Laboratory
   Clinical Laboratory
 
 
Our Medical Technologists
assist our clinicians in:
 
1) Confirming a diagnosis
2) Providing guidelines in patient management
3) Establishing a prognosis
4) Detecting disease through screening
5) Monitoring follow-up therapy
  The Department works in various sections with state-of-the-art equipment for routine and special tests.
 
CLINICAL CHEMISTRY
 
Our fully automated, discrete and computerized analyzers, the Hitachi 911 and 912, each having 360 tests per hour throughput capability performing a wide range of laboratory tests for various body fluid samples.
 
Services offered:
 
     – Lipid Panel
     – Cortisol
     – Troponin - I
     – Electrolytes (Sodium,
         Potassium, Chloride,
         Magnesium, Phosphorus)
     – Urinary Stone Analysis
     – Fertility Hormones Analysis
     – Other Cardiac Markers
     – Enzymes...etc.
 
MICROBIOLOGY/PARASITOLOGY
 
The new Bug Box Anaerobic Work Station is designed for anaerobic cultures. It has a maximum capacity of 180 petri-dishes with color-coded holders for easy identification of samples on a daily basis.
 
    
Also offers the following tests:
 
     – Blood Culture & Sensitivity Test
     – Urine Culture & Sensitivity Test
     – Stool Culture
     – Culture & Sensitivity Test of different          body fluids...etc.
 
HISTOPATHOLOGY
 
Our new Sakura Tissue - Tek Vacuum Infiltration Processor (VIP) processes tissues for routine biopsy. It is an automatic self-contained tissue processor which has a software that is programmable for up to 20 different programs.
 
 
Offers other routine tests:
 
     – Cell Block
     – Cytology
     – Pap Smear
     – Fine Needle Aspiration (FNAB)
     – Frozen Section
  And Immunohistochemistry tests for diagnostic and therapeutic purposes:
 
 
     – Anti-Estrogen (ER)
     – Anti-Progesterone (PR)
     – Anti-HER2
     – Anti-LCA (Leukocyte Common                     Antigen)
     – Anti-S100 Protein
     – Anti-B Cell (CD20)
     – Anti-CD3 (Tcell)
     – Anti-Cytokeratin (HMW)
     – Anti-Cytokeratin (PAN)
     – Anti-NSE (Neuron Specific Enolase)
     – Anti-Desmin
 
BLOOD BANK/SEROLOGY
 
Our latest blood processing equipment, the Haemonetics MCS+:
 
     – “Donor Friendly”, using one puncture site (one vein) in collecting the needed          blood component and returning the undesired ones
     – Collects large volume of desired blood component thus reducing the number of          blood donors
 
 
Other services offered:
 
     – Donor Screening
 
     – Tumor Markers
 
             CA 15-3
 
             CA 125
 
             CA 19-9
 
             CEA (Carcinoembryonic Antigen)
 
             PSA (Prostate Specific Antigen)
 
     – Hepatitis Panel
 
     – SLE (Systemic Lupus Erythematosus)
 
     – Thyroid Panel
 
     – Coomb’s Test...etc.
 
HEMATOLOGY
 
Our new CELL-DYN Sapphire is a multi-parameter automated hematology analyzer, designed for counting and characterizing blood cells. This instrument can simultaneously process and analyze samples.
 
Other services offered:
 
     – Glycosylated Hemoglobin
     – Fibrinogen Assay
     – Coagulation Studies
     – L.E. (Lupus Erythematosus Preparation)
 
 
We Offer...
 
     – Arterial Blood Gas Determination
     – Beta-HCG
     – Blood Typing
     – Bone Marrow Staining and Interpretation
     – CBC (Complete Blood Count)
     – Dengue (IgG/IgM) Screening
     – KOH (Fungal) Preparation
     – Peripheral Smear Evaluation
     – Renal Stone Analysis
     – Sperm Count
     – Stool Analysis
     – Urinalysis
     – Urine Microalbumin, etc.
 
Our Experts...
  Ibarra T. Panopio, MD, FPSP
Chief Pathologist
Ma. Nilepta B. Lim, MD, FPSP
Associate Pathologist
Susan B. Abanilla, MD, FPSP
Associate Pathologist
Annette Salillas, MD, MIAC
Cytopathologist
Virginia P. Mesola, MD, MS, FPSMID, FPASMP
Microbiologist
Leilani Y. Cabahug, MD, FPCP
Hematologist
 
  for more information please call (6332) 232-2421