At Paalana Institute of Medical Sciences, our Laboratory Medicine department is dedicated to providing comprehensive diagnostic services to support patient care. Our state-of-the-art laboratory is equipped with advanced technology and staffed by highly skilled professionals, ensuring accurate and timely results. We offer a wide range of diagnostic tests and procedures that are crucial for diagnosing, monitoring, and managing various medical conditions.Our commitment to excellence in laboratory medicine ensures that our patients receive the highest standard of care. By integrating advanced diagnostics with compassionate service, we strive to enhance the health and well-being of our community.
Doctors
DR. ANAND K V
Consultant
MBBS, MD, DNB, DipRCP (pathology)
DR. SUJI RAMESH KUMAR
Resident Medical Officer
MBBS,DPB, PGDCTM, PGDHHM
Procedures & Treatments
Clinical Chemistry
Blood Biochemistry Panels: Evaluating various blood constituents such as glucose, electrolytes (sodium, potassium), liver enzymes and cholesterol.
Therapeutic Drug Monitoring: Assessing drug concentrations in the blood to establish therapeutic efficacy and safety of a medication.
Hormone Assays – determines levels of specific hormones in biological samples aiding diagnosis and management of hormonal disorders as well as general endocrine function
Hematology
Complete Blood Count (CBC): A count and analysis of different blood cells types including red blood cells, white blood cells, platelets that give an overall picture on health condition and detection of disease like anemia or leukemia.
Coagulation Tests: Tests that evaluate how well your blood clots are functioning since clotting is necessary for managing bleeding disorders and monitoring anticoagulant therapy.
Blood Bank (Transfusion Services)
Blood Typing & Crossmatching: This tells if the donor’s blood is compatible with the recipient’s thus preventing transfusion reactions
Blood Component Preparation: A separation process in which whole blood is processed into individual parts such as packed red cell masses, plasma, and platelets for transfusion purposes.
Microbiology
Culture and Sensitivity Tests: They are useful tests when it comes to identifying bacteria, fungi or viruses using patients’ samples such as blood, urine and sputum helping to determine the best antibiotics or antifungal drugs that can treat the infection.
Immunology/ Serology/ Immunohematology :
Antibody/Antigen Detection: It involves identifying antibodies produced by our immune system in response to an infection or autoimmune disease.
Allergy Testing: It is used for measuring specific IgE antibodies against allergens to assess allergic reactions.
Histopathology and Cytology
Tissue Biopsy Examination: microscopic study of tissue pieces taken by biopsy or surgery for cancer, inflammatory disease or other diseases diagnosis.
Pap Smear Analysis: microscopic check up on cells from cervical smear to detect malignancy of the cervix or infections.
Fluid Cytology: diagnosing cancer, infections and so forth through evaluation of cells obtained from body fluids e.g pleural effusion or ascitic fluid.
Clinical Pathology: Urinalysis and Body Fluids
Urinalysis – a laboratory test that helps diagnose urinary tract infections, kidney diseases, and metabolic disorders based on urine composition.
Body Fluid Analysis - analyzing a variety of fluids like cerebrospinal fluid, pleural fluid and ascites to diagnose infectious organisms, inflammation and malignancies.
