How to search the Test Guide database

• Click on the tab located to the right of the 'home' tab in the top left hand corner of the page. Enter the first 2 - 6 letters of the test you are searching for. Click on the test name in the left hand window to display that test.
• Mobile Phone Users . Enter the URL into your phone web browser in lower case ( https://TestGuide.adhb.govt.nz/eguidemob ). Bookmark the page for later use. Enter the first 2 - 6 letters in search box and click Search link. Select the test name link that is displayed to display that test.
• Best Search practise
  • When searching it is generally best to type less, start with first 2 letters and if too many pages of results type more characters to filter the results down.
  • Generally do not use multiple words in your search.
    
  • Use * as a wildcard character(Matches any amount of characters or no character). Search "*feto" to find any name containing the word "feto". Search "alpha*g" to find results which start with "alpha" followed by "g" somewhere in the name.
  • Browse alphabetically by just entering the letter you wish to browse. Search "g" to browse all names beginning with the letter g.
    

Turn Around Times and Urgent Requests

The turn around times (TAT) for most assays are included in the assay entry in Test Guide. If it is not, please contact the department providing the assay. If a quicker TAT than is stated is required, the attending clinician will need to contact a pathologist in the department providing the assay.

Pathologist Approval for Laboratory Tests

Vetting Policy

LabPLUS

LabPlus is the Auckland City Hospital medical diagnostic laboratory. We offer a comprehensive pathology service for Auckland City Hospital, National Women's Hospital, Starship Childrens Hospital, and the Greenlane Clinical Centre.

We are the tertiary referral laboratory for most of the North Island of New Zealand and have strong links with the University of Auckland Medical School.

LabPlus is accredited by IANZ (International Accreditation New Zealand). We are New Zealand's premier medical diagnostic laboratory.

Should you have any issues with the functioning of this Test Guide, please contact labpluslis@adhb.govt.nz

Any queries as to the content should be directed to the individual departments, most easily contacted through Lablink.

Lablink contact details

Range Of Tests

Chemical Pathology

Specialist Chemistry:

• Endocrinology,
• Maternal serum screening
• Trace Element analysis

Chromotography:

• HPLC
• Toxicology
• Drugs of Abuse
• Therapeutic drug monitoring and workplace occupational health testing

Newborn Screening

• Newborn metabolic screening and biochemical genetics

For more information on specific section and key contacts please click on the link below:

Chemical Pathology Homepage

Newborn Screening

Haematology

• General & Special Haematology
• Haemostasis
• Molecular Haematology
• Immunophenotyping
• Stem Cell Transplantation

Microbiology

Microbiology includes the following services:

• General aerobic microbiology,
• Anaerobic microbiology,
• Mycobacteriology,
• Mycology,
• Parasitology,
• Antimicrobial susceptibility testing,
• Sexually transmitted infections and
• Molecular Diagnostics.

We are also the New Zealand reference centre for Anaerobes and Mycology, and one of the New Zealand reference centres for Mycobacterium.

For further information, please visit:

Anaerobic laboratory homepage

Microbiology homepage

Mycology homepage

Tuberculosis laboratory homepage

Diagnostic Genetics

Cytogenetics

Molecular Genetics

Molecular Haematology

Virology and Immunology

• Viral, Bacterial, Parasitic Serology, Autoimmune Serology, Viral Culture, Immunochemistry, Allergy, Molecular Diagnostics (DNA Virology)

Virology and Immunology

Anatomical Pathology

• Histology, Immunohistochemistry, Cytology, Electron Microscopy

Anatomical pathology

Pre-Analytical Services

• Phlebotomy
• Preanalytical Services
• International Sendaway tests
• National Sendaway tests
• Clinical Trials

Phlebotomy