Clinical Medical Laboratory
A clinical laboratory is a facility for the biological, microbiological, serological, chemical, immunohematological, hematological, biophysical, cytological, pathological, or other examination of materials derived from the human body for the purpose of providing information for the diagnosis, prevention, or treatment of any disease or impairment of, human beings. These examinations also include procedures to determine, measure, or otherwise describe the presence or absence of various substances or organisms in the body. Facilities only collecting or preparing specimens (or both) or only serving as a mailing service and not performing testing are not considered clinical laboratories. (2) Any facility that examines materials from the human body for purposes of providing information for the diagnosis, prevention, or treatment of any disease or impairment of, or the assessment of, the health of human beings. Typical divisions of a clinical laboratory include hematology, cytology, bacteriology, histology, biochemistry, medical toxicology, and serology.
Clinical Medical Laboratories in Palm Harbor, FL
Cytopathology
Quality Pathology Services is a Cytopathology practice in Palm Harbor, FL
with healthcare providers who have special training and skill in diagnosing diseases by looking at single cells and small clusters of cells in tissue samples.
Cytopathologists at Quality Pathology Services perform
microscopic examination and diagnosis of cells. Cytopathology is
the detection of abnormal cells to diagnose disease. Significant diseases and conditions treated at
Cytopathology practices include cancer.
Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Cytopathology
practices include scraping, sponging, fine needle aspiration, and pap smear.
A cytopathologist is an anatomic pathologist trained in the diagnosis of human disease by means of the study of cells obtained from body secretions and fluids, by scraping, washing, or sponging the surface of a lesion, or by the aspiration of a tumor mass or body organ with a fine needle. A major aspect of a cytopathologist's practice is the interpretation of Papanicolaou-stained smears of cells from the female reproductive systems, the "Pap" test. However, the cytopathologist's expertise is applied to the diagnosis of cells from all systems and areas of the body. He/she is a consultant to all medical specialists.
Cytopathologists in Palm Harbor, FL
Anatomic Clinical Pathology
Quality Pathology Services is an Anatomic Clinical Pathology practice in Palm Harbor, FL
with healthcare providers who have special training and skill in determining the origin, type, and severity of a disease.
Anatomic & Clinical Pathologists at Quality Pathology Services perform
laboratory tests to detect and treat the causes of illnesses. Anatomic Clinical Pathology is
the study of disease in bodily fluid, tissues, and organs. Significant diseases and conditions treated at
Anatomic Clinical Pathology practices include diabetes and cancer.
Medical tests, procedures and therapies provided by Anatomic Clinical Pathology
practices include diagnostic tests on blood, urine, sputum, feces, spinal fluid, pleural fluid, and belly fluid, as well as biopsy and autopsy.
A pathologist deals with the causes and nature of disease and contributes to diagnosis, prognosis and treatment through knowledge gained by the laboratory application of the biologic, chemical and physical sciences. A pathologist uses information gathered from the microscopic examination of tissue specimens, cells and body fluids, and from clinical laboratory tests on body fluids and secretions for the diagnosis, exclusion and monitoring of disease.
Anatomic Clinical Pathologists in Palm Harbor, FL
