Clinical chemistry (also known as chemical pathology) extends across most medical specialities and involves the biochemical investigation of bodily fluids (blood – whole blood, serum or plasma; urine; cerebrospinal fluid; and other fluids such as effusions, seminal fluid, sweat and amniotic fluid). Clinicians rely on this essential information to aid diagnosis as well as management and follow-up of patients.
Our fully automated analysers ensure efficient turn-around-times (2 hours for urgent requests and same day for routines). All analyses are enrolled to internal and external quality control schemes with over 400 laboratory participants. This ensures that we only give quality and accurate results to patients. Our expert team provides interpretation and discussion of results when required. The Clinical Chemistry laboratory provides routine and state of the art specialized assays for patient care. These include but are not limited to:
- Routines tests: urea and electrolytes (kidney function), liver function, glucose, calcium, magnesium, lipids, protein electrophoresis (paraprotein)
- Diabetes diagnostic tests: glucose, glucose tolerance test, glucose challenge test in pregnancy, HbA1C, C-peptide, quick index
- Cardiac markers: Troponin, pro-BNP
- Mineral and vitamins: iron studies, vitamin B12, folate, vitamin D
- Endocrinology: thyroid function, cortisol, testosterone, oestrogen, anti-mullerian hormone, infertility screen prolactin, pituitary hormones
- Tumour markers: PSA (prostate specific antigen), CEA, Ca 125, Ca 19-9, AFP
- Therapeutic Drug Monitoring: carbamazepine, sodium valproate, ciclosporin, tacrolimus, gentamicin, vancomycin
- Toxicology: screening for drugs of abuse
- Occupational testing: heavy metal studies, industrial screening
