ATHEROGENIC INDEX : The examinee must be fasting for 12 hours before the blood sample (only water and coffee without sugar). They should also be on a regular diet for the last 3 weeks before the blood sample. They are also forbidden to use alcohol for at least 3 days before.
AMMONIA: The examinee must be fasting at least 8 hours before the blood sampling and not to have smoked.
ALL THE APOLIPOPROTEINS: The examinee must be fasting for 12 hours before the blood sample.
TOTAL CALCIUM (Ca) : Blood sampling (without bandaging) should be done in the morning, and the examinee must be fasting for at least 8 hours.
LACTIC ACID (LAC) : The examinee must be fasting and without physical fatigue before the blood sampling, which must be done in the morning (6-9 am).
GLUCAGON (GLYCA) : The examinee must be fasting for at least 12 hours before the blood sampling. It is recommended to adjust glucose levels before testing for glucagon.
GLUCOSE (GLU) : A 5-hour fast is required, but it can be done at any time of the day.
GLYCOSYLYMED HEMOSPHERE (ΗbA l c ) : It is affected by aspirin & blood transfusions. It concerns the maintenance of glucose into the blood for long periods of time.
BLOOD COAGULATION TEST : A 2-hour fast is required
LACTATE DEHYDROGENASE (LDH) ISOENZYMES TEST : The examinee should fast before blood sampling, abstinence from alcohol, antifungals, antiepileptics, antibiotics and heparin.
CREATININE: The examinee must be fasting for at least 2 hours before the test.
HOMOCYSTINE: The examinee must be fasting for 12 hours. It is recommended to avoid taking methotrexate, phenytoin, antiepileptics, dopa, cholestyramine. Exposure to N20 (anesthesia) is also prohibited. Taking contraceptives or hormone therapies as well as pregnancy reduce blood serum levels. Lack of B12 causes index values to rise.
ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE(SGOT, AST), ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE (SGPT, ALT): The examinee must be fasting before blood sampling. If they are on medication before the test, they should not take the scheduled medication.ASPARTATE AMINOTRANSFERASE(SGOT, AST), ALANINE AMINOTRANSFERASE (SGPT, ALT): The examinee must be fasting before blood sampling. If they are on medication before the test, they should not take the scheduled medication.
TOTAL IRON BINDING CAPACITY (TIBC), TRANSFERRIN(TRF): The examinee must be fasting before the blood sampling, which takes place in the morning. In case the examinee is on medication, the test is taken before receiving the scheduled dose.
IRON (Fe): A 12-hour diet is required. Vitamins or iron should not be taken for 2 days.
TRIGLYCERIDES (TG): A 12-hour fast is required as well as abstinence from alcohol for 3 days.
FERRITINE: A 2-hour fast is required.
FROCTOSAMINE: The examinee must be fasting for at least 8 hours before the blood sampling. Ascorbic acid (Vitamin C) should be avoided for 48 hours before sampling.
FOLLIC ACID: Fasting at least 8 hours before blood sampling, which must be done before any scheduled drug dose.
PHOSPHOLIPIDS: Fasting for 12 hours before blood sampling.
COPPER (Cu): The use of antiepileptic and estrogenic drugs is not allowed before blood sampling, which should be done in the morning (6-9 am).
CHLORIDE (Cl): Fasting required before blood sampling. It is forbidden to take diuretics, corticosteroids, theophylline for 24 hours before sampling.
TOTAL BILIRUBIN (T-Bil): Fasting for at least 2 hours before blood sampling.
TOTAL CHOLESTEROL (T-CHO), HDL CHOLESTEROL (HDL-C), LDL CHOLESTEROL (LDL-C), VLDL-C CHOLESTEROL (VLDL-C): A 12-hour fast is required (allowed only water & coffee without sugar). For 3 weeks before taking the test a stable diet is required. Also, no alcohol for at least 3 days before the test.
ZINC (Zn): The examinee must be fasting for at least 8 hours before the blood sampling, which must be done in the morning.
PSEUDOCHOLINESTERASE (CHE): Fasting for at least 8 hours.
URINALYSIS
Collect the morning first urine into the special urine collector, after previously washing your genitalia, because various external elements (eg pyospheres, blood, mucus) can be absorbed during urination and affect the test result.Collect the morning first urine into the special urine collector, after previously washing your genitalia, because various external elements (eg pyospheres, blood, mucus) can be absorbed during urination and affect the test result. Regarding the samples from infants, ask first our lab.
