The main purpose of this Manual is to provide useful guidelines for the selection of pathology tests and to facilitate interpretation of results.
Contains a comprehensive listing of all genes from the Human Gene Nomenclature Committee (HGNC) database alongside laboratories and tests available in the country.
A manual for the process of macroscopic dissection in Anatomical Pathology laboratories.
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Complications
Appropriate Tests
For major burn injury, where admission to hospital is necessary: Wound swab (burns), Electrolytes, Creatinine, Urea, Glucose. Full blood count, Blood group, Blood group and antibody screen.
If skin grafting will be necessary: Hepatitis B serology, Hepatitis C serology, HIV serology (with consent and counselling).
Dehydration
Malnutrition
Infection
Septicaemia
Blood culture; intravenous catheter tip culture; wound swab of intravenous catheter site.
Wound swab (burns) or tissue biopsy for quantitative bacterial culture and histology.
Organisms of particular pathogenicity include Streptococcus pyogenes, Staphylococcus aureus, Pseudomonas aeruginosa.
Wound swab (burns), especially for Candida albicans.
Virus detection, culture or PCR if eg, Herpes simplex virus infection is suspected.
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