BIOCHEMISTRY LAB SERVICES

PRESENTED BY
Annapoorani.M
Associate Professor
Department of Medical Surgical Nursing
 Introduction
• The Clinical Biochemistry Laboratories provide
services for the analysis of biochemical
constituents in blood, urine, and other body
fluids (e.g. cerebrospinal fluid, pleural fluid,
ascitic fluid, etc.).
• Two categories of tests
➢Biochemical analysis
➢Hormonal assays
 Biochemistry Tests
Common Clinical chemistry tests Include:
• Estimation of electrolytes
• Renal function tests
• Liver Function tests
• Thyroid Function tests
• Cardiac Markers estimation
• Minerals Analysis
• Miscellaneous
 Biochemistry lab-Equipments
• Centrifuge
• Chromotography
• Electrophoresis
• Electrolyte analyzer
• Spectrophotometer
• Flurometer
• RadioImmunoassay
• Others
 INFRASTRUCTURE
The basic infrastructure facilities include:
✓ Reception room/area where requisition forms are received and reports
disbursed
✓ Specimen collection room/area, toilets, privacy for special purposes,collection
facilities for disabled persons, toilet for staff
✓ Quality water supply for analytical purpose
✓ Uninterrupted power supply
✓ Analytical work area
✓ Specimen/Sample/slide storage facility including cold storage where applicable
✓ Record room/area
✓ Facility for cleaning of glassware, sterilization /disinfection
✓ Waste disposal facility including biomedical wastes
✓ Fire-safety equipment
✓ Ventilation, climate control and lighting arrangements
 INFRASTRUCTURE contd…
✓ Separate room/area for meetings/administrative work
✓ Separate facilities/area for staff for hand washing, eating and storing
food,drinks etc.
✓ Communication facility with referral centers
✓ Transport of specimen/samples to referral centers
 Clinical Chemistry Laboratory Organization
o Core Lab Facility
found at virtually all hospitals
operates 24h day 7 days a week to provide the
essential most requested tests
Highly automated environment
Instruments with Multi-analyte capabilities
o Special Chemistry
less frequently ordered tests
labour intensive and often manual methods
generally non-stat tests (result not required
immediately)
o Point of Care Testing (POCT)
Instruments located outside of chemistry laboratory
such as CCU, ER, ICU or satellite centre (clinic)
Organisational Chart
Biochemistry Lab – Work Flow
Patient
Testing
Response

Pre-Analytical Analytical Post Analytical

• Test Request • Testing Review • Reporting
• Patient • Lab • Record
preparation Interpretation Management
• Sample
Collection
• Sample
transport
• Sample Receipt
 Reference
• BM Sakharkar’s “Principles of Hospital
Administration and Planning” 2nd Edition
Jaypee Publishers.
Thank You