Laboratory Services: Laboratory services at Geetanjali Medical College are available round the clock for routine as well as emergency investigations. The tests are conducted by various departments like Pathology, Microbiology and Biochemistry.
i. Central Laboratory:
For the convenience of patients, GMC has a central laboratory –collection and testing centre,
Location: Opposite OPD , 1st floor
The samples are collected at the central laboratory. Routine tests like Hb, TC, DC, ESR, Urine tests etc are done at the central laboratory itself. Samples are sent to the department of microbiology, pathology and biochemistry for specialized tests.
Patients are requested to follow instructions given by the physicians. Certain investigations like blood sugar, ESR, etc requires a fasting sample to be collected. The fasting sample is collected in the morning after the patient has fasted for 12 hours.
ii. Microbiology Laboratory:
All investigations are carried out at central diagnostic laboratory situated on the 1st floor . The department carries out various tests to diagnose infectious diseases. It has various sections like Bacteriology, Serology, Immunology, Fungal studies, AFB(Tuberculosis),
Virology- HIV/AIDS / Dengue/ JE /Chikungunya fever, Malaria ,etc. Culture facilities are available for all sample including pathogens commonly acquired in HIV/AIDS cases like Cryptococcus neoformans, candida albicans, cryptosporidium parvum and other opportunistic infections. Facilities are also available for investigating routine cases like diarrhoea, respiratory tract infections, urinary tract infections, wound infections and other infectious conditions.
Samples are collected at the central laboratory and test results are dispatched to the department that requested for the test. Private patients can also avail the services at a cost.
iii. Pathology Laboratory:
All investigations are carried out at central diagnostic laboratory situated on the 1st floor. It has various sections like Histopathology, Cytopathology and Haematology. Blood or tissue samples are sent to the department of pathology from various departments. The reports are dispatched to the requesting units. Private patients can also avail the services at a cost.
iv. Biochemistry Laboratory
All investigations are carried out at central diagnostic laboratory situated on the 1st floor. The central biochemistry laboratory services are available round the clock for routine as well as emergency investigations. Private patients can also avail the services at a cost.
v. Other laboratory services
DOTS Centre: Facilities for sputum examination for Tuberculosis are available at the DOTS centre on the ground floor, at central diagnostic lab. |
