Clinical Pathology – Without Clinical Pathology, you are just Guessing!

Authors: Gurmukh Singh*

DOI: 10.23880/cprj-16000101

Volume 1, Issue 1

Abstract

About 70% of all clinical decisions are driven by the information generated by Clinical Pathology/Laboratory Medicine. It is imperative that the discipline mount a continuing effort to develop and evaluate testing methods to improve patient care, enhance patient safety and garner greater efficiency. The importance of developing new testing methods is highlighted by the emerging pathogens and rapidly evolving methods, especially in molecular pathology. Increasing utilization of molecular testing, and mass spectrometry promises to change the existing paradigm of laboratory operations.

Keywords: Laboratory Medicine; Clinical Pathology; Diagnostic Testing; Clinical Chemistry; Hematopathology; Urine and Body Fluid Testing; Clinical Microbiology; Blood Banking and Transfusion Medicine; HLA and Transplantation Medicine; Point Of Care Testing; Optimization of Clinical Pathology Utilization; Laboratory Management

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