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Diagnostics
Patient care centers around three important steps. First the clinical presentation, second a pathological (laboratory) diagnosis must be established, and third, the implementation of appropriate treatment. It is only following the clear definition of the pathological diagnosis that approriate treatment is identified and started.
The pathology team in the laboratory works to establish the pathological diagnosis, based on the review and interpretation of patient samples (blood, bone marrow, lymph glands, spleen, and other tissues with hematopoietic disease).
To achieve this end, standard laboratory instrumentation including automated methodologies, microscopy, laser based flow cytometry, immunohistochemistry, cytochemistry, molecular diagnostics, and chromosome analysis (karyotyping) are used.
This team is composed of Medical Technologists, Allied Scientists, and Pathologists. Using the above technologies they generate a Pathology Report based on their observations at the cellular and molecular level. Once the clinician receives the report, appropriate treatment is ready to begin.
Feist-Weiller has a complete array of diagnostic services to determine the best course of treatment and monitor progress. The close relationship with the academic resources at LSUHSC ensures the latest technologies are available to our patients.