A Pathology Laboratory is a Laboratory where tests are carried out on clinical specimens to obtain information about the health of a PATIENT to aid in diagnosis, treatment, and prevention of disease.
Pathology connects science with medicine by studying the causes and progression of diseases. In addition, pathology laboratories assist doctors in researching and interpreting biopsy and other specimen results in a laboratory setting.
One of the major branches of this science is clinical pathology Doctors and lab technicians working in pathology laboratories study samples to help medical professionals and doctors understand and control diseases better. Clinical pathology uses urine, blood, and other body fluid types samples. The doctors working in a clinical pathology lab use these samples for laboratory testing. They are used in blood banking tests and microbiology. immunology, clinical chemistry, and hematology tests.