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Clinical
laboratory registration: Is it a practical approach?
It is heartening to note that Delhi government has taken an
initiative and drafted the Delhi Diagnostic Centres and Labora-tories
Registration (DDCLR). The final draft of DDCLR was discussed
with representatives of medical profession and administration
recently in a meeting presided by the Minister of Health,
government of Delhi.
Medical
labs and pathologist
The role of pathology laboratories in healthcare and management
of patients is undisputed but sadly are not given their due
importance. The reasons are many fold but the root cause appears
to be the diminishing role of pathologist as a key person
in the laboratory.
Clinical
laboratories in patient care
The advances in the field of microelectronics, information
technology and robotics along with the advances in laboratory
medicine have transformed patient care delivery in the last
decade. The strides taken by the biomedical scientists have
largely contributed to the identification and diagnosis of
new diseases and also discovered new facets of old diseases
which will change the way we will deliver medical care in
the next decade.
Importance
of reference pathology laboratory in medical diagnostics
The role of reference clinical laboratory is increasingly
gaining importance in the evolving healthcare industry. Reference
laboratory generally performs highly specialised tests like
hormone assays, drug assays, tumor marker studies, genetic
tests, microbiological tests and histopathological investigations.
Safeguarding
the future of your child
In India, just like its population, the disease burden is
also increasing rapidly. Some of these diseases/disorders,
however, can be controlled if diagnosed and treated on time.
Poor mental and physical growth is one such problem, which
not only affects the entire lifecycle of children but also
causes a lot of trauma to the parents and family of the patient
alike.
Investigations
for Diabetes Mellitus
Glucose is essentially used as a screening parameter. Values
are highly diet dependent and drug intake influence the results.
The main advantage is that it is one of the most standardised
parameters, that even patients can self determine the results
by home monitoring metres.
Real
Time PCR: Latest advancement in diagnostics
The advent of Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) by Kary B Mullins
in the mid 1980s revolutionised molecular biology. PCR is
a fairly standard procedure now, and its use is extremely
wide-ranging. At its most basic application, PCR can amplify
a small amount of template DNA (or RNA) into large quantities
in a few hours.
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