Pathology Department

The Clinical Laboratory

Pathology Department

- facility that performs chemical & microscopic examinations of various body fluids like blood & tissues

-the workplace of the medical technologist

Clinical Pathology

1. Clinical Pathology – specializes in chemical, microbiological and hematologic procedures

2. Anatomic pathology – the diagnosis or confirmation of diseases through autopsy examination & cellular differentiation of autopsy & surgical tissues

3. Forensic Pathology – includes all medico-legal examinations

Pathology Department:

ANATOMICAL PATHOLOGY

a. Morgue

b. Histopathology Lab

c. Cytology Lab

d. Cytogenetics Lab

e. Electron Microscopy Lab

CLINICAL PATHOLOGY

a. Clinical Chemistry Lab

b. Hematology

c. Immuno-Serology Lab

d. Blood Bank

e. Clinical Microbiology Lab

f. Clinical Microscopy Lab

 Sections:

    1.       Clinical Chemistry – where chemical analysis of body fluids are either done manually or in automation

    2.       Clinical Microscopy – consists mainly of urinalysis but this also includes CSF cell counts, gastric analysis, semen analysis, transudates & exudates analysis

    3.       Hematology -  where CBCs are made, platelet counts, coagulation studies, bone marrow smear

    4.      Blood Bank – where blood typing, blood grouping, cross matching tests and screening of blood donors are done

- deals with clinical and serological nature of antigens and antibodies as they relate to the transfusion of blood and blood components

    5.       Immunology and Serology – identifying antibodies (proteins made by a type of white blood cell in response to an antigen, a foreign protein in the body)

- serologic tests for syphilis, hepatitis, HIV and other common diseases

- investigating problems with the immune system such as autoimmune diseases (when the body’s immune system turns on its own tissues) and immunodeficiency disorders (when a body’s immune system is underactive)

-determining organ compatibility for transplantation

    6.       Microbiology – where identification of causative agents of diseases are done in specimens like blood, excretions, body fluids, etc.

    7.       Parasitology – where identification of ova,cysts, and adult parasites are done in stool, urine and other specimen

    8.       Histopathology  - includes examination of tissues obtained from biopsy and autopsy

    9.       Nuclear Medicine – requires the use of radioactive isotopes in the diagnosis and treatment of diseases