C1 Inhibitor (Antigenic) C1 Inhibitor (Functional) C1q Antibodies C1q Level C3 Nephritic Factor CA125 CA153 CA199 Cadmium - 24hr urine Cadmium - tissue Cadmium - urine (random) Cadmium - whole blood Caeruloplasmin Caeruloplasmin Caffeine Calcitonin Calcium (adjusted) Calcium (urine) Calcium Creatinine Clearance Ratio Calcium Creatinine Ratio (Urine) Campylobacter Serology Cannabis CAPD fluid culture CAPD Tip culture Carbamazepine (Tegretol) Carbohydrate Deficient Transferrin (CDT) Carboxyhaemoglobin Carcinoembryonic Antigen (CEA) Cardiac Muscle Antibody Cardiolipin Antibodies (ACA) / Phospholipid Antibodies (APL) Catecholamines (Plasma) CD4 Panel CD4/CD8 CDT - See C. Difficile Toxin Cervical swab Chikungunya Chlamydia Eyes Chlamydia Female Screening Programme Chlamydia Female Symptomatic Chlamydia First Catch Urine Chlamydia Penile Swab Chlamydia Rectal Swab Chlamydia Serology (INFERTILITY) Chlamydia Throat Swab Chloride Chloride (Sweat test) Cholesterol (total) Cholesterol (total):HDL Cholesterol ratio Cholinesterase (for phenotyping) Cholinesterase (for poisoning - RBC Cholinesterase) Chromium - 24hr urine Chromium - blood Chromium - hip fluid Chromium - Ortho-blood Chromium - Ortho-serum Chromium - serum Chromium - tissue Chromium - urine (random) Chromium - water Chromogranin A and/or B Chromosome Studies (Karyotype) Citrate (urine) CJD (CSF) Classical Pathway Complement Function (CH100) Clauss Fibrinogen Clobazam Clonality studies (B and T-cell clonality) Clostridium Botulin Serology Clozapine CMV IgG CMV IgG Avidity CMV IgM CMV Serology CMV Viral Load (PCR) Coagulation Screen Cobalt - 24hr urine Cobalt - blood Cobalt - hip fluid Cobalt - Ortho-blood Cobalt - Ortho-serum Cobalt - serum Cobalt - tissue Cobalt - urine (random) Coeliac DQ2/DQ8 analysis Colistin Level Collagen type II antibody Colomycin assay Complement C3 and C4 Contact Laboratory Contact lens culture Copeptin (CT-proAVP) Copper - 24hr Urine Copper - Random Urine Copper - Serum Copper - Tissue Copper - Water Cortisol Cortisol (urine) Cotinine (urine) Cough swab Coxiella Coxsackie (Enterovirus) Detection C-Peptide C-peptide (Urine) C-Reactive Protein (CRP) Creatine kinase (CK) Creatinine Creatinine (urine) Creatinine Clearance CRO / CPE screening Crosslaps (Beta-Crosslaps) Crossmatch Cryoglobulin Cryptococcal Antigen CSF CSF Cytospin CSF Glucose Cyclic Citrullinated Peptide Antibodies Cyclosporin Cystic Fibrosis Genetic Analysis Cysticerrosis Serology Cystine (urine screen) Cystine (urine, quantitative) Cytogenetics Daptomycin Level D-Dimer Dengue Fever DHA Sulphate Digoxin Dihydrotestosterone (DHT) Diptheria Antibody Direct Antiglobulin Test (DAT) DNA (Genetic) analysis Down's Screen - Combined Test (1st trimester) Down's screen - Quadruple Test (2nd trimester) Drain Fluid Drugs of abuse screen (urine) dsDNA Antibody E coli Serology Ear effusion culture Ear Swab Ear swab - deep EBV Referred Serology EBV Screen EBV VCA IgM EBV Viral Load (PCR) Ecstasy eGFR (Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate) Elastase (faecal) EMU for TB ENA (Extractable Nuclear Antigen) Antibodies (Ro, La, Sm, RNP, Scl-70, Jo-1) Endomysial Antibodies (EMA) Entamoeba histolytica antigen test Enterovirus Detection (PCR) Eosinophil Cationic Protein (ECP) Epstein Barr Virus IgM Erlichiosis