The laboratory tests listed in our test directory can be collected at any of our locations, except when noted in the test directory. A small minority of laboratory tests may not be collected at all locations because of specimen stability issues. Tests not performed on-site in our hospital laboratories will be collected and then referred to a testing laboratory.
The below tests are performed on-site at the Northern Lights Health Centre, Fort McMurray:
Test Name and Link:
|
Stat availability:
|
Abscess culture |
No |
Acetaminophen |
Yes |
Alanine aminotransferase (ALT) |
No |
Albumin |
No |
Alkaline phosphatase (ALP) |
No |
Ammonia |
No |
Antenatal RhIg eligibility |
Yes |
Aspartate aminotransferase (AST) |
No |
Beta-hydroxybutyrate |
Yes |
Bilirubin, conjugated |
No |
Bilirubin, neonatal |
Yes |
Bilirubin, total |
No |
Blood culture |
No |
C-reactive protein, serum (CRP) |
No |
Calcium |
Yes |
Calcium/albumin ratio |
No |
Carbamazepine |
Yes |
Carbon dioxide, serum |
Yes |
Cell count, CSF |
Yes |
Cell count, fluid |
No |
Chloride, serum |
Yes |
Clostridium difficile toxin screen, stool |
Yes |
Complete blood count (CBC) |
Yes |
Complete blood count and differential |
Yes |
Cord blood ABO/Rh |
No |
Creatine kinase |
Yes |
Creatinine, serum |
Yes |
Creatinine, urine 24 hour |
No |
Creatinine, urine random |
No |
Creatinine clearance |
No |
Crossmatch or Type and screen |
Yes |
Crystals, fluid |
No |
CSF culture |
Yes |
D-Dimer, plasma |
Yes |
Digoxin |
Yes |
Ear culture |
No |
Electrolytes |
Yes |
Electrocardiogram |
Yes |
Erythrocyte sedimentation rate |
No |
Ethanol |
Yes |
Eye culture |
No |
Fetal bleed screen |
No |
Fibrinogen |
Yes |
Gamma glutamyl transpeptidase (GGT) |
No |
Gestational diabetes screen |
No |
Glucose, CSF |
Yes |
Glucose, fasting |
No |
Glucose, fluid |
No |
Glucose, random |
Yes |
Glucose tolerance test |
No |
Hemoglobin, blood |
No |
Hematocrit, blood |
No |
Human chorionic gonadotrophin (HCG) |
Yes |
Human immunodeficiency virus, rapid screen |
Yes- specific circumstances only |
INR/PT |
Yes |
Iron |
Yes |
Lactate dehydrogenase, fluid |
No |
Lactose dehydrogenase (LD), serum |
No |
Lipase |
Yes |
Lithium |
Yes-suspected overdose only |
Magnesium |
Yes |
Malaria, preliminary screen |
No |
Monotest |
No |
Mouth culture |
No |
NT pro BNP(Emergency department and inpatients only Maximum of 2 tests per 21 days) |
Yes |
Occult blood |
No |
Osmolality, fluid |
No |
Osmolality, serum |
No |
Osmolality, urine |
No |
Peripheral blood smear |
No |
Phenobarbitol |
No |
Phenytoin |
Yes |
Phosphorus |
No |
Platelet count, blood |
No |
Potassium, serum |
Yes |
Potassium, urine |
Yes |
Post natal RhIg eligibility |
No |
Pregnancy test |
Yes |
Protein, CSF |
Yes |
Protein, fluid |
No |
Protein, total serum |
No |
Protein, urine 24 hour |
No |
Protein, urine random |
No |
PTT (partial thromboplastin time) |
Yes |
Red blood cell count, blood |
No |
Red blood cell indices |
No |
Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV), rapid screen |
No |
Salicylate |
Yes |
Semen analysis, fertility |
No |
Semen analysis, post vasectomy |
No |
Skin culture |
No |
Sodium, serum |
Yes |
Sodium, urine 24 hour |
No |
Sputum culture |
No |
Sterile fluid culture |
Yes |
Superficial wound culture |
No |
Theophylline |
No |
Throat culture |
No |
Tissue culture |
No |
Total protein, serum |
No |
Transfusion reaction investigation, initial |
Yes |
Troponin I |
Yes |
Urate, fluid |
No |
Urate, serum |
No |
Urea |
No |
Urinalysis |
Yes |
Urine culture |
No |
Urine qualitative drug screen |
No |
Vancomycin |
Yes |
White blood cell count, blood |
No |
Wound culture |
No |
Blood product for transfusion availability:
On-site availability:
- Red blood cell units for both uncrossmatched, emergency issue and crossmatch*
- Frozen plasma (please allow minimum of 20 minutes thaw time)
- Platelets (two adult unit except during product shortages)
- Albumin- 5% and 25%
- Hepatitis B immune globulin (HBIG)
- Intravenous immune globulin (IVIG)
- Octaplex®
- Rh immune globulin
- Fibrinogen concentrate (RiaSTAP)
*Antibody identification and common antigen typing is performed on-site when required. Red blood cell units to crossmatch for patients with multiple antibodies or with an antibody to a high incidence antigen will be ordered as required; please allow for transport time.
All other blood product requests will be ordered from Canadian Blood Services after the request is received in the laboratory.