
National Association of Testing Authorities, Australia
Scope of Accreditation
QML Pathology
Site
Cairns Laboratory – Healius Pathology Pty Ltd
Accreditation No.
2184
Site No.
2357
Date of Accreditation
08 Apr 1988
Contact
Ms Fiona Phillips P: +61 (07) 31214980
Availability
Services available to external clients
Supervision
B (Branch)
Scope of Accreditation
Cairns Laboratory – Healius Pathology Pty Ltd
ISO 15189 (2022)
- This facility complies with the relevant National Pathology Accreditation Advisory Council (NPAAC) requirements.
Human Pathology
Medicare expiry date
01 Oct 2026
Last Activity Date
28 Apr 2022
Service | Product | Determinant |
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Chemical pathology - Detection and/or quantitation of drugs for therapeutic monitoring | Serum | Digoxin |
Chemical pathology - Determination of hormones and hormone binding proteins (other than thyroid function tests) | Serum | Follicle stimulating hormone (FSH); Luteinising hormone (LH); Oestradiol; Progesterone |
Chemical pathology - Further investigation of cardiac function | Serum | Troponin |
Chemical pathology - Investigation and determination of hepatic, cardiac, bone, skeletal muscle and other profiles and metabolic studies | Serum | Calcium - Ionised |
Alanine aminotransferase; Albumin; Alkaline phosphatase; Amylase; Aspartate aminotransferase; Bilirubin - Any fractions; Bilirubin - Total; C-reactive protein (CRP); Calcium - Total; Carbon dioxide (CO2); Chloride; Cholesterol - Total; Creatine kinase; Creatinine; Glucose; Lactate dehydrogenase (LDH); Lipase; Magnesium; Phosphate; Potassium; Protein - Total; Sodium; Triglycerides; γ-Glutamyltransferase | ||
Chemical pathology - Iron studies | Serum | Iron |
Haematology - Examination of blood films by special staining | Blood | Malaria |
Haematology - Full blood examination | Blood | Morphology; Reticulocytes |
Differential number; Erythrocyte count (red blood cell count, RBCC); Haematocrit (packed cell volume, PCV); Haemoglobin (Hb); Platelet count; Red blood cell index or indices | ||
Haematology - Haemostasis related analysis (including special coagulation testing and platelet function tests) | Plasma | Activated partial thromboplastin time (APTT); D-dimer; Fibrinogen; International normalised ratio (INR); Prothrombin time (PT); Thrombin time (TT) |
Haematology - Limited blood examination | Blood | Erythrocyte (RBC) sedimentation rate (ESR) |
Infertility and pregnancy tests including assisted reproductive technology - Diagnosis or follow up of threatened abortion and/or diagnosis of ectopic pregnancy | Serum | Human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) - Quantitative total |
Infertility and pregnancy tests including assisted reproductive technology - Semen analysis (other than post vasectomy) | Semen | Motility |
Infertility and pregnancy tests including assisted reproductive technology - Semen analysis for post vasectomy and/or examination of cervical mucus | Semen | Presence of spermatozoa |
Microbiology - Bacteriology - Detection and identification of crystalline material | Synovial fluid | Crystal detection and identification |
Microbiology - Bacteriology - Detection of pathogenic bacteria | Synovial fluid | Epithelial cells; Erythrocytes (red blood cells, RBC); Leucocytes (white blood cells, WBC) |
Bacteria; Epithelial cells; Erythrocytes (red blood cells, RBC); Leucocytes (white blood cells, WBC) | ||
Urine | Glucose; Ketones; Proteins | |
Casts; Crystals; Epithelial cells; Erythrocytes (red blood cells, RBC); Leucocytes (white blood cells, WBC) | ||
Microbiology - Molecular biology - Detection, characterisation and/or quantitation of microbial nucleic acids (protozoan parasites) | Blood | Malaria |
Microbiology - Molecular biology - Detection, characterisation and/or quantitation of microbial nucleic acids (viruses) | Nasal swabs; Nasopharyngeal swabs | Influenza A virus; Influenza B virus; Respiratory syncytial virus (RSV); Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2, COVID) |
Influenza A virus; Influenza B virus; Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2, COVID) | ||
Severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2, COVID) | ||
Microbiology - Parasitology - Detection of ova, cysts and parasites | Blood | Malaria |
Microbiology - Serology of infection - Microbial antibody and/or antigen detection and/or quantitation | Blood | Infectious mononucleosis |
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Accreditation No.
2184
Site No.
2357
Print date
27 Apr 2025
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