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Introduction of Health Laboratory Establishment and Operation As we know, ‘Laboratory Diagnosis’ is the third eye of doctors/clinicians that confirms the cause of pathology/ disease. It highlights the importance of Health Laboratory Establishment and Operation for better service. Here, we discuss in brief the national …
Introduction HSG stands for hysterosalpingography and it is an X-ray test to lay out the internal shape of the uterus and show whether the fallopian tubes are blocked. Uses of HSG Test Procedure of HSG A tiny tube is threaded through the vaginal and cervical …
Introduction of MRI Scan MRI stands for magnetic resonance imaging and it uses magnetism, radio waves, and a computer to produce images of body structures. It provides essential information on various internal organs inside the body. It can be applied as a diagnostic tool to …
Introduction DTPA stands for diethylenetriaminepentaacetic acid and it is an amino polycarboxylic acid consisting of a diethylenetriamine backbone with five carboxymethyl groups. DTPA Renal Scan is used to know how the left and right kidneys work comparatively. This test also recognizes any sites of blockages …
Introduction of CT -Scan CT stands for computed tomography and it is an imaging technique that combines a series of X-ray images taken at different angles and uses a computer to create images from these x-rays. It is widely available, and fast, and provides a …
Introduction of Gene Sequencing Deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) sequencing is the process of finding out the nucleic acid sequence – the order of nucleotides in DNA. It includes any method or technology (Sanger/Next-generation sequencing) that is used to find out the order of the four bases …
Introduction of Monkeypox Virus Monkeypox is a rare disease and its causative agent is the monkeypox virus (MPXV). This virus is a double-stranded DNA and it belongs to the Orthopoxvirus genus which includes the variola (smallpox) virus as well as the vaccinia virus, which is …
Introduction of Microbiology and Serology Laboratory Here we are discussing not general microbiology but medical/clinical microbiology it is a discipline that encloses a wide range of testing methodologies, and it is complex in terms of organisms (bacteria, viruses, fungi, parasites) and methods used to isolate …