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    Toxicology Urinalysis: Figure 1-1

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    The document describes the organizational structure and functions of different departments within a clinical laboratory, including clinical chemistry, hematology, microbiology, immunology/serology, and urinalysis. It provides details on common tests performed in each department, such as complete blood counts and coagulation tests in hematology, and bacterial identification and antibiotic sensitivity testing in microbiology. The clinical chemistry department analyzes levels of various chemicals, proteins, electrolytes, blood gases, antibodies, and hormones through a variety of methods and instrumentation.

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    The document describes the organizational structure and functions of different departments within a clinical laboratory, including clinical chemistry, hematology, microbiology, immunology/serology, and urinalysis. It provides details on common tests performed in each department, such as complete blood counts and coagulation tests in hematology, and bacterial identification and antibiotic sensitivity testing in microbiology. The clinical chemistry department analyzes levels of various chemicals, proteins, electrolytes, blood gases, antibodies, and hormones through a variety of methods and instrumentation.

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    CHAPTER 1 Laboratory Essentials

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    immunology and serology, urinalysis, specimen collection, Hematology


    and customer service. The individual laboratory sections are Hematology is the study of blood cells. Blood cells include
    described later (Fig. 1 -2) . erythrocytes (i.e., red blood cells) , leukocytes (i.e., white
    blood cells) , and thrombocytes (i.e., platelets) . The most
    Departments and Their Functions common test performed in this department is the com­
    Clinical Chemistry plete blood count (CBC) , which is a summary of cell
    Clinical chemistry is the medical discipline that uses various counts (i.e., red, white, and platelet) , total hemoglobin
    methods of analysis and instrumentation to determine val­ level, red blood cell size, and hematocrit. A CBC usually
    ues for chemical components in normal and diseased states, includes a differential count, which reports the percentage
    types and concentrations of blood toxins, and therapeutic of each type of white blood cell in the blood sample. Cell
    drug levels. Routine tests run by the clinical chemistry section counts for body fluids are also performed in this depart­
    analyze levels of glucose, blood urea nitrogen (BUN), electro­ ment. Other tests include reticulocyte counts and erythro­
    lytes, calcium, phosphorus, magnesium, lipids, liver function cyte sedimentation rates.
    values, alkaline phosphatase, creatinine kinase, creatinine, In many laboratories, coagulation testing is performed
    protein, albumin, and hemoglobin A1c. The clinical chem­ in the hematology department. Routine coagulation tests
    istry department also runs hepatitis panels, tests for rubella include the prothrombin time (PT) and the activated par­
    and human immunodeficiency virus (HIV) , and determines tial thromboplastin time (aPTT) . These tests assess the two
    levels of antibodies in the blood. Hormone levels (e.g., thy­ major clotting pathways in the body.
    roid-stimulating hormone, prolactin, follicle-stimulating
    hormone) are tested in another section of this laboratory. Microbiology
    The routine tests are usually run in the main clinical The microbiology department identifies microorgan­
    chemistry department. The antibody and hormone levels isms that cause disease and determine the most effective
    are usually considered subspecialties. Other subspecialty antibiotic to destroy bacterial pathogens. This department
    departments include the toxicology, therapeutic drug mon­ grows cultures from major body systems such as the throat,
    itoring, molecular diagnostics, and fecal analysis. Some urine, stool, wound, blood, eyes, ears, body fluids, nasal,
    clinical chemistry laboratories have a section that analyzes abscesses, vagina, urethra, and tissues. Surgeons often per­
    blood gases. form a culture after they drain or debride an infected area.

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