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HAEMATOLOGY

CLINICAL  PATHOLOGY

Special Smear

90 % diagnosis can be made, further tests are performed to confirm the diagnosis

  • Blood Counts
  • Red cells indices
  • Reticulocytes count
  • RBC Morphology

Bone Marrow Aspiration and Reporting

Coagulation Screening

  1. Bleeding Time (B.T)
  2. Prothrombin Time (P.T)
  3. Activated Partial Thromboplastine Time (A.P.T.T)
  4. Thrombin Clotting Time (T.T)
  5. Fibrinogen level

Additional Tests on the Basis of Coagulation Screening

  1. To detect a particular factor defect
  2. Factor Assays
  3. D.Dimer test for the diagnosis of  Dissiminated Intravascular coagulation (DIC)

Haemoglobin Studies

  • Special Smear
  • Hb Electrophoresis Routine
  • Hb Electrophoresis for Hb A2
  • Sickling Test

Haemolytic Profile

  • Special Smear
  • G6PD
  • Hb Electrophoresis
  • Red Cells Osmotic Fragility
  • Direct & Indirect Coomb's Test
  • Cold Haemagglutinin Titre
Diabetic Profile
  • Fasting Blood Sugar
  • Random Blood sugar
  • Glucose Tolerance Test (GTT)
  • Urine R/E
  • Annual Creatinine Clearance
  • Annual Lipid Profile (See below)

Renal Function Tests

  • Urine R/E
  • Blood Urea
  • Serum Creating
  • Creatinine Clearance Test
  • A/G Ration

Liver Function Tests

  • Serum Bilirubin Total and Direct
  • SGPT
  • Alkaline Phosphatase
  • Serum Albumin
  • Serum Total Protein
  • Prothrombin Time (P.T)

Lipid Profile

  • Total Cholesterol
  • LDL Cholesterol
  • HDL Cholesterol
  • Triglycerides

Cardiac Enzymes

  • CK
  • GOT
  • LDH

Serology

  • ASO Titre
  • R.A Factor
  • H. pylori
  • RPR
  • Immunochromatographic test for Syphilis
  • HBs Ag
  • Anti HCV
  • Hepatitis B profile
  • ICT TB
ELISA
  • HBs Ag
  • Anti HCV
  • T.B

Thyroid Function Tests

  • T3
  • T4
  • TSH

Microbiology

Gram’s Stain

Z. N Stain for Tubercle Bacilli

Culture and Sensitivity

  • Urine
  • Pus
  • Blood

Routine Examinations of

Urine

Blood

Cerebrospinal Fluid (C.S.F)

Ascitic Fluid

Pleural Fluid

Pericardial Fluid

General Body Fluids

Stool

Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR)

  • HBV DNA
  • HCV RNA
  • TB DNA
CLINICAL PATHOLOGY
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