Ward title: Laboratory

Director: Dr. Neda Soleimani

Management: Reza Zarei

Tel: +98-7133441144-5

Introduction

Abualisina Organ Transplantation Laboratory, one of the largest and most equipped molecular and pathobiology laboratories in the country, aims to provide the best and most accurate medical diagnostics services to the clients and the medical community by utilizing management principles, qualified personnel and modern equipment. The laboratory consists of two clinical units on the first floor and a surgical one on the ground floor.

Clinical department

Biochemistry unit

In this unit, routine and specific biochemical tests on blood, urine and other body fluid samples are done by fully automated auto analyzer and advanced electrolyte analyzers and precise quality control.

Hematology unit

Hematology is the most currently used test of this department that is used to diagnose blood disorders including Anemia, malignancy, etc. CBC test is used and it uses the full automatic devices of the Seismics Company. Peripheral blood smears of all the patients in terms of cell morphology are also analyzed by experienced experts in this unit. Blood coagulation tests ESR are done by use of full automatized devices like G6PD, Sickle prep, Hb A1C. Other medical test units are as follows:

Microbiology unit

This unit examines blood, urine, and other bad fluids for the presence of microorganisms (using hot staining, culture and differential tests) and also performs antibiotic susceptibility tests (antibiograms) with advanced techniques by experienced personnel.

Urine breakdown unit

In this section, microscopic and macroscopic study of urine and urine biochemical parameters are done by qualified personnel with strict quality control.

Parasitology unit

Fecal tests for the presence of negative blood and parasites, as well as the identification of parasites such as malaria, leishmaniosis, arthropods, etc. are done by experts in the parasitology unit.

Blood bank

In this unit, blood products (compacted red blood cells, whole blood, fresh frozen plasma, cryo, platelets) are prepared from the Blood Transfusion Organization and delivered to the ward for use by patients in the clinical ward of the hospital by performing blood transfusion compatibility tests.

Immunology Serology unit

In this unit, types of routine and specific hormone, drug, rheumatology and virology tests are done by use of advanced methods. In addition, diagnostic tests of Brucellosis, Siemens rheumatism and Abbott are done by use of Arthritis, syphilis and typhoid devices in Serology unit.

Surgical department

Pathology unit

This unit is supervised by Professor Bita Geramizadeh, Professor of Pathology at Shiraz University of Medical Sciences and Specialist in Gastroenterology and Liver Pathology. This unit examines all specimens of pathology, frozen section and cytology (including Pap smear and fluid cytology and needle aspiration and needle aspiration) with routine procedures and proprietary staining.

Molecular unit

This department is supervised by Professor Bita Geramizadeh, Professor of Pathology at Shiraz University of Medical Sciences and Specialist in Gastroenterology and Liver Pathology. In this unit donor recipient is done that is directed for HLA-typing by PCR. In this unit tests and then results are analyzed.

The ward services:

• Doing all the tests for all outpatient and inpatient patients in hospital and answering as soon as possible.
• Doing biochemistry, hematology, microbiology, urine, parasitology, immunology, serology tests on different samples
• Preparing blood and blood products for inpatient and surgery patients
• Doing pathology and cytology tests on types of body tissues and fluids
• Doing molecular and cellular on the patients’ samples

Physicians:

Dr. Bita Geramizade: the scientific head of department, clinical and anatomical specialist, digestive and liver fellowship and pathology and cytogenetic molecular

Dr. Mohammad-Hossein Anbardar: clinical and anatomical specialist, Technical Assistant in Namazi Hospital, Assistant Professor

Dr. Masoud Hossein-zade: clinical and anatomical specialist, Cytopathology fellowship, Cytology unit assistant in Namazi and Shahid faqihi hospital, associate Professor

Dr. Neda Soleimani: clinical and anatomical specialist, Abualisina laboratory technical Assistant

Ward equipment

Chemical auto analysis devices from the biochemistry department, ISE devices; easy light model in chemistry department, hormonal and serology analyzer in immunocerology department like emulate, coagulation devices like Staggo and sf-8100, nn1000, kx21nxp300 in hematology, tissue processor devices and automatic staining in pathology

The future perspective of the ward:

Upgrading the laboratory and converting it to a referent center in the south of Iran

Ward recommendations to visitors (patients)

Fasting is needed in some tests. Please ask the receptionist on your need for fasting. Drugs that the physician has not directed to discontinue, use as in the past. Wake up the morning of the test, just like every day, meaning you don’t have to wake up more than an hour later than other days. Before dealing with the daily routines that may cause physical and mental stress visit the laboratory. Arriving in the lab, due to physical stress during your visit, sit calmly and comfortably for about 15 minutes before sampling and do not hurry up for sampling.