Activities of the department
Biochemical diagnostic services
The following tests are offered for patient care
Serum/Plasma Investigations
Parameters
- Albumin, Serum
- Alkaline Phosphatase (ALP), Serum
- Ammonia, Plasma
- Angiotensin Converting Enzyme, Serum
- Anticardiolipin Antibodies-IgA, Screening, Serum
- Anticardiolipin Antibodies-IgG, Screening, Serum
- Anticardiolipin Antibodies-IgM, Screening, Serum
- Antiphospholipid Antibodies-IgG, Screening, Serum
- Antiphospholipid Antibodies-IgM, Screening, Serum
- Aryl Sulfatase A, Serum
- Bilirubin Total, Serum
- Calcium, Serum
- Carbamazepine (CBZ), Serum
- Ceruloplasmin, Serum
- Chloride, Serum
- Cholesterol Total, Serum
- Copper, Serum
- Creatine Kinase (CK), Serum
- Creatinine, Serum
- Folate, Serum
- Gamma Glutamyl Transferase (GGT), Serum
- Glucose, Serum
- HbA1c (Glycated Haemoglobin), Whole blood
- Hexosaminidase Total A & B, Serum
- High Density Lipoprotein (HDL) Cholesterol, Serum
- Homocysteine Total, Serum
- Lactate Dehydrogenase (LDH), Serum
- Lactate, Plasma
- Lithium, Serum
- Osmolality, Serum
- Phenobarbitone (PB), Serum
- Phenytoin, Serum
- Phosphorus Inorganic, Serum
- Potassium, Serum
- SGOT (AST), Serum
- SGPT (ALT), Serum
- Sodium, Serum
- T3 (Triiodo Thyronine), Serum
- T4 (Thyroxin), Serum
- Total protein, Serum
- Triglycerides, Serum
- TSH (Thyroid Stimulating Hormone), Serum
- Urea, Serum
- Uric Acid, Serum
- Valproate, Serum
- Vitamin B12, Serum
- C-reactive protein, serum
- D-dimer, Plasma
- Ferritin, serum
B) CSF – Investigations
Parameters
- CSF-Glucose
- CSF-Protein
- CSF-Chloride
- CSF-Lactate
C) Urine – Investigations
Parameters
- Abnormal metabolites, Screening , Urine
- Bence Jones protein, Screening, Urine
- Chloride, Quantitative, Urine
- Copper 24 hours, Quantitative, Urine
- Homocystinuria, Screening, Urine
- Microalbumin, Quantitative, Urine
- MPS Spot Test, Urine
- Myoglobinuria, Qualitative, Urine
- Osmolality, Quantitative, Urine
- Porphobilinogen, Qualitative, Urine
- Potassium, Quantitative, Urine
- Protein 24 Hours, Quantitative, Urine
- Sodium, Quantitative, Urine
- Urobilinogen, Qualitative, Urine
D) Screening for Inborn Errors of Metabolism by Tandem Mass Spectrometry (TMS)
a) Amino acids
Parameters
- Alanine
- Arginine
- Citrulline
- Glycine
- Leucine/Isoleucine
- Methionine
- Ornithine
- Phenylalanine
- Tyrosine
- Valine
- Proline
b) Carnitines
- Free carnitine, C0
- Acetylcarnitine, C2
- Propionylcarnitine, C3
- Malonylcarnitine, C3DC
- Butyrylcarnitine, C4
- 3-OH-butyrylcarnitine, C4-OH
- Methylmalonyl carnitine, C4DC
- Isovaleryl/2-methylbutyrylcarnitine, C5
- Tigyl carnitine, C5:1
- 3-OH-isovalerylcarnitine, C5-OH
- Glutarylcarnitine, C5-DC
- Hexanoylcarnitine, C6
- Adipylcarnitine, C6DC
- Octanoylcarnitine, C8
- Octenoylcarnitine, C8:1
- Decanoylcarnitine, C10
- Decenoylcarnitine, C10:1
- Dodecadienoylcarnitine, C10:2
- Dodecanoylcarnitine, C12
- Dodecenoylcarnitine, C12:1
- Tetradecanoylcarnitine, C14
- Tetradecenoylcarnitine, C14:1
- 3-OH-tetradecenoylcarnitine, C14-OH
- Hexadecanoylcarnitine, C16
- Hexadecenoylcarnitine, C16:1
- 3-OH-hexadecanoylcarnitine, C16-OH
- 3-OH-hexadecenoylcarnitine, C16:1 OH
- Stearoylcarnitine, C18
- Oleylcarnitine, C18:1
- Linoleylcarnitine, C18:2
- 3-OH-octdecanoylcarnitine, C18-OH
- 3-OH-oleylcarnitine, C18:1-OH