Laboratory in Sharjah

A medical laboratory is equipped with a specimen processing units which are attached to a microscope. The microscope helps lab technicians analyse the nature and composition of the specimen and determine aspects surrounding them. Lab technicians us vacutainer tubes to collect blood, urine, stool and other specimens. They come in plastic bags which makes it easier for analysis and despatch.

Laboratories are located near hospitals, nursing homes, medical camps and other healthcare establishments. Most of them are attached to hospitals for easier access and also to address patient needs. Private or community laboratories are fully equipped with special medical equipment which is used to process and analyse patient's specimens and much more. These establishments are owned by general practitioners, insurance companies, clinical research sites and other health clinics. There are three types of medical laboratories which are constructed according to the investigations which are carried out. Most of them are designed to carry out clinical pathology, haematology, histopathology and cytology. Some medical test centres conduct clinical microbiology operations such as bacteriology, virology, mycology, parasitology, immunology and serology. Some of them are designed to conduct clinical biochemical applications such as biochemical analysis, hormonal analysis, semen analysis and much more. These test centres are used in blood banks to analyse the type of blood, blood constitution and nature of blood. The equipment used in blood bank laboratories are not only used to analyse the blood but also used to detect any ailments present in the blood and calculate the number of white blood cells present in the bloodstream.

Clinical laboratories focus on applied sciences and produce antidotes for diseases. Research laboratories are established to focus on incurable ailments and develop antidotes to prevent them. A medical laboratory is divided into two sections which are anatomic pathology and clinical pathology. The anatomic pathology deals with diagnostic diseases which are connected to the human body. Here the specimen is studied and inspected under a microscope and examined thoroughly to understand its behaviour and determine the cause of pain or discomfort as well. An anatomic pathology laboratory is equipped with an electron microscope which helps doctors study ailments at a cellular level. Clinical pathology laboratories deal with the study of analysing bodily fluids such as urine, stool etc. It deals with bacteriology, virology, parasitology, immunology and mycology.

Laboratory technicians study blood samples which are used for transfusion by identifying the number of cells by the method of performing cell morphology which helps them determine which blood type is compatible with which one. They operate different types of cell equipment which help in determining the blood group, nature of blood, blood type and the composition of haemoglobin and white blood cells in the specimen. Technicians operate sophisticated laboratory equipment such as electron microscopes cell counters bone marrow analysers and much more. Most clinical laboratories are equipped with automated and computerised equipment which is designed to conduct multiple tests simultaneously. They create a register and take essential data of the patient’s credentials and test results in the register. They discuss results and compare recent findings to get a better view of the diseases faced by the patients. Some popular locations to find laboratories in Sharjah are Al Durrah tower, Corniche Buhaira, Salim towers, Al Mubarak centre, Al Arooba Street and Rolla.