Department
Clinical Pathology
Urine, stool & routine clinical analysis
About Clinical Pathology
Clinical pathology is the routine screening layer. A urine sample reports on sugar, protein, pus cells, crystals and concentration; a stool sample reports on digestion, parasites and hidden blood; a body fluid identifies what kind of fluid it is. These tests are fast and inexpensive, and they often decide what gets investigated next.
Automated analysers standardise the routine part so a result does not depend on who is on duty, while microscopy and parasite identification stay with a trained technician and are cross-checked by a pathologist.
What we test here
- Urine routine and microscopy
- 24-hour urine collections
- Stool routine, microscopy and occult blood
- Parasitology: ova, cysts and parasites
- Sputum and body fluid examination
Sample types
- Urine (mid-stream, random, 24-hour)
- Stool
- Sputum
- Pleural, ascitic and other body fluids
How it is done
- Reagent-strip and sediment analysis
- Automated urine particle counting
- Macroscopic and microscopic stool examination
- Body fluid characterisation