AUSLAB Codes to Memorise

Full Blood Count

FBC

Chemistry 20 Panel

Chem20

Vitamin B12

B12

Troponin

TNISA

Paracetemol

PARA

Folate

SFOL

TSH

TSHA

Lipase

LIPASE

Chlamydia trachomatis PCR

CHLPCR

Neisseria gonorrhoeae PCR

NGPCR

Iron studies

IS

HbA1c

A1CPA

LDL, HDL, VLDL

FATS

Vancomycin levels

VANR

Syphillus

SYPHA

Ferritin

FERR

HIV

HIVA

Hepatitic C virus Anitbodies

HCVA

Group and Hold

GPH

Calcitonin

CALT

Parathyroid hormone

PTH

Estrogen

E2MS

Testosterone

TESMES

High Vaginal Swab

GENIT

Liver function test

ELFT

Glucose

GLU

Amylase

AMY

D-dimer

DDALL

Free thyroxine (T4)

FT4A

Free thyroxine T3

FT3A

Preganancy test

hCG

Cortisol

CORT

Prolactin

PROL

Gentamicin

GENR

Digitoxin

DOXCOR

uric acid

URAT

No clinical notes

NCN

What would u type in the section of the primary site for swab where the site is not specified?

NSS (Not Specified Site)

What does NQ stand for?

Hospital collect

What does OQ stand for?

Pathology collect

What does S mean in terms of urine collection?

Self collect

What does SQ mean in terms of urine collection?

hospital collection for a sample requested by a doctor.

When you go for the billing section (pressing F7), what would you type in the Category section?

OPE

When would you use the code ‘SITE’

where the sample came from on the body, used when that location matters for diagnosis, culture interpretation, or specimen processing

Test code for Ears, nose and throat

ENT

Kleihauer test

KL

Refer to clinical notes

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