| Instrument used at each Analysis site (with method specified for creatinine and HbA1c) | ||||||||
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Test | Royal Darwin Hospital (& Gove, Katherine Hospitals) | Westerns Pathology Darwin (& Katherine) | Westerns Pathology Alice Springs | Alice Springs Hospital (& Tennant Creek Hospital) | Cairns Base Hospital | Royal Perth Hospital | PathWest, Perth | PathWest, Kalgoorlie | PathWest, Broome/Kununurra |
Serum creatinine | Enzymatic, Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Fusion 5.1 | Compensated Jaffe, Roche, Integra 800 | Compensated Jaffe, Roche, Integra 400 | Enzymatic, Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, Fusion 5.1 | Modified Jaffe reaction. Beckman-Coulter DXc600 | Jaffe, Abbott, Architect | Jaffe, Abbott, Architect | Enzymatic, Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, V250 | Enzymatic, Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, V250 |
HbA1c | Boronate Affinity, Primus | Immunoassay, Roche, Integra 800 | Immunoassay, Roche Integra 400 | Immunoassay, Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, Fusion 5.1 | Cation Exchange HPLC BioRad Variant II, Nu | Immunoassay, Roche Integra 800 | Immunoassay, Roche Integra 800 | Pathwest Perth | Pathwest Perth |
Lipids | Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Fusion 5.1 | Roche, Integra 800 | Roche, Integra 400 | Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, Fusion 5.1 | Beckman-Coulter DXc600 | Abbott, Architect | Abbott, Architect | Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, V250 | Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, V250 |
Hs-CRP | Normal CRP only | Beckman Immage (Perth) | Beckman Immage (Perth) | Normal only | NA (routine CRP only) | Siemens, BNII | Royal Perth Hospital | Royal Perth Hospital | Royal Perth Hospital |
Full blood count | Beckman-Coulter | Beckman-Coulter HmX | Beckman-Coulter MaxM | Beckman-Coulter Hmx or LH500 | Sysmex XE5000 | Abbott, Cell Dyne Saphire | Beckman-Coulter LH75 | Beckman Coulter LH500 | Beckman Coulter LH500 |
Liver function tests | Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Fusion 5.1 | Roche, Integra 800 | Roche, Integra 400 | Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, Fusion 5.1 | Beckman-Coulter DXc600 | Abbott, Architect | Abbott, Architect | Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, V250 | Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, V250 |
Urine creatinine | Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Fusion 5.1 | Roche, Integra 800 | Roche Integra 800 (Perth) | Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, Fusion 5.1 | Beckman-Coulter DXc600 | Abbott, Architect | Roche Integra 800 | Pathwest Perth | Pathwest Perth |
Urine albumin | Ortho-Clinical Diagnostics, Fusion 5.1 | Roche, Integra 800 | Roche Integra 800 (Perth) | Ortho Clinical Diagnostics, Fusion 5.1 | Beckman-Coulter DXc600 | Abbott, Architect | Roche Integra 800 | Pathwest Perth | Pathwest Perth |