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Patient test instructions

Your health care professional should inform you of any specific requirements for your test, for example, if you need to fast prior to the test.

You can find out more about specific tests below:

Test information

  • Blood body fluid exposure
  • Chlamydia / gonorrhea (urine)
  • Faeces collection
  • Fasting tests
  • Glucose tolerance test (GTT)
  • MRSA swabs
  • Seminal fluid (fertility)
  • Sputum collection for culture
  • Urine collection for cytology
  • 24 hour urine collection (acid)
  • Chlamydia / gonorrhoea (swab)
  • Diabetes in pregnancy screen
  • Faecal occult blood
  • Fine needle aspiration (FNA)
  • Mid-stream urine collection
  • Paediatric urine collection
  • Seminal fluid (post vasectomy)
  • Sputum collection for cytology
  • 24 hour urine collection
  • 24 hour urine collection for 5-HIAA

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