LABORATORY

The Department of Pathology applies its knowledge of the mechanism of disease to diagnosis, prevention and treatment. Backed by the state of the art equipment and laboratory facilities, education and clinical activities are conducted in cooperation with other clinical department.

DEPARTMENT OF PATHOLOGY

Services

• Professional consultations
  
• Diagnostic Microscopy
  
• Routine culture and sensitivity and parasitology
  
• Routine analyses, organ profile panels, metabolites, hormones, vitamins and lipid analysis, special protein analysis
  
• Hepatitis screenings of blood, peripheral blood and bone marrow morphology
  
• Coagulation
  
• Antibody profiles and antigen detection for infectious diseases and cancer
  
• Sputum and all fluids, slide consultations and special stains
  
• Immediate autopsy program
  
• Blood alcohol and drug testing, drug screening programs, therapeutic drug monitoring
  
• Consultation in transfusion therapy, antibody identification for cross-match, and prenatal testing

Pathology

Pathology is the study of disease. A pathologist, who is a medical doctor, looks at the causes of disease, how disease progresses and how disease affects the body. However, instead of examining the patient physically, a pathologist examines body fluids, and tissue samples from patient to help the primary physician make a diagnosis.

Most people have had some blood and urine tests done during their lifetime. These tests are analyzed by pathologist to help determine the next step in a patient’s treatment plan.

Laboratory tests of almost any nature are performed to accomplish the following:

• Establish or confirm a diagnosis
  
• Rule out diagnoses
  
• Help determine a treatment plan
  
• Monitor a disease and how it responds to treatment
  
• Screen for any underlying disease or risk factors
  

Harford Memorial Hospital
501 South Union Avenue
Havre de Grace, MD. 21078
443-843-5000
Laboratory Director: 443-843-5452

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