URINE CULTURE
Collect urine at any time in a sterile urine collector. Beforehand, it is necessary to wash thoroughly your genitalia. Urinate out of the collector for a while and in the middle of urination urinate straight up to the middle of the collector. You must bring them to the laboratory in less than an hour after previously having secured the collector cap, so that they do not spill.Collect urine at any time in a sterile urine collector. Beforehand, it is necessary to wash thoroughly your genitalia. Urinate out of the collector for a while and in the middle of urination urinate straight up to the middle of the collector. You must bring them to the laboratory in less than an hour after previously having secured the collector cap, so that they do not spill.For samples from infants, ask first our lab.
HOW TO COLLECT 24-HOUR URINE
Do not collect the first urination of the day. Put the second urination (note the time) as well as all subsequent ones, in the special plastic container for 24-hour urine, until the time you started. If necessary, use a second container.Do not collect the first urination of the day. Put the second urination (note the time) as well as all subsequent ones, in the special plastic container for 24-hour urine, until the time you started. If necessary, use a second container.Be careful not to miss out any urinate or leak out of the container. If this happened, then you will have to start collecting urine again the next day. But before you start, find out from our lab about the diet you need to do and the preservative that should be added to the collection container.
24-HOUR URINE ADRENALINE: The examinee must not take for 2 weeks before the collection:24-HOUR URINE ADRENALINE: The examinee must not take for 2 weeks before the collection:• Dopamine• A & B Inhibitors• Diamine• Aspirin• Vitamin B• Phenothiazines.Caffeine and tea should not be taken before the collection. The sample should be stored in a dark cool place, preferably in the refrigerator, and taken to the laboratory as soon as possible.
24-HOUR URINE ALDOSTERONE: Diuretics, antihypertensives, cyclic progesterone, estrogen, licorice should not be taken for 2-5 weeks. A normal sodium diet (100-200 mmole / 24h) should also be followed for 3 weeks.
24-HOUR URINE CATECHOLAMINS: The following foods should be avoided for 3 days before collection:
1. Chocolate – Cocoa
2. Coffee – Tea
3. Coca Cola – Vanilla
4. Sweets – Caramel creams – Ice cream
5. Oranges – Tangerines – Lemons – Citrus
6. Bananas – Pineapple
7. Juices and soft drinks, bottled or canned
8. Nuts
9. Cheeses
10. Sauces – Spices – Coagulant – Jelly
11. Alcohol
12.Aspirin and antihypertensive drugs
13. Smoking
The following drugs should be avoided for another 3 weeks: Dopamine – Phenothiazines – a – b Inhibitors – Diamines – Aspirin – Vitamin B
24-HOUR URINE CORTIZOL: For 2 days before collection, antibiotics, ACTH and corticosteroids should be avoided. Stress elimination is essential during collection.
24-HOUR URINE METANEPHRIN: The examinee should not take for 2 days before collection:
1. Dopamine
2. A & B Inhibitors
3. Diamine
4. Aspirin
5. Vitamin B, C
6. Phenothiazines
7. Antibiotics
When collecting urine should not be taken: caffeine, tea, chocolate, vanilla, bananas, aromatic apples. The sample should be stored in a dark cool place, preferably in the refrigerator, and taken to the laboratory as soon as possible.
24-HOUR URINE OXALATES: For 7 days NO Tomatoes – Spinach – Strawberries – Vitamin C
24-HOUR URINE HYDROXYPROLINE: A special diet is required for 2 days before the collection. The food should not contain any collagen. It is forbidden to consume:
1. Meat & meat products (cold cuts, meat soup etc)
2. Fish (soups)
3. Poultry (soups)
4. Broths of the above
5. Pudding – Sweets
6. Ice cream – Candies – Candies
7. Products with gelatin
It is recommended instead: Cheese – milk – frothed milk – yogurt – eggs – legumes – greens – cabbage soups – salads – pasta
CREATININE EXAMINATION IS ALSO REQUIRED TO EVALUATE THE RESULT
24-HOUR URINE VMA: It is forbidden for 4 days before the collection the diet with:
1. Coffee
2. Tea
3. Bananas
4. Citrus fruits
5. Cocoa – Chocolate
6. Nuts
7. Vanilla
8. Exercise -Stress
Must not take the following medications for 2 weeks:
1. α – Methyl
2. Levodopa
3. Carbidopa
4. Reserpine
5. Pyridoxine
6. Aspirin
7. Amoxil
HOW TO COLLECT 2-HOUR URINE
You must be fasting from 9pm the night before the test .You must be fasting from 9pm the night before the test .In the morning you will urinate normally. Immediately after you will drink one to two glasses of water. Within less than two hours, you should arrive at our lab. Once you arrive, ask for a special plastic container (urine collector). Exactly two hours after the morning first urination, you should urinate in the container given to you and return it. Preparation: For two days before collection as well as during collection, antibiotics, ACTH and corticosteroids should be avoided. Avoiding stress during the collection process is also important.
