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.