| Test | Specimen Requirements |
| Vaginal Swab Micro, gram stain & wet film. Micro & culture includes wet film, gram stain and culture for aerobic and anaerobic organisms including Gonococci | Swab collected into gel transport medium. Swab collected into gel transport medium. |
| Valium (Diazepam)* | 10 mL GEL (white / yellow). State time/date of last dose & time/date of collection. |
| Valproate (Epilim) | 10 mL GEL (white / yellow). Sample Time: Pre-Dose. State time / date of last dose & time / date of collection. |
| Vancomycin Trough Peak | 10 mL GEL (white / yellow). Sample Time: Pre-Dose. State time / date of last dose & time / date of collection. 10 mL GEL (white / yellow). Sample Time: Post Dose. To be taken: minutes after start of 60 minutes infusion or at completion of extended infusion. State frequency of dose. |
| Varicella (Zoster) Antibody (Chicken Pox)* IgG Antibody IgM Antibody | 10 mL GEL (white / yellow), May need convalescent specimen |
| Vibrio cholera Culture | Random fresh stool specimen. |
| Vitamin A (Retinol)* | 10ml GEL (white / yellow) or 10ml LITHIUM HEPARIN (green). Spin and freeze. |
| Vitamin B1 (Thiamine)* | 10 mL LITHIUM HEPARIN (green). Wrap in foil. |
| Vitamin B2 (Riboflavin)* | 10 mL LITHIUM HEPARIN (green). Wrap in foil. |
| Vitamin B6 (Pyridoxine)* | 10 mL LITHIUM HEPARIN (green). Wrap in foil. |
| Vitamin B12 (Cobalamin) | 10 mL GEL (white / yellow). |
| Vitamin C (Ascorbic Acid)* | 10 mL LITHIUM HEPARIN (green). Separate plasma, wrap in foil to protect from light & freeze immediately. |
| Vitamin D (Calciferol)* | 10 mL GEL (white / yellow). Separate serum and freeze. |
| Vitamin E (Tocopherol)* | 10 mL GEL (white / yellow). Separate serum and freeze. |
| Viral Culture* | Faeces, Urine, Swab, CSF etc. |
| Von Willebrands Factor Assay* | 2 x 4 mL SODIUM CITRATE (blue), separate plasma and freeze. |