Clinical Labratory Science Skills

24-hr Urine Specimen Container: a container used to collect all urine produced by a patient over a 24-hour period for laboratory analysis, ensuring accurate measurement of substances in the urine. Tests for kidney function, electrolyte levels, and metabolic disorders.

Acetest: A test that detects ketones in urine (through the nitroprusside reaction) primarily used to monitor diabetic patients for keto acidosis.

Agar Plate: a tool used for culturing microorganisms, consisting of a petri dish filled with agar gel that provides nutrients for bacterial growth to help identify pathogens.

Acrylic Sheild

A protective barrier made of acrylic material used in laboratory settings to minimize contamination and ensure safety while handling specimens or conducting experiments.

Analytical Balance

A precision instrument used to measure mass with high accuracy, often to the milligram or better, essential in laboratory settings for preparing solutions and conducting experiments.

Automatic Slide Stainer

A device used in laboratories to automate the process of staining microscope slides, providing consistent and reproducible results for histological and cytological preparations.

Bacteriological Incubator

A device that provides a controlled environment for the growth and maintenance of bacterial cultures, typically maintaining specific temperature, humidity, and gas levels.

Beakers

Containers used for mixing, heating, and holding liquids in laboratory settings, usually made of glass or plastic and available in various sizes.

Beral (Transfer) Pipette

A type of pipette used for transferring small volumes of liquid, typically made of plastic, with a tapered end for precise dispensing.

Binocular Bright-Field Microscope

A microscope that uses visible light and a system of lenses to magnify specimens, allowing for detailed observation of cellular structures. It typically features two eyepieces for binocular viewing.

Blood Collection Tubes

Specialized containers used to collect and store blood samples for laboratory testing, often containing additives to preserve or separate components of the blood.

Blood Bank Refrigerator

A specialized refrigerator designed to store blood products at controlled temperatures, ensuring the safety and viability of blood for transfusions. It maintains specific temperature ranges to preserve the integrity of red blood cells, plasma, and platelets.

Candle Jar

A type of incubator used in microbiology to create a carbon dioxide-rich environment for the growth of certain bacteria, typically by burning a candle inside the jar. This method promotes anaerobic conditions, which are essential for cultivating certain fastidious organisms.

Capillary Collection Vials

Small containers used for collecting blood samples from capillaries, often utilized in pediatric or point-of-care testing. These vials facilitate the collection of small volumes of blood, ensuring accurate testing while minimizing discomfort. Taking a small blood sample from a fingertip or earlobe using a lancet. It's used to help diagnose, manage, and treat patients

Chromatographic Immunoassay for Urine hCG

A laboratory technique used to detect the presence of human chorionic gonadotropin (hCG) in urine, often employed in pregnancy tests. This method utilizes chromatography to separate and identify hCG from other substances in the urine sample.

Clean-Catch Urine Collection Kit

A set of tools and instructions designed to collect a urine sample in a way that minimizes contamination, ensuring accurate results for laboratory testing. This method typically involves a specific collection technique to obtain a midstream sample.

Clinical Centrifuge

It helps separate different blood components, such as red and white cells, by spinning very fast, which is crucial for blood transfusions and for studying and researching diseases.

Coagulation Instrument

A coagulation instrument, also known as a coagulation analyzer or blood coagulometer, is a device that measures blood clotting time and platelet levels. Coagulation instruments can help diagnose bleeding disorders and monitor patients taking blood thinners. 

Culture Swabs & Transport Tubes

Culture swabs and transport tubes are used to collect and transport specimens for laboratory analysis. 

Disposable Needle Holder with Safety Guard

designed to protect blood collection personnel from accidental needle sticks. The safety needle holder features a plastic shield that is used to cover the exposed needle after the collection of blood.

Electric Incinerator

ensure the complete destruction of potentially hazardous materials at high temperatures, reducing the risk of environmental contamination and disease transmission.

Emergency Eye Wash Station

provide immediate first aid if your eyes are exposed to a hazardous substance, such as a chemical, dust, or debris. 

