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Test Name
Collection Requirements
Mesomark
PLAIN TUBE OR GEL TUBE
No Medicare rebate available.
Metabolic Screen (<18 yr)–Urine Random
Refer patient to collection centre
Note relevant clinical features on referral.
Metanephrines &
Normetanephrines–Plasma
Refer patient to collection centre
Metanephrines &
Normetanephrines–Urine 24 hour
24HR URINE (HCL PRESERVATIVE)
Note starting and finishing times on urine container.
Patient instruction sheet.
Methotrexate
PLAIN TUBE
Collect as requested. Note dosage, time of dose
and collection time on referral.
Methylene Tetrahydrofolate Reductase
(MTHFR) includes both mutations A1298C
& C677T
4mL EDTA TUBE (separate tube required)
Medicare criteria:
Proven DVT/PE in patient or
Presence of mutation in first degree relative
Methylmalonic Acid–Blood
Refer patient to collection centre.
Mianserin
PLAIN TUBE
Collect just before next dose. Note dosage, time of
dose and collection time on referral.
Microalbumin–Urine 24 hour
24HR URINE (NIL PRESERVATIVE)
Note starting and finishing times on urine container.
Microalbumin–Urine Random
YELLOW TOP CONTAINER–MORNING URINE
(preferred)
Microalbumin–Urine Timed (preferred)
TIMED OVERNIGHT URINE CONTAINER (NIL
PRESERVATIVE)
Note starting and finishing times on urine container.
Mouth Swab M/C/S
BACTERIAL SWAB (BLUE)
Label swab with site of collection.
MRSA Screen (Methicillin Resistant
Staphylococcus Aureus)
4x BACTERIAL SWAB (BLUE) (Nose, Throat, Groin
& +/- Wound)
Label site of collection on each swab.
Mumps IgG Antibody (Immunity)
PLAIN TUBE OR GEL TUBE
Mumps IgG/IgM Antibody
PLAIN TUBE OR GEL TUBE
Clinical notes preferred if querying infection.