Clinical Laboratories

The pathology department is well equipped with automated/ semi automated instruments to perform various investigations in pathology. The students posted in the clinical laboratory will be given hands- on training on various techniques.

Clinical Pathology Laboratory :

Automated urinanalyzer to perform complete urinanalysis
Centrifuge to prepare smears from fluid specimens – urine, Cerebrospinal fluid, Pleural, peritoneal fluid
Incubator
Semen analysis – Manual method

Hematology :

Automated Hematology Analyzer – 5 part and 3 part
Semi automatedCoagulometer
Peripheral Smear preparation and Staining
Retic stain
Erythrocyte Sedimentation Rate using Westegren’s method
Screening for Malaria and microfilaria in peripheral smear.
Preparation of Bone marrow aspirate smears and staining
Special investigations- Sickling test, Osmotic fragility, Hb solubility test, LE cells, electrophoresis

Cytology :

Preparation of cytological smears and staining for FNAC, PAP smear and fluid specimens

Histopathology :

Process of grossing and fixation of tissues
Automated Tissue Processor
Embedding using automated embedding station
Section cutting using semi automated microtome
Routine and special stains of microscopic sections
Cryostat for rapid diagnosis
Immunohistochemistry and enzyme histochemistry

Blood bank :

Blood grouping and typing
Anti-human immunoglobulin test
Cross matching
Collection and storage of Blood bags in refrigerators at 4-6^oC
ELISA – screening the donars for HIV, Hepatitis B & C
Preparation and storage of blood components
1. Packed red cell – refrigerator at 4-6^oC
2. Platelet concentrate – platelet agitator at 20-22^oC
3. Fresh frozen plasma – Deep refrigerator at <- 30 ^oC
4. Cryoprecipitate– refrigerator at 4^oC

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