Erlenmeyer Flask

An Erlenmeyer flask is a laboratory container used for mixing, storing, heating, and cooling liquids. It's also known as a conical flask or titration flask. 

Fume Hood

A fume hood is a ventilated enclosure that protects lab workers from hazardous substances by capturing and exhausting vapors, fumes, and dust. Fume hoods are the most common local exhaust ventilation system in labs. 

Glucose Meter

Laboratory blood glucose analyzers are used in hospitals, research labs, and sports clinics to monitor blood glucose levels. They are used to diagnose and manage conditions like diabetes, hypoglycemia, and hyperglycemia. 

Graduated Cylinders

A graduated cylinder is a piece of laboratory equipment used to measure the volume of liquids. They are also known as measuring cylinders or mixing cylinders. 

Hemacytometer

slide used to count cells, such as blood cells, bacteria, and yeast. It's a standard tool in laboratories for measuring cell numbers. 

Inoculating Loop

An inoculation loop, also known as a smear loop, inoculation rod or microstreaker, is a simple tool used primarily by microbiologists to take and transfer a small sample (inoculum) of a microorganism culture, for example for stripping on a culture plate.

Manual Differential Cell Counter

A manual differential cell counter counts white blood cells to identify abnormal cell types and changes in their appearance. It can also confirm the results of an automated count. 

Microhematocrit Centrifuge

A microhematocrit is a procedure that measures the ratio of red blood cells to the volume of whole blood. It's used to diagnose conditions like anemia, polycythemia, and leukemia. 

Microhematocrit Tubes with Sealant Pad

Thin capillary tubes of various material compositions used for collecting blood samples via capillary action and measuring the volume percentage of red blood cells in those samples; tubes may be heparinized to prevent blood clotting.

Micropipettes

laboratory instruments used to precisely measure and transfer small amounts of liquid. They are used in many areas of science, including molecular biology, biochemistry, and cell culture. 

N95 Respirator

protect the wearer from breathing in hazardous airborne particles, such as dust, mold, smoke, and viruses. N95 respirators are designed to fit tightly over the nose and mouth and filter at least 95% of airborne particles. 

Needle Transfer Device

Needleless transfer devices are used to move liquids between vials or containers without the need for a needle. They can be used to reconstitute drugs, mix liquids, or transfer blood. 

pH Indicator Strips

pH test strips are used to determine the acidity or alkalinity (pH level) of a liquid by visually comparing the color change of the strip to a color chart, allowing you to measure whether a substance is acidic, neutral, or alkaline; commonly used for testing water, urine, saliva, or other solutions where maintaining a specific pH level is important. 

analyze blood samples and assess acid-base imbalances in patients

Pipette Aids

A pipette aid, also known as a pipette controller or pipette gun, is a device that helps transfer liquids into and out of pipettes.

Plastic Vacuum Tube

A vacuum collection tube, also known as a Vacutainer, is a sterile, sealed tube used to collect blood samples from patients. It consists of a plastic or glass tube with a stopper at one end and a needle attached to the other end.

Platelet Aggregation Profiler

The Platelet Aggregation Profiler, PAP-8E, is intended for use in clinical, research, university, biotechnology and pharmaceutical laboratories. The system measures the rate and extent of aggregation, agglutination, activation and inhibition reactions.

Point-of-Care Coagulation Analyzer

A point-of-care (POC) coagulation analyzer is a device that measures blood clotting to monitor and treat coagulation disorders. POC analyzers can be used at the bedside to provide quick results. 

Rapid-Latex Agglutination Test for D-Dimer

A rapid latex agglutination test for D-dimer is a blood test that uses latex beads and antibodies to detect D-dimer levels. It's a point-of-care test that can help rule out deep vein thrombosis (DVT) and pulmonary embolism (PE). 

Refractometer

Refractometers are commonly used to estimate the refractive index of liquid samples and test fluid concentrations like blood protein content, amount of sugar, and salinity. The Abbe refractometer is a measurement device that can measure the refractive index.