Serology Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate (ESR) Erythropoietin Essential Fatty Acids Ethylene Glycol Expressed breast milk - NICU at St Peters Hospital only Eye PCR (Viral panel) Eye swab (Not Chlamydia) Factor Assays Factor V Leiden mutation Faecal calprotectin Faecal Immunochemical Test (FIT) Faeces - See Stool culture/ova/cysts/parasites Fasciola Serology Ferritin Fibrosis 4 (FIB4, FIB 4, FIB-4, Fibrosis-4) Filaria Serology Flavivirus Flecainide Flucytosine Level Follicle Stimulating Hormone (FSH) Free (non-esterified) Fatty Acid (NEFA) Free and Acyl-carnitine profile (Blood Spot) Free Androgen Index (FAI) Free catecholamines (Biogenic Amines) Free T3 (FT3) Free T4 (FT4) Free Testosterone Fructosamine Full Blood count (FBC) Fungal Precipitins G6PD Screen GABAb Receptor Antibody Gabapentin Galactomannan (Aspergillis antigen) Galactose-1-phosphate uridyl transferase (GalPUT) Gamma glutamyl transferase (GGT) Ganglioside Antibodies (GM1 and GQ1b) Gastric Parietal Cell Antibodies Gastrin GBS Screening Genital Herpes PCR (HSV I and II) Genital swab Gentamicin Giardia Serology Glandular Fever Screen Gliadin Antibodies (IgG and IgA) Glomerular Basement Membrane (GBM) Antibodies Glucose Glucose Tolerance Test (GTT) Glutamic Acid Decarboxylase Antibody (GAD) Glycine Receptor Antibodies Glycosaminoglycans (mucopolysaccharides) (Urine) Gold - 24hr Urine Gold - Random Urine Gold - Serum Gonococcal culture Gonorrhoea Female Screening Programme Gonorrhoea Female Symptomatic Gonorrhoea First Catch Urine Gonorrhoea Penile Swab Gonorrhoea Rectal Swab Gonorrhoea Throat Swab Group and Save (Adult) Group and Save (Baby) Group and Save Antenatal Growth hormone (GH) Gut hormone profile H. Pylori Faecal Antigen Detection Haemochromatosis (HFE) genotyping Haemochromatosis Gene (HFE) Haemoglobin A1c (HbA1c) Haemoglobinopathy Screen (HPLC) Haemophilus Influenzae B Antibodies (Specific Functional Antimicrobial Antibodies) Hantavirus Serology Haptoglobin Hb H Inclusion Bodies HDL Cholesterol (HDLC) Heinz Bodies Heparin Induced Thrombocytopenia (HIT) Hepatitis A IgG Hepatitis A IgM Hepatitis B Core Antibody Hepatitis B Core IgM Antibody Hepatitis B e markers Hepatitis B Genotyping Hepatitis B Pre-Core/ BCP Mutation Screen Hepatitis B Surface Antibody Hepatitis B Surface Antigen Hepatitis B Viral Loads Hepatitis C Antibody Hepatitis C Antigen Hepatitis C Genotyping Hepatitis C Viral Loads Hepatitis D Serology Hepatitis E Serology Hepatitis Screen Her2 (SISH) Herpes (HSV I and II) and Varicella (VZV) PCR Herpes Simplex Type specific serology Heterophillic Antibodies (thyroid interference) Hevylite Assay High-sensitivity Troponin I (hs-TnI) Histone Antibodies Histoplasmosis serology HIV 1/2 Serology HIV antiviral genotypic resistance testing HIV sequencing and genotypic resistance HIV Therapy: Therapeutic drug monitoring HIV Viral Load HLA B27 genotyping HLA-B*5701 typing HMGCoAR Antibodies (3-hydroxy-3-methylglutaryl-CoA Reductase Abs) Homocysteine Homovanillic Acid (HVA) HR-Urticaria Test HTLV Serology Human Herpes virus 6&7 PCR Human Leucocyte Antigen (HLA) HVS (High vaginal swab) Hydatid Serology IA2 Antibodies IGF Binding Protein 3 (IGFBP3) IgG 4 Subclasses (IgG4) Only IgG Subclasses Immunity Screen Immunofixation Immunoglobulin D Immunoglobulin E (Total) Immunoglobulins (IgG, IgA and IgM) Immunoreactive Trypsin (IRT) (blood spot) Infertility Screen Infliximab Level and Antibodies Influenza A/B and RSV Inhibin A Inhibin B Insects for Identification Insulin Insulin Antibodies Insulin-like Growth Factor 1 (IGF-1) Insulin-like growth factor binding protein (IGFBP1) Insulin-like growth factor binding protein (IGFBP2) Insulin-like Growth Factor II (IGF-II) Intrinsic Factor Antibodies (IFA) Iron Iron - 24hr Urine Iron - Random Urine Iron - Tissue Iron - Water ISAC Islet Cell Antibodies Itraconazole Level IUCD culture Jak2 activating mutation Japanese Encephalitis B Joint Fluid Joint Pain Screen Ketones (urine) (qualitative) Lactate (ASPH) Lactate (CSF) Lactate (RSCH/FPH) Lactate / pyruvate ratio Lactate dehydrogenase (LD, LDH) Lactose intolerance testing Lamotrigine Laxative abuse screen (urine) LDL-cholesterol (LDL-C) (calculated) Lead - 24hr Urine Lead - Random Urine Lead - Tissue Lead - Water Lead - Whole Blood Legionella antigen - Urine sample Leishmania Serology Leptospirosis Serology Levetiracetam (Keppra) LGV (Lymphogranuloma venereum) PCR Line culture Lipase Lipoprotein (a) Listeria PCR Lithium Liver Associated Antibodies Liver Kidney Microsomal (LKM) Antibodies Low Affinity ACHR Cluster Lupus anticoagulant screen Luteinising hormone (LH) LVS (low vaginal swab) Lymphadenopathy Screen Lymphocyte Function Lymphocyte Phenotype Magnesium - 24hr Urine Magnesium - Random Urine Magnesium - Red Blood Cell Magnesium - serum Magnesium - Tissue Magnesium - Water Malarial Screen Manganese - 24hr Urine Manganese - Random Urine Manganese - Serum Manganese - Tissue Manganese - Whole Blood Mannose Binding Lectin (MBL) Measles IgG Measles PCR Measles Referred Serology Meningococcal C Abs Meningococcal PCR Mercury - 24hr Urine Mercury - Random Urine Mercury - Tissue Mercury - Whole Blood Metadrenalines (Metanephrines) (Plasma) Metadrenalines (Metanephrines, biogenic amines) Metal work culture Methotrexate Methylmalonic acid (MMA) Micropolyspora Faeni IgG Antibody Molecular Genetics Molybdenum - 24hr Urine Molybdenum - Random Urine Molybdenum - Serum MRSA screen MTHFR (5,10-methyleneterahydrofolate reductase) variant Mumps IgG Mumps IgM Mumps PCR MuSK (Muscle Specific Kinase) Antibodies Mycology - Skin / Nails / Hair Mycoplasma GAT (Atypical Pneumonia) Mycoplasma pneumonia PCR Mycoplasma/ Ureaplasma PCR Myelin Associated Glycoprotein Antibodies Myelin Oligodendrocyte Glycoprotein (MOG) Antibodies Myeloperoxidase/MPO Antibodies Myositis extended ENA panel N-Acetyl-Beta-Glucosaminidase (NAG) NBT/DHR Needlestick Donor Needlestick Recipient Nephrostomy Neuronal Antibodies (Anti Neuronal Antibodies) Neurone Specific Enolase (NSE) Neurotransmitters (CSF) (Monoamine metabolites) Neutrophil Function Next-Generation Sequencing Nickel - 24hr Urine Nickel - Random Urine Nickel - Serum Nickel - Tissue NMDA Receptor Antibodies Non-HDL Cholesterol (calculated) Norovirus Nose swab culture NPA (Nasopharyngeal aspirate) N-Telopeptide (Collagen Crosslinks) N-Terminal pro-brain natriuretic peptide (NT-proBNP) Occult Blood (faecal) Oestradiol Oligoclonal Bands (CSF) Oncology HCG Oral Anticoagulant Therapy Monitoring Organic Acids (urine) Orthopaedic tissue samples Osmolality Osmolality (urine) Osteocalcin Ovarian Antibodies Oxalate (urine) P1NP (Procollagen Extension