TEST

CODE

SPECIMEN REQUIREMENT

VACUTAINER

BILLING

LOC

NAPROXENE

 

TEST NO LONGER AVAILABLE

 

 

 

NARCOTIC SCREEN

(DRUG OF ABUSE)

(STREET DRUGS)

(URINE TOXICOLOGY)

See DRUGS SCREEN

UDSC

 

 

 

 

NEIRHAUS

(KLEIHAUER ACID ELUTION)

(KLEIHAUER-BETKE TEST)

(KB TEST)

See KLEIHAUER STAIN

RCML

 

 

 

 

NEISSERIA GONORRHOEAE

(GC, GONOCOCCUS)

See GONORRHOEAE CULTURE

RPHL

 

 

 

 

NEURONTIN

See GABAPENTIN

GAB

 

 

 

 

NEUROMYELITIS OPTIC ANTIBODY (IgG)

 

TEST NO LONGER AVAILABLE

 

 

 

NEUTROPHIL ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE

(LEUKOCYTE ALKALINE PHOSPHATASE)

See LAP

 

Refer patient to local hospital

 

 

 

NH3

(NH4)

See AMMONIA

 

TEST NO LONGER AVAILABLE

 

 

 

NICKEL

NICKEL

Plasma

Centrifuge and separate

TAT – 30 days

ROYAL BLUE

with K2EDTA

$55.00

LL

NICKEL

NICKELU

Urine, 50 mL (random)

Submit in a 90 mL orange cap container

TAT – 30 days

 

$55.00

LL

NICKEL RCML

24 Hour Urine (Acid Washed Container)

*Order Acid Washed Container from Main Lab as required.

Submit a 20mL sample in a sterile urine container

Record total volume on requisition and on the specimen container

Store and ship refrigerated

Retain a duplicate 90mL urine sample in the fridge until test is reported

TAT – 10 days

  $55.00 LL

NICOTINE

NICO

Urine, 10 mL (random)

Submit in an orange or white cap container

TAT –15 days

 

$65.00

LL

NICOTINE

(COTININE)

RCML

Serum

Centrifuge and separate

Store and transport refrigerated.

  • Testing includes Nicotine and Nicotine Metabolite (Cotinine)

TAT – 1-2 weeks

PLAIN RED

$205.00

LL

NITRAZEPAM

See MOGADON

RCML

 

 

 

 

NITROGEN

 

TEST NO LONGER AVAILABLE

 

 

 

NON–SPECIFIC COAGULATION INHIBITORS

(LUPUS ANTICOAGULANT)

See CIRCULATING ANTICOAGULANT

LUANT

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

 

NOREPINEPHRINE

See CATECHOLAMINES, FRACTIONATED

24CAT

 

 

 

 

NORMETANEPHRINE

See METANEPHRINES, FRACTIONATED and TOTAL

24MET

 

 

 

 

NORPACE

See DISOPYRAMIDE

RCML

 

 

 

 

NORPRAMINE

See DESIPRAMINE

DESIP

 

 

 

 

NORTRIPTYLINE

See AVENTYL

NOR

 

 

 

 

NOZINAN

See METHOTRIMEPRAMINE

METHO

 

 

 

 

N-TERMINAL PROBRAIN

NATRIURETIC PEPTIDE

(BNP)

(NT-PRO)

 NATR

Plasma

Collect blood in Lavender top tube (EDTA)

Mix thoroughly by gentle inversion

Centrifuge WITHIN 2-4 hours of collection

Transfer an aliquot of plasma to a labelled tube and cap tightly

Store and transport frozen

TAT – 5 days

LAVENDER

$75.00

LL

NUCLEOTIDASE

(5’ NUCLEOTIDASE)

 

TEST NO LONGER AVAILABLE

 

 

 

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