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Test Name
Collection Requirements
Interleukin 6
Refer patient to collection centre
No Medicare rebate available.
International Normalised Ratio (INR)
CITRATE TUBE
Treat as Urgent. Citrate tube must be filled to
the line at the top of the label (fill line) and mixed
thoroughly.
Intrinsic Factor Blocking Antibody (IFBAb)
PLAIN TUBE OR GEL TUBE
Iodine–Urine 24 hour
24HR URINE (NIL PRESERVATIVE)
No Medicare rebate available.
Note starting and finishing times on urine container.
Random Urine is the preferred collection.
Iodine–Urine Random
YELLOW TOP CONTAINER–MORNING URINE
(preferred)
No Medicare rebate available.
Iron Studies
PLAIN TUBE OR GEL TUBE
ISAC Microarray Allergen Testing
PLAIN TUBE OR GEL TUBE
No Medicare rebate available.
ISH Testing–Tissue
Contact a Histopathologist on (02) 9855 5150 for
further information regarding this test.
Itraconazole
4mL EDTA TUBE (separate tube required)
IUD (Intrauterine Device) M/C/S
YELLOW TOP CONTAINER– IUD
JAK2 Gene Test
4mL EDTA TUBE (separate tube required)
Japanese B Encephalitis
PLAIN TUBE OR GEL TUBE
Joint Fluid M/C/S (or Bursa, Synovial,
Knee)
YELLOW TOP CONTAINER– JOINT FLUID
Ketones–Plasma
FLUORIDE OXALATE TUBE
Ketones–Urine Random
YELLOW TOP CONTAINER–RANDOM URINE
Kleihauer (Fetomaternal Haemorrhage)
4mL EDTA TUBE