Medical Tests

 Clinical Chemistry is a Laboratory discipline which has the following objectives:
• Evaluating Renal Function, Water, Electrolytes and Acid-Base Balance.
• Exploring Biochemical Markers of Bone Metabolism
• Measuring Carbohydrates
• Measuring Proteins
• Measuring Lipids
• Exploring Cardiac Injury and Atherosclerosis
• Measuring Enzymes
• Evaluating Liver Functions
• Diagnosing Gastrointestinal and Pancreatic Disorders
• Exploring Endocrine Function
• Exploring Reproductive Function
• Monitoring Pregnancy
• Measuring Vitamins and Trace elements
• Therapeutic Drug Monitoring
• Detecting Drugs of Abuse

 
Hematology is a Laboratory discipline which has the following objectives, in the hematology section:

Diagnosing Diseases of Red Blood Cells:
• Iron Deficiency Anemia
• Thalassemias
• Anemia of Chronic Disease
• Lead Poisening
• Anemia from Folate Deficiency
• Anemia from Vitamin B12 Deficiency
• Sickle Cell Anemia
• Hereditary Spherocytosis
• Hereditary Elliptocytosis
• Hemoglobinopathies
• Autoimmune Hemolytic Anemia
• Hemolytic Disease of the Newborn
• Microangiopathic Hemolytic Anemia
• Glucose -6-Phosphate Dehydrogenase Deficiency
• Pyruvate Kinase Deficiency
• Paroxysmal Nocturnal Hemoglobinuria
• Sideroblastic Anemia
• Aplastic Anemia
• Pure Red Cell Aplasia
• Polycythemia Vera

Diagnosing Diseases of White Blood Cells
• Leukopenia
• Leukocytosis
• Lymphomas (Hodgkin and Non Hodgkin)
• Acute Leukemia (Acute Myeloid Leukemia, Acute Lymphoid Leukemia, Biphenotypic and mixed Lineage Leukemias)
• Chronic Leukemias (Chronic Myeloid Leukemia, Chronic Lymphocytic Leukemia, Hairy Cell Leukemia, Prolymphocytic Leukemia, Large Granular Cell Leukemia)
• Myelodysplastic Syndromes
• Myeloproliferative Disorders
• Multiple Myeloma
• Waldenstrom Macroglobulinemia
• Heavy Chain Disease
• Monoclonal Gammopathy of Unknown Significance
• Disorders with Impaired WBC function (Chediak-Higashi, Alder Riley, May Hegglin, Chronic Granulomatous Disease, Myeloperoxidase Deficiency)

Diagnosing Bleeding and Thrombotic Disorders
• Bleeding Disorders (Fibrinogen Deficiency, Hemophilias and other Coagulation Factor Deficiencies, Disseminated Intravascular Coagulation, Idiopathic Thrombocytopenic Purpura, Drug-Induced Thrombocytopenia, Platelets Disorders)
• Thrombic Disorders ( Hypercoagulable States, AntiPhospholipid Syndrome, Thrombotic Thrombocytopenic Purpura, Hemolytic Uremic Syndrome)

 
Immunology is a Laboratory discipline which has the following objectives:

Diagnosing autoimmune disorders involving the connective tissue:
• Systemic Lupus Erythematosus
• Sjögren Syndrome
• Systemic Sclerosis/Scleroderma
• Polymyositis/Dermatomyositis
• Mixed Connective Tissue Disease
• Rheumatoid Arthritis

Diagnosing Vasculitis:
• Wegener Granulomatosis
• Churg-Strauss Syndrome
• Microscopic Polyangiitis

Diagnosing diseases of the immune system:
• X-linked Agammaglobulinemia
• Common Variable Immunodeficiency
• Isolated IgA Deficiency
• Digeorge anomaly
• Severe Combined Immunodeficiency
• Wiskott-Aldrich Syndrome
• Deficiency of Complement Proteins
• Acquired Immunodeficiency Syndrome
• Amyloidosis
• Cryoglobulinemia.

Diagnosing Allergic Diseases (IgE or IgG mediated)
Diagnosing Organ Specific Autoimmune Diseases

Histocompatibility Testing and HLA Typing
• HLA and disease association (HLA B27/Ankylosing Spondylitis and acute Uveitis, HLA B5/Behcet Disease, HLADQ2 or DQ8/Coeliac Disease)

 
Microbiology is a Laboratory discipline which has the following objectives:

Diagnosing Bacterial, Fungal, Viral and Parasitic Infectious Diseases
• Septicemia and Infections of the Circulating Blood
• Infections of the Central Nervous System
• Endocarditis: Infection of the Heart
• Bone Infections/Osteomyelitis
• Infections of the Joints
• Infections of the Skin and Soft Tissues
• Eye Infections
• Infections of the Larynx, Pharynx, Mouth, Ear, Sinuses
• Lung Infections
• Infections of the Gastrointestinal tract
• Pyelonephritis and Urinary Tract Infections
• Infections of the Genital Tract
• Sexually Transmitted Diseases
• Infections of the Endocrine Organs
• Pancreatic Infections.

 
Molecular Pathology is a Laboratory discipline which has the following objectives:
• Diagnosing Genetic Diseases using Polymerase Chain Reaction and other Amplification Techniques.
• Diagnosing Genetic Disease using Cytogenetics (Chromosome analysis)
• Diagnosing Infectious Diseases and Acquired Malignancies using DNA based Methods.