Thursday, March 7, 2013

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

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