Collection instructions for patients

Instructions to help patients with their test preparations or specimen collections.

Test name
Type
3-day faecal fatFaeces
5-HIAA (5-hydroxyindoleacetic acid)/5HT (serotonin)Urine
24-hour blood pressure monitorMonitor
24-hour Holter monitorMonitor
24-hour urine collectionUrine
24-hour urine histamineUrine
24-hour urine uric acid with a low-purine dietUrine
24-hour urine catecholamines/metanephrines/VMA Urine
Chlamydia and Gonorrhoea swab collectionSwab
Dexamethasone suppression testBlood
Faeces collectionFaeces
Faecal occult  bloodFaeces
Fasting calcium in urine or urinary calcium/creatine ratioUrine
Fasting collectionBlood
Glucose tolerance test Blood
Midnight salivary cortisol testSaliva
Midstream urineUrine
Paediatric urine collectionUrine
PinwormSkin
Post blood collectionBlood
Semen analysis - Fertility assessment (Metropolitan)Semen
Semen analysis - Fertility assessment (Regional)Semen
Semen analysis - Post-vasectomy (Metropolitan)Semen
Semen analysis - Post-vasectomy (Regional)Semen
Sputum M/C/S, AFB or cytologySputum
Stool SAF collectionFaeces
Timed overnight urine collectionUrine
Urea breath testBreath
Urine Chlamydia, Gonorrhoea, Trichomonas & MycoplasmaUrine
Urine cytologyUrine
Urine hydroxyprolineUrine