Clinical Pathology
The diagnosis of disease using laboratory testing of blood and other bodily fluids, tissues, and microscopic evaluation of individual cells
Clinical Pathology
| TEST NAME | METHODOLOGY | SPECIMEN REQUIREMENT & TAT/REPORT |
|---|---|---|
| A.E.C./ Absolute Eosinophil Count | Flow cytometry/Sysmex 2000/4000 | Blood (EDTA) Same Day |
| Activated Partial Thromboplastin Time (APTT) | ACL 7000 | Citrated Blood Same Day |
| Blood Group | ID card-LISS Method- Column agglutination | EDTA Blood Same Day |
| Blood For Sickling | HPLC +Sodium metabisulphite/Variant 2 | EDTA Blood Same Day |
| Bone Marrow ASP | Microscopic Examination | Bone Marrow 2 Days |
| Coomb's Test - Direct / Indirect | ID card-LISS Method- Column agglutination | EDTA Blood / serum Same Day |
| CBC (Hb, MCV, MCH, MCHC, TLC, PCV, Platelet count, RBC Count) | Optical, Fluorescence, flow cytometry and SLS-Hb/Sysmex XT4000i | EDTA Blood Same Day |
| ESR | (Automated) Westergren/Vesmatic 80/30 | EDTA Blood Same Day |
| G6PDH | Methylene Blue Reduction | EDTA Blood Same Day |
| HbA2 | HPLC using Beta thal short program/Variant 2,Bio-Rad | EDTA Blood 3 Days |
| LE Cell | Antigen Antibody reaction & Microscopy | Defibrinated Blood Same Day |
| Lupus Anticoagulant (LA1, LA2) | Screen LA1 /Confirmation LA2 (Diluted Russel Venom Test, DRVTT)/ACL 7000 | Citrated Blood Same Day |
| Peripheral Smear | Microscopic | Blood Same Day |
| Prothrombin Time (PT) | ACL 7000 | Citrated Blood Same Day |
| Rapid Malaria Test | Detection of Plasmodium lactate dehydrogenase using monoclonal antibodies (Dipstick) | EDTA Blood Same Day |
| Reticulocyte Count | Supravital Staining (New Methylene Blue) | EDTA Blood Same Day |
| Coagulation Profile | Fully automated | EDTA, Citrate Blood 2 Days |
| Thrombophilia Profile | Fully automated | EDTA, Citrate & Clotted Blood 7 Days |