Peptide) Panton Valentine Leukocidin (PVL) analysis Paracetamol Paraprotein Quantitation Paraquat (urine) Parasites/ticks/worms for Idenification Parathyroid Hormone (PTH) Parechovirus Detection (PCR) Paroxysmal Nocturnal haemoglobinuria (PNH) Parvovirus IgG Parvovirus IgM Parvovirus PCR Penile swab Perl's stain for Iron pH (Urine) Phenobarbitone Phenylalanine Phenytoin (Epanutin) Phlebovirus Serology Phosphate Phosphate (24 hour urine) Phospholipase A2 Receptor Abs Phytanic acid Placental alkaline phosphatase (PLAP) Plasma EGFR analysis Plasma Viscosity Platinum - Random Urine Platinum - Serum Pleural Fluid Pneumococcal Antibodies (Specific/Functional Antimicrobial Antibodies) Pneumococcal antigen - Urine sample Pneumococcal PCR Pneumocystis jirovecii PCR Porphobilinogen (PBG) screen Porphyrin screen (blood) Porphyrin screen (faeces) Porphyrin screen (urine) Posaconazole Assay Potassium Potassium (urine) Pouch of Douglas fluid Primidone (mysoline) Procalcitonin Procollagen peptide type III (P3NP) Progesterone Proinsulin Prolactin Prosigna Prostaglandins (D2, DM and F2-Alpha) Prostate Specific Antigen (PSA) Protein (ascitic fluid) Protein (CSF) Protein (total protein) Protein (urine) 24h collection no longer required - see below Protein Electrophoresis Protein:creatinine ratio (TPCR) Prothrombin mutation PSA (Free) Psittacosis Serology PTH-related peptide (PTH-RP) Purine Pyrimidine screen (blood) Purine Pyrimidine screen (urine) Purkinje Cell Antibodies (Hu, Ri, Yo) also known as Neuronal Antibodies Pus (Culture and Gram Stain) Pus for Mycobacterial Culture Pus Swab Q Fever (Coxiella burnettii) Quantiferon TB GOLD PLUS Quantitative scan for heavy elements Quinsy pus culture Rabies antibody screen RBC Folate Level Renin Respiratory Virus PCR (full screen) Reticulocytes Retinol Binding Protein Rheumatoid Factor Ribosomal Antibodies Rickettsial Antibody (Mediterranean Tick Fever) Rifabutin Rifampicin Levels RNA Polymerase Abs Rotavirus RSV Rubella IgG Rubella IgM Salicylate Salivary Gland Antibodies Sandfly Fever SARS-COV-2 PCR Schistosomal Serology - Bilharzia Schistosomes Selenium - Random Urine Selenium - Serum Semen culture Septrin Levels Serotonin Serum Amyloid A Serum Folate Serum Free Light Chains Serum Protein Electrophoresis Sex Hormone Binding Globulin (SHBG) Silver - 24hr Urine Silver - Random Urine Silver - Water Silver - Whole Blood Sindbis Sirolimus Skeletal Muscle Antibodies Skin (Epidermal) Antibodies Smooth Muscle Antibodies Sodium Sodium (sweat) Sodium (urine) Soluble Transferrin Receptor (STfR) Sperm Antibodies Sputum - Mycobacterial culture (TB) Sputum routine culture Squamous Cell Carcinoma (SCC) Antigen St Louis Encephalitis Staphylococcal carriage culture Steroid Profile Stone (Calculus) analysis Stool for ova/cysts/parasites Stool PCR Streptomycin Levels Striated Muscle Antibodies Strongyloides Serology Sugar Chromatography - faeces (reducing substances) Sugar Chromatography - urine (reducing substances) Sulphocysteine (Urine) Sulphonylurea Screen (serum) Sulphonylurea Screen (urine) Supra pubic aspirate and nephrostomy, urostomy specimens for microscopy and culture Syphilis Serology Tacrolimus (FK506) Tau Protein (Beta-2-transferrin, asialotransferrin) Teicoplanin Levels Tellurium - 24hr Urine Tellurium - Random Urine Tellurium - Whole Blood Testosterone Tetanus antitoxin assay Tetanus Toxoid Antibodies (Specific/Functional Antimicrobial Antibodies) Thallium - Random Urine Thallium - Tissue Thallium - Whole Blood Theophylline Thiopentone (Thiopental) Thiopurine metabolites (6-Thioguanine nucleotide and 6-Methylmercaptopurine) Thiopurine Methyltransferase (TPMT) (Azathioprine sensitivity) Threadworm - sellotape slide Throat swab culture Thrombin Time Thrombophilia Screen Thyroglobulin Thyroglobulin Antibodies Thyroid Peroxidase Antibodies Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) Thyroid Stimulating Hormone (TSH) Receptor Antibodies Tick Borne Encephalitis Ticks for Identification Tin - Random Urine Tin - Tissue Tin - Water Tin - Whole Blood Tip culture Tissue - Non sterile ( routine Culture and Gram stain ) Tissue - sterile Tissue Transglutaminase Antibodies Titanium - 24hr Urine Titanium - Hip Fluid Titanium - Random Urine Titanium - Serum Titanium - Tissue Titanium Orthopedic Blood - Whole Blood Tobramycin Antibiotic level TORCH Screen Total human Chorionic Gonadotrophin (hCG) Toxic Metals Screen Toxocara Serology Toxoplasma IgG Toxoplasma PCR Transferrin Transferrin Glycoforms (Paediatrics) Transferrin Saturation (%) Trichinella Serology Trichomonas Triglycerides Trimethylamine (TMA) Trypanosome cruzi Serology (Chagas Disease) Tryptase TSH (Blood Spot) T-Spot Tungsten - Serum Ultrasensitive C-Reactive Protein (CRP) Urate (Uric acid) Urate (urine) Urea Urea (urine) Urea, creatinine and Electrolytes (urine) Urine - surgically obtained Urine for MC&S Urine for Mycobacterial culture (TB) Urine Haemosiderin Urine Methyl Histamine Urine Microalbumin:Creatinine Ratio (Albumin:Creatinine Ratio) Urobilinogen Vacuolated Lymphocytes Valproate (sodium) (Epilim) Vanadium - Random Urine Vanadium - Serum Vanadium - Tissue Vancomycin Vanillylmandelic acid (VMA, HMMA) Very Long Chain Fatty Acids VGKC follow up tests (Caspr2 and Lgi1) Vigabatrin Viral CSF PCR Viral Haemorrhagic Fever Virology Occupational Health Screen Vitamin A Vitamin B1 (Thiamine) Vitamin B12 Level Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin) Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxal phosphate) Vitamin C (Ascorbic acid) Vitamin D (25-Hydroxyvitamin D) Vitamin E (vitamin E:cholesterol ratio) VMA (Vanillylmandelic acid) (HMMA) + HVA (Homovanillic Acid) Voltage-Gated Calcium Channel Antibodies Voltage-Gated Potassium Channel (VGKC) Complex Antibodies Von Willibrand Factor Voriconazole Assay VZV IgG West Nile Virus White Cell Enzymes (Lysosomal Enzymes) Whooping Cough Worms for Identification Wound Culture Y Microdeletions Zika Virus Zinc - 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Clinical advice and interpretation can be sought by contacting the Histopathology secretaries who will forward you to the appropriate member of scientific or medical staff.

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 Mortuaries

The RSFT, FPH, WPH & RBH mortuaries perform post mortem examinations for the Trusts and the Local Authorities. In addition they serve as body stores where bodies and the occasional specimen can be held for longer periods in conditions of security. The suites include chapels and waiting rooms providing facilities for bodies to be viewed or identified by relatives or friends.