🧪 Clinical Biochemistry

Organ function, metabolites, electrolytes, and specialised panels.

2-Hour Post-Load Glucose OGTT 2h, Glucose Tolerance Test Fluoride oxalate (grey top) › Adjusted Calcium Corrected Calcium, Albumin-Adjusted Calcium Calculated from serum Ca and Albumin › Alanine Aminotransferase ALT, SGPT Serum (SST) › Albumin Serum Albumin Serum (SST) › Alkaline Phosphatase ALP Serum (SST) › Alpha-Fetoprotein AFP, Alpha-1-Fetoprotein Serum (SST) › Ammonia Plasma Ammonia, Blood Ammonia EDTA plasma (on ice, immediate analysis) › Amylase Serum Amylase, Alpha-Amylase Serum (SST) › Apolipoprotein A1 ApoA1 Serum (SST) › Apolipoprotein B ApoB Serum (SST) › Aspartate Aminotransferase AST, SGOT Serum (SST) › BNP Brain Natriuretic Peptide, B-type Natriuretic Peptide EDTA plasma (or serum depending on assay) › Bicarbonate HCO3-, Serum Bicarbonate Serum (SST) › Bone-Specific Alkaline Phosphatase BALP, Bone ALP Serum (SST) › C-Peptide Connecting Peptide, Proinsulin C-Peptide Serum (SST, fasting) › CA 15-3 Cancer Antigen 15-3, MUC1 Serum (SST) › CA 19-9 Carbohydrate Antigen 19-9, Sialyl-Lewis A Serum (SST) › CA-125 Cancer Antigen 125, MUC16 Serum (SST) › CK-MB Creatine Kinase MB Isoenzyme, CK-MB Mass Serum (SST) › Calcitonin Serum Calcitonin, CT Serum (SST) › Carcinoembryonic Antigen CEA Serum (SST) › Ceruloplasmin Ferroxidase, Serum Ceruloplasmin Serum (SST) › Chloride Serum Chloride, Cl- Serum (SST) › Chromogranin A CgA Serum (SST, fasting; avoid PPI 2 weeks before) › Copper Serum Copper, Cu Serum (SST, trace-element-free tube) › Creatine Kinase CK, Total CK Serum (SST) › Creatinine Serum Creatinine, SCr Serum (SST) › Cystatin C Cys C Serum (SST) › Digoxin Level Serum Digoxin Serum (SST) › Direct Bilirubin Conjugated Bilirubin, Direct-Reacting Bilirubin Serum (SST) › Fasting Insulin Serum Insulin, Fasting Serum Insulin Serum (SST, fasting) › Fasting Plasma Glucose FPG, Fasting Blood Sugar Fluoride oxalate (grey top) or EDTA › Gamma-Glutamyl Transferase GGT, Gamma GT Serum (SST) › Globulin Serum Globulin, Globulin Fraction Serum (SST) › HDL Cholesterol HDL-C, High-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Serum (SST) › HbA1c Glycated Haemoglobin, Glycosylated Haemoglobin EDTA whole blood › High-Sensitivity Troponin I hsTnI, hs-cTnI Serum (SST) › High-Sensitivity Troponin T hsTnT, hs-cTnT Serum (SST) › LDL Cholesterol LDL-C, Low-Density Lipoprotein Cholesterol Serum (SST) › Lactate Blood Lactate, Lactic Acid Fluoride oxalate or ABG syringe (on ice, immediate analysis) › Lactate Dehydrogenase LDH, LD Serum (SST) › Lipase Serum Lipase, Pancreatic Lipase Serum (SST) › Lipoprotein(a) Lp(a) Serum (SST) › Lithium Level Serum Lithium, Li+ Serum (SST) › Magnesium Serum Magnesium, Mg2+ Serum (SST) › Myoglobin Serum Myoglobin Serum or urine (SST) › NT-proBNP N-Terminal pro-Brain Natriuretic Peptide, NT-pro-BNP Serum (SST) › Non-HDL Cholesterol Non-HDL-C Serum (SST) › Osteocalcin Bone Gla Protein, BGP Serum (SST) › Phenytoin Level Serum Phenytoin, Diphenylhydantoin Serum (SST) › Phosphate Serum Phosphate, PO4 Serum (SST, fasting preferred) › Plasma Homocysteine Homocysteine, tHcy EDTA or sodium fluoride plasma (process within 1h) › Potassium Serum Potassium, K+ Serum (SST, without haemolysis) › Prealbumin Transthyretin, PAB Serum (SST) › Prostate-Specific Antigen PSA, Total PSA Serum (SST; avoid prostatic massage 24h before) › Random Plasma Glucose RBG, Random Blood Glucose Fluoride oxalate (grey top) › Serum Osmolality Plasma Osmolality, Osmolarity Serum (SST) › Sodium Serum Sodium, Na+ Serum (SST) › Tacrolimus Level FK506, Tacrolimus Trough EDTA whole blood › Total Bilirubin Bilirubin Total, T-Bil Serum (SST, protected from light) › Total Calcium Serum Calcium, Ca2+ Serum (SST) › Total Cholesterol Serum Cholesterol, TC Serum (SST) › Total Protein Serum Total Protein, TP Serum (SST) › Triglycerides TG, Triacylglycerols Fasting serum (SST) › Urea Blood Urea Nitrogen (BUN), Serum Urea Serum (SST) › Uric Acid Urate, Serum Urate Serum (SST) › Urine Albumin:Creatinine Ratio uACR, Albumin:Creatinine Ratio Spot urine (EMU preferred) › Urine Protein:Creatinine Ratio uPCR, PCR Spot urine › Valproate Level Sodium Valproate, Valproic Acid Level Serum (SST, trough pre-dose) › Zinc Serum Zinc Serum (SST, trace-element-free tube) › eGFR (CKD-EPI) eGFR, Estimated Glomerular Filtration Rate Serum (SST) ›