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Pathology tests
Alphabetically listed
Test Name
Collection Requirements
PAP Test ThinPrep
THINPREP VIAL
No Medicare rebate available.
Rinse the Pap smear-taking implement vigorously in
the ThinPrep vial solution. If both a cervix sampler
and an endocervical brush are used, rinse both in
the same vial. Discard implement/s after rinsing–do
not leave in the vial. ThinPrep vial may also be used
for Chlamydia or Gonorrhoeae PCR, Trichomonas
vaginalis (TV PCR) and HPV DNA tests.
Paracetamol
PLAIN TUBE OR GEL TUBE
For toxicity collect as soon as possible and treat as
Urgent.
Parasite Identification–Scabies
BLACK BOX CONTAINER–SKIN SCRAPE
(SCABIES) OR GLASS SLIDE (MITES)
Parathyroid Hormone (PTH)
6mL EDTA TUBE & PLAIN TUBE OR GEL TUBE
Collect without tourniquet as PTH requires a stasis
free calcium.
Paroxysmal Nocturnal Haemoglobinuria
(PNH)
4mL EDTA TUBE (separate tube required)
Parvovirus IgG Antibody (Immunity)
PLAIN TUBE OR GEL TUBE
Parvovirus IgG/IgM Antibody
PLAIN TUBE OR GEL TUBE
Penile Swab M/C/S
BACTERIAL SWAB (BLUE)
Label swab with site of collection.
Perianal Swab M/C/S
BACTERIAL SWAB (BLUE)
Label swab with site of collection.
Perineal Swab M/C/S
BACTERIAL SWAB (BLUE)
Label swab with site of collection.
Periodic Acid Schiffs Stain (PAS
Stain)–Nail Clippings
BLACK BOX CONTAINER–NAIL CLIPPING
pH–Urine 24 hour
24HR URINE (NIL PRESERVATIVE)
Note starting and finishing times on urine container.
Pharmacogenetic CYP2C19 (Genetic test)
4mL EDTA TUBE (separate tube required)
No Medicare rebate available.
Pharmocogenetic CYP2C9 (Genetic test)
4mL EDTA TUBE (separate tube required)
No Medicare rebate available.