The following tests are deemed emergency tests and are available on a STAT basis 24 hours a day, seven days a week.
Clinical Biochemistry
- Potassium
- Sodium
- Chloride
- Urea
- Glucose
- Bicarbonate
- Amylase (serum and urine)
- Creatinine
- CSF examination – a smear for organisms
will be done if the cell count exceeds 10
- Total Bilirubin
- Direct Bilirubin
- Calcium
- Ionic Calcium
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- Blood Gases
- Creatine Kinase (CK) & CKMB
- Troponin T
- NT-proBNP
- Myoglobin
- Salicylates
- Carboxyhaemoglobin
- Methaemoglobin
- Paracetamol
- Digoxin
- Phenytoin
- Carbamazepine
- Valproic Acid
- Blood Ketone
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Blood Transfusion
- ABO Rh Typing
- Antibody Screening
- Antibody Titration
- Direct Anti-human Globulin Test (DAT)
- Compatibility tests
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Haematology
- FBC – Full Blood Count
- APTT – Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time
- PT – Prothrombin Time
- BF for MP – Blood Film for Malarial Parasites
- HCT – Haematocrit
- Retic – Reticulocyte Count
- D-Dimer - D-Dimer Test (Quantitative)
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