Clinical Pathology, Laboratory Medicine

Dept. of Laboratory Medicine

NU Hospitals aims to provide all the necessary laboratory investigations required for patient care through its laboratory services.

All the laboratory's departments provide qualitative analysis (chemical analysis designed to identify the components of a substance) and quantitative analysis (chemical analysis designed to determine the amounts or proportions of the components of a substance) of biological fluids such as blood, serum or plasma, urine, stools, cerebrospinal fluid (CSF) etc. These are required in order to detect specific constituents to support clinicians in the practice of medicine.

care is taken to ensure accuracy, precision reproducibility and prompt reporting with a minimal turnaround time.

laboratory has dedicated, motivated, knowledgeable and qualified doctors and technical staff.

The laboratory has the following departments:

The biochemistry department has the appropriate technology not only to perform routine tests but also a wide variety of specialised investigations.

Tests

Diabetic Profile
Osmolality (Blood & Urine)
Stone Analysis: We perform stone analysis by the FTIR method. We are the only hospital in the entire state of Karnataka who perform renal calculi analysis by this state-of-the-art method.
Renal Packages 1-3

Renal Package 1: is for detecting RBS (Random Blood Sugar), BUN (Blood Urea Nitrogen), creatinine and electrolytes.
Renal Packages 2: is for detecting CBC (Complete Blood Count), RBS (Random Blood Sugar), serum creatinine, calcium, phosphorus, uric acid, serum proteins, bilirubin, cholesterol and alkaline phosphatase. Urine analysis (to check for proteinuria in nephrology patients) is also performed.
Renal Packages 3: is for detecting RBS (Random Blood Sugar), creatinine and potassium

Stone Packages 1-4

	Stone Packages 1 & 2: is a screening test performed for urology patients. Stone Packages 3 & 4: is performed to determine what type of stone has been formed.
Equipment
	Bayer Rapidlab 248: Arterial blood gas analyser Eschweiler Ecosys: Arterial blood gas analyser Gonotec's Osmometer 030: is a machine with the latest technology. It provides separate results exclusively for osmolality of blood and urine.

BS-300: is a fully automatic random access autoanalyser capable of performing sepectro-photometric and immunoturbidmetric analyses of various analytes (an analyte is a component of a test sample, the presence of which has to be demonstrated). It performs 300 tests per hour. Routine biochemistry analyses such as detection of RBS (Random Blood Sugar), creatinine, calcium, phosphorus, uric acid-screening tests conducted for renal stones, can be performed on this machine.

Hitachi 704

Eschweiler D Ecolyte-2 Prolyte

CIBA ABG Analyzer - Rapid Lab 248

Through these machines, biochemical analysis is performed within a very short period of time and requires a minimum sample volume.

Tests
	Urine Analysis Stool Analysis Urinary Ketone Bodies Urinary Bile Salts Protein Stone Analysis

Tests
	Blood Culture Urine Culture

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Haematology:

The laboratory is equipped with completely automated instruments such as cell counters for carrying out routine haematological investigations. These investigations are those conducted for haemoglobin, total and differential leucocyte counts, platelet count, red blood cells, etc.

Tests
	Complete Blood Count (CBC) (haemoglobin, total and differential leucocyte counts, platelet count, red blood cells, etc.) Anaemia Profile [Complete Blood Count (CBC), peripheral smear, (Iron Profile: TSAT & Serritin, reticulocyte count)]


Equipment
	BC-2800: Haematology Analyser ABX Micros 60: Haematology Analyser Cell Counters

Tests
	Screening Test for HIV Screening Test for HBSAG Screening Test for HCV VRDL: to test for venereal diseases

Equipment
	ELISA Reader

Washer

Tests

For Infertility

Sperm Function Test
Sperm Processing
Semen Analysis

Equipment

For Infertility

Laminar Air Flow Chamber
NuAir US Autoflow: CO2 Water-jacketed Incubator

We are constantly involved in updating laboratory techniques and maintaining international quality control and quality analysis standards. We ensure quality through the following measures:

Internal and External Quality Control: The laboratory maintains internal and external quality control standards. Special emphasis is given to daily quality checks through internal quality control as well as external quality control standards, by participating in quality control standards. The quality control standards are maintained as per the World Health Organisation (WHO) recommendations.

Bar-Coded Samples: We use bar-coded samples that are read by lab machines. In this way, user-operated errors are completely eliminated and user details are properly verified. In this way, quality is ensured. The barcode interface enables the identification of lab samples and the quick preparation of reports.

Direct Transfer of Lab Results: through the lab equipment interface to the Hospital Information System (HIS) Network.

FDA-approved Reagent Kits: The reagents kits used for various analyses are FDA-approved.

Vacutainers: Blood is collected through a close blood collection system called ‘vacutainers’. This system comprises of tubes that have a vacuum within them and that are filled with a pre-requisite amount of preservative.

The system avoids contaminations and minimises contact. Moreover, the vacuum allows the punctured site of the blood vessel wall to collapse immediately upon withdrawing the needle, thereby avoiding the extra flow of blood into the surrounding tissue.

Providing Laboratory Services 24/7, 365 days a year: The laboratory provides patients round-the-clock services, 365 days a year.

Collection of Samples and Delivery of Lab Test Results to Patients’ Homes: We collect samples as well as deliver the processed lab test results to patients’ home. This makes the process of lab testing highly convenient and easy to undergo for our patients.

Home Service for Blood Collection: is also carried out.