{"id":666,"date":"2018-09-27T22:07:26","date_gmt":"2018-09-27T22:07:26","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.awanuilabs.co.nz\/north\/northland\/?page_id=666"},"modified":"2025-06-13T12:41:46","modified_gmt":"2025-06-13T00:41:46","slug":"patient-test-instructions","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.awanuilabs.co.nz\/north\/northland\/for-patients\/patient-test-instructions\/","title":{"rendered":"Patient test instructions"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Patient test instructions are available here:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.awanuilabs.co.nz\/north\/northland\/for-patients\/blood-test-safety-information\/\">Blood test safety instructions<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/www.awanuilabs.co.nz\/north\/northland\/for-patients\/patient-test-instructions\/bruise-haematoma-information-sheet\/\">Bruise \/ haematoma information sheet<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fl-healthscope-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/lab-sites\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2023\/08\/Awanui-HPV-Swab-Instructions.pdf\">Cervical screening HPV self collect instructions<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fl-healthscope-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/lab-sites\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/06\/Faeces-OCB-Instructions-NPP-PI-004.pdf\">Faecal occult blood<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fl-healthscope-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/lab-sites\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/06\/Faeces-Culture-Instructions-NPP-PI-003.pdf\">Faeces culture<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fl-healthscope-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/lab-sites\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/06\/Semen-for-Fertility-NPP-PI-009.pdf\">Semen for fertility<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fl-healthscope-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/lab-sites\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/06\/Semen-for-Post-Vasectomy-NPP-PI-011.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Semen for post va<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/fl-healthscope-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/lab-sites\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2021\/05\/NPP-PI-011-semen-post-vas.pdf\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">sectomy<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fl-healthscope-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/lab-sites\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/11\/Sputum-specimens.pdf\">Sputum TB\/cytology\/culture<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fl-healthscope-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/lab-sites\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/11\/Urine-collection-for-Chlamydia-or-TB-testing.pdf\">Urine collection for chlamydia\/TB<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fl-healthscope-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/lab-sites\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/11\/Urine-specimens-for-creatinine-clearance-and-cytology.pdf\">Urine for creatinine and cytology<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fl-healthscope-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/lab-sites\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/11\/Urine-specimen-for-culture.pdf\">Urine culture<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fl-healthscope-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/lab-sites\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/11\/24-Hour-Urine-in-a-plain-container.pdf\">24-hour urine collection in a plain container<\/a><\/li>\n\n\n\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/fl-healthscope-media.s3.amazonaws.com\/lab-sites\/uploads\/sites\/4\/2024\/11\/24-Hour-Urine-5Hiaa.pdf\">24-hour urine for 5HIAA<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>If you have any questions regarding these Patient Test Instructions, please&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.awanuilabs.co.nz\/north\/northland\/contact-us\/\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noreferrer noopener\">Contact Us<\/a>&nbsp;or call us on 09 438 4243.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Patient test instructions are available here: If you have any questions regarding these Patient Test Instructions, please&nbsp;Contact Us&nbsp;or call us on 09 438 4243.","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"parent":62,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","template":"page-left-sidebar.php","meta":{"footnotes":""},"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v24.2 - 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