Saf-T Wing Blood Collection Set

The Saf-T Wing Blood Collection Set is used to draw blood from veins in a safe way. It's designed to help protect the phlebotomist from exposure to contaminated needles. 

Safety Shower

A safety shower/eyewash is a device designed to wash chemicals off a person in the event of a chemical spill

Safety Syringes

A safety syringe is a syringe with a built-in safety mechanism to reduce the risk of needlestick injuries to healthcare workers and others. The needle on a safety syringe can be detachable or permanently attached.

Scanning Electron Microscope (SEM)

A scanning electron microscope (SEM) is used to study the surface of materials and objects at high magnifications. SEMs are used in a variety of fields, including medicine, materials science, and forensics. 

Serological Centrifuge

primarily used for blood sample preparation in serology labs, focusing on tasks like separating serum from red blood cells for antibody detection,

Perennial Paddle Kits

A perianal paddle kit, also known as a pinworm paddle kit, is used to collect a sample of pinworm eggs from the perianal area around the anus, allowing for diagnosis of a pinworm infection by examining the collected eggs under a microscope; the paddle's sticky surface adheres to the eggs present on the skin in this region, facilitating their collection and transport to a laboratory for analysis. 

Single-Use Lanclet

a small, disposable medical device, typically used for capillary blood sampling, like when checking blood sugar levels, that is designed to be used only once to ensure safety and prevent cross-contamination. 

Slide Staining Rack

A slide staining rack is a laboratory tool used in histology and microbiology to hold and facilitate the staining of microscope slides.

Sterile Vacuum Tube for Urine

a specialized container designed for the sterile collection, transport, and storage of urine samples, minimizing contamination and ensuring sample integrity. 

Stool Specimen Container

A stool specimen container is a specialized laboratory container used to collect and transport stool samples for testing, enabling healthcare providers to diagnose gastrointestinal issues, infections, and other conditions. 

Tabletop Autoclave

responsible for sterilizing instruments, media, and other materials that come into contact with cultures or samples.

Test Tubes

Test tubes are used to hold, mix, and heat liquids and chemicals in laboratories. They are also used to store and collect samples. 

Top-Loading Balance

A top-loading balance is a precise weighing instrument used for accurately measuring the mass of objects

Tourniquet

A device, such as a strip of cloth or a band of rubber, that is wrapped tightly around a leg or an arm to prevent the flow of blood to the leg or the arm for a period of time. A tourniquet may be used when drawing blood or to stop bleeding after an injury

Transmission Electronic Microscope

an instrument that uses a beam of electrons to create high-resolution images of thin samples.

Urine Particle Analyzer

automatically analyze urine samples, identifying and counting various particles (like cells, casts, and crystals) to aid in the diagnosis and monitoring of urinary and renal conditions.

Urine Reagent Strip

The analysis includes testing for the presence of proteins, glucose, ketones, haemoglobin, bilirubin, urobilinogen, acetone, nitrite and leucocytes as well as testing of pH and specific gravity or to test for infection by different pathogens.

Urine Sterile Collecting Straw

A urine sterile collecting straw, like the BD Vacutainer Urine Transfer Straw, is a device used to safely and hygienically transfer urine samples from a collection cup or tube to a vacuum sample tube for testing, minimizing healthcare worker exposure to the specimen. 

Urine Strip Reader

A urine strip reader, or urine analyzer, is a device that automatically analyzes urine test strips, providing objective and quantitative results for various chemical components in the urine, aiding in the diagnosis and monitoring of conditions like UTIs, kidney disease, and diabetes. 

Urinometer

medical hydrometer used to determine the specific gravity of urine, which reflects the kidney's ability to concentrate urine and can indicate a patient's hydration status. 

Volumetric Flask

A volumetric flask (measuring flask or graduated flask) is a piece of laboratory apparatus, a type of laboratory flask, calibrated to contain a precise volume at a certain temperature. Volumetric flasks are used for precise dilutions and preparation of standard solutions.