Laboratory Medicine
The Division of Laboratory Medicine offers a comprehensive range of laboratory tests for the diagnosis, management and prevention of a wide variety of diseases.
Tests Offered
Clinical Biochemistry
- Renal function (urea, sodium, potassium, chloride, glucose, creatinine, bicarbonate, creatinine clearance)
- Liver function (total protein, albumin, globulin, total bilirubin, direct bilirubin, ALP, ALT, AST, GGT)
- Cardiac markers (CKMB-Mass, TnT, NT-pro-BNP)
- Lipids (total cholesterol, triglyceride, HDL-cholesterol & LDL- cholesterol)
- Therapeutic drugs (acetaminophen, gentamycin, phenytoin, digoxin, theophylline, vancomycin, carbamazepine, valproate, salicylate)
- Thyroid function tests (FT4, TSH, TPO-Ab, TgAb, anti-TSHR)
- Hormones (prolactin, FSH, LH, total testosterone, cortisol, estradiol, progesterone, insulin, C-peptide, sex hormone binding globulin, insulin-like growth factor 1, growth hormone, PTH)
- Tumour markers (CEA, free PSA, CA125, AFP, CA15-3, CA19-9)
- CRP (ultra-sensitive), transferrin, ferritin, vitamin B12, folate, iron, HBA1c, ds DNA, ANA
- Calcium, uric acid, phosphate, magnesium, LDH, amylase, arterial blood gas, ionised calcium, lactate, urinary total protein, urine microalbumin, myeloma screen, prealbumin, carboxyhemoglobin, methemoglobin, rheumatoid factor, procalcitonin
- Cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) examination
- Stool examination (parasites, ova, amoeba and cysts, occult blood)
- Pregnancy test (ß-HCG)
- Urine phase contrast microscopy
- Urine examination / specific gravity
- Blood ketones
- Semen analysis
- VDRL / syphilis TP
- Body fluid (pleural, peritoneal, synovial fluid) examination
- Serum and urine osmolality
- Glucose tolerance test
- Urine bilirubin / urobilinogen
- Hepatitis A IgM
- Hepatitis B – HBs Ag
- Hepatitis B – Anti HBs
- Hepatitis B – Anti HBc IgM
- Hepatitis B – HBe Ag
- Hepatitis C – IgG
- Hepatitis A virus, total
- Anti HIV screening test
Histo-pathology / Cytopathology
- Gynaecological cytology (Pap smear)
- Non-gynaecological cytology including fine needle aspiration biopsy
- Gross and microscopic tissue interpretation
- Immuno-histochemistry
- Frozen section
Haematology / Coagulation
- Full blood count (haemoglobin, total white cell count, total white differential count, total red cell count, hematocrit, MCV, MCH, MCHC and platelet count)
- Dengue serology
- Blood films for malaria parasites / microfilaria
- ESR or erythrocyte sedimentation rate / peripheral blood film / reticulocytes
- Prothrombin time (INR)
- Partial thromboplastin time
- Thrombin clotting time
- D-Dimer
- Thalassemia screen
Blood Bank
- ABO and Rh blood group typing
- Antibody screening
- Direct / indirect anti globulin test
- Compatibility tests
Microbiology
- Aerobic / anaerobic culture and sensitivity
- Gram stains
- Acid fast stains
- Fungal microscopy
- Neisseria gonorrhoeae culture and sensitivity
- Stool pathogens
- Legionella urine antigen
- Streptococcus pneumoniae urine antigen
- Influenza antigen detection
