A ILLUSTRATIVE LIST OF FREE INVESTIGATIONS (FOR COMMUNITY HEALTH CENTRES I-E  for APHC
S.N	Name of Test	Suggestive Reporting Time Frame
		Outsourcing	In house
	Hemoglobin Estimation (Hb)#	Up to 4 hours	Up to 2 hours
	Total Leukocyte Count (TLC)	Up to 4 hours	Up to 2 hours
	Differential Leukocyte Count (DLC)	Up to 4 hours	Up to 2 hours
	Platelet count	Up to 4 hours	Up to 2 hours
	MP (Slide Method)	Up to 4 hours	Up to 2 hours
	ESR	Up to 4 hours	Up to 2 hours
	Clotting Time (CT)*	Within 15 minutes (if critical) Up to 4 hours in routine	Within 30 minutes (if critical) Up to 4 hours in routine
	Blood Group (ABO-RH typing)	Up to 4 hours	Up to 2 hours
Bio Chemistry
	Blood sugar "	Within 15 minutes (if critical) Up to 4 hours in routine	Within 15 minutes (if critical) Up to 2 hours in routine
	S. Bilirubin	Up to 4 hours	Up to 2 hours
Sero- Microbiology
	Rapid Plasma Reagin (RRR) Kit Test		Within 30 min
	HIVTest	Up to 2 days in routine\ ELISA	Within 30 min using RDK in emergency and Up to 2 days in routine\ ELISA
	Sputum for AFB**		Within 30 min
	Dengue (Rapid test)#		Within 30 min
	Malaria (Rapid test)#		Within 30 min
Urine Analysis
	Urine Sugar\ Albumin\ Leucoyte Esterase#		Within 30 min
	Urine Pregnancy test (UPT)#		Within 30 min
Stool Analysis
	Stool for OVA and cyst	Up to 2 days	Up to 1 day
	Water Quality Testing-H2S Strip test for Faecal Contamination		Once a week
Note ** Sputum for AFB can be done at designated microscopy centres using Hub and Spoke Model
* Clothing Time in those settings where the cases Of Snake Bites are Extremely common
# These 6 investigations are to be done at Sub Centres also.
All tests done using Rapid Diagnostic Kits should be done and reported in house.