2-HOUR URINE CALCIUM : Calcium and osteoporosis-related hormones should not be taken for at least 3 days before the day of collection. All urine should be collected and not part of it.
PLASMA ADRENALINE : Fasting and without having smoked for 4 hours before blood sampling. It is forbidden for 6 days before the blood sampling the diet with nuts, bananas, coffee, tea, vanilla, aromatic apples. It is also forbidden to take the following drugs 3 days before blood sampling: α – methyldopa, methenamine, hydralazine, ampicillin, sulfonamides.
ALDOSTERONE : The following should not be taken for 2-5 weeks: diuretics, antihypertensives, cyclic progesterone, estrogen, licorice (licorice). A normal sodium diet (100-200 mmole / 24h) should be followed for 3 weeks.
ANTIODURETIC HORMONE (ADH) : The examinee must be fasting at least 8 hours before the blood sampling, which should be done in the morning.
GROWTH HORMONE (GH) : Fasting for 8 hours and complete immobility for 30 minutes is required to avoid stress.
GASTRIN: The examinee must be fasting at least 12 hours before blood sampling. The result index increases after a meal with animal protein.
D4 ANDROSTENEDIONE(D4A) : Morning test is required due to the daily levels fluctuation. It is advised to take the test the first 5 or the last 15 days of the menstrual cycle.
THYROXINE (TT4), THYROXINE FREE (FT4) : The examinee must be fasting before blood sampling. If the examinee is taking medication, blood sampling should be done before receiving the scheduled dose.
INSULIN (INS), PROINSULIN : The examinee must be fasting at least 8 hours before the blood sampling. It is recommended the examination to be taken in the morning.
ΚΑΛΣΙΤΟΝΙΝΗ (CT) : Fasting is required for 8 hours. It is recommended the examination to be taken in the morning.
PARATHORMONE (ΡΤΗ) : The examinee must be fasting for 12 hours before the blood sampling which must be done in the morning (7-10 p.m.).
PROLACTIN (PRL) : Blood sampling should be taken in the morning, provided that the examinee has woken up 2-3 hours before. The use of phenothiazines, estrogens, antihypertensives, amphetamines, α-methyldopa should also be avoided for 2 days before the sampling.
SEROTONINE (5-TRYPTAMINE) : Drugs that inhibit the oxidation of monoamine (antidepressants) should be avoided for 3 days, tomatoes, bananas, plums, eggplants, chestnuts should also be avoided as well.
TG : Biopsy, surgery, scintigraphy, and radioiodine treatment should not be done for at least 2 weeks prior to testing.
ADRENOCORTICOTROPIC HORMONE (ACTH) : Examinee must be fasting before the test, which has to be done in the morning 8-10 am.
U/S UPPER ABDOMEN
( Liver – Gallbladder, Pancreas, Spleen )
- 8-HOUR FAST BEFORE THE EXAMINATION
FORBIDDEN: LEGUMES, FRUIT, VEGETABLES, DAIRY PRODUCTS
ALLOWED: FISH, SPAGGETTI – RICE, POTATOES
U/S LOWER ABDOMEN
( Bladder – Prostate and Uterus – Ovaries )
- ONE HOUR BEFORE THE APPOINTMENT YOU MUST CONSUME 4-5 GLASSES OF WATER, BUT WITHOUT URINATING.
- LOWER ABDOMINAL EXAMINATION REQUIRES AN INTENSE SENSATION TO URINATE.
U/S THYROID
U/S KIDNEY – BLADDER – URETUS– OVARIES – TRANSVAGINAL
- MUST CONSUME 6-8 GLASSES OF WATER, ONE HOUR BEFORE THE APPOINTMENT , BUT WITHOUT URINATING.
U/S SOFT TISSUE
- TUMORS UNDER THE SKIN
- TUMORS INTO THE CERVIX
- BAKER’S CYST BEHIND THE KNEE
U/S BREASTS
U/S SCROTAL
WE ALWAYS BRING WITH US EITHER THE PREVIOUS ULTRASOUND GRAPH OR TRIPLEX
