Clinical Chemistry 2
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Concept of disease
-have a cause -sign,symptom,biochemical,cellular,micro
Pathology service
Medical Microbiology Haematology / Transfusion Science Cellular Pathology (Histopathology) Immunology Virology Clinical Biochemistry ◦ clinical chemistry ◦ chemical pathology ◦ medical biochemistry
Role of biochemical tests
Diagnosis:diabetes mellitus Screening:phenylketonuria MonitoringTreatment:diabetes mellitus Prognosis:renal failure
Eg of core tests
electrolytes, urea, glucose, bilirubin
Eg of specialised tests
trace elements, vitamins, drugs
Eg of emergency tests
blood gases, salicylate, paracetamol
Sections of a biochemistry lab
reception automated emergency metabolic endocrine toxicology paediatric specialized / manual computing
Specimens in biochemistry lab
venous blood (plasma / serum) arterial blood urine faeces cerebrospinal fluid gastrointestinal fluid kidney stones tissues / cells saliva
Staff roles in a biochemical lab
technical / routine clinical validation clinical liaison research / development clinical eg diabetes / lipid clinics management / administration teaching / training
Quality control
internal quality control external quality control accreditation