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Laboratory Setup: Introduction, Level, List of Equipment and Accessories

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Laboratory Setup: Introduction, Level, List of Equipment and Accessories

Laboratory Setup: Introduction, Level, List of Equipment and Accessories

Introduction of Laboratory Setup

Laboratory setup fully depends on the level of the medical laboratory. e.g.  A category laboratory needs more requirements as compared to low-level laboratory-like B, C, D, and E.

List of Equipment and Accessories for D Level Laboratory Setup

The list of equipment and accessories for D level laboratory setup is divided into sections of the laboratory as shown below-

Phlebotomy

  1. Betadine
  2. Ethanol
  3. Cotton roll
  4. Needle and syringe (3 and 5 ml)
  5. Vacutainer (later)
  6. Needle destroyer
  7. Tourniquet
  8. Sample collection vials (plain, EDTA, Heparin, trisodium citrate, fluoride, etc.)
  9. Sample collection arm pad (optional)
  10. Capillary tubes
  11. Circular filter paper
  12. Lancet
  13. Alcohol pad (optional)
  14. Handyplast (Optional)
  15. Dot pen, marker (permanent small)
  16. Register
  17. Gloves (latex and nitrile)
  18. Tissue paper (optional)
  19. Scissor

Haematology

  1. Coulter counter (Sysmex poch-100i)
  2. ESR stand
  3. Blood Sample Mixer/Blood Tube Roller Mixer
  4. Glass slides
  5. Glass slides (spreader 2/3)
  6. Wright stain
  7. Coagulometer (later)
  8. Water bath (later)
  9. Microscope (Olympus)
  10. Cedarwood oil
  11. Improved Neubauer counting chamber
  12. Cell diluting fluid, RBC, WBC, and platelet
  13. Coverslip
  14. Timer (stopwatch)
  15. Tube rack (1 -EDTA Vial size)
  16. Micropipette (1-100 ul flexible-2)
  17. Tips (200 ul)

 Biochemistry

  1. Stat Fax 3300 Semi-Automatic Biochemistry Analyzer
  2. Centrifuge
  3. Electrolyte Analyzer/ Flame photometer
  4. Dry incubator
  5. Glass Test tubes (small, 12 X 75 mm)
  6. Plastic Tube rack (at least 30 tubes capacity-3)
  7. Test reagents- Blood Sugar
  8. Urea
  9. Serum Bilirubin
  10. Serum Uric Acid
  11. Serum Total Protein
  12. Serum Albumin
  13. SGPT
  14. SGOT
  15. ALP
  16. Lipid profile (TG, Cholesterol, HDL)
  17. Creatinine
  18. Sodium, potassium
  19. Analyzer wash solution
  20. Tissue paper
  21. Distilled water
  22. Micropipette 10 ul (optional)
  23. Tips (10 ul optional)
  24. Micropipette 1 ml (1)
  25. Tips- 1 ml
  26. Pipette stand

Microbiology

  1. Sputum AFB stain kit
  2. Gram stain kit
  3. 20% KOH
  4. Forceps
  5. Slide rack-1

Serology

  1. RPR test kit
  2. Widal test kit
  3. ASO test kit
  4. RA factor test kit
  5. CRP test kit
  6. Rapid diagnostic test kits of HIV, HBsAg, HCV
  7. Household hypochlorite solution (4-5%)

Miscellaneous

  1. Uristix (3 parameters and special parameters i.e. Urine ketone, urobilinogen, bile salt, bile pigment
  2. Normal saline
  3. Stool for Occult blood test kit
  4. Urine Pregnancy Test (RDT) kit
  5. Blood grouping antisera kit
  6. Urine Bence Jones protein- acetic acid and nitric acid (later)
  7. Stool for Reducing Substance-Benedict’s solution
  8. Laboratory autoclave and autoclave tape for QC
  9. Hot air oven
  10. BOD Incubator (later)
  11. Refrigerator
  12. Wall clock
  13. Desktop set
  14. Printer
  15. A4 size paper
  16. Laboratory reporting software (later)
  17. UPS
  18. Test order paper (test request form)
  19. DOS of reference laboratory
  20. SOP
  21. Quality Control Record file (internal, external, and inter-laboratory comparison)
  22. Spill kit (optional)
  23. First aid box
  24. Waste bins (infectious, non-infectious, and sharps)
  25. Hard plastic bucket (medium-2)
  26. Waste disposal guidelines (national)
  27. Fire extinguisher
  28. Thermometers
  29. Calculator
  30. Plastic Measuring cylinder (1000 ml)
  31. Telephone
  32. Furniture (according to space)
  33. Table lamp
  34. …