Understanding The Role Of Pathologists
Though they can now be found in numerous settings, mobile pathology labs – at first – targeted consulting pathologists, reference labs, clinical labs, and hospitals. Today, digital pathology – thanks to the radical stimulus provided by mobile technology – is putting a new spin on the remittance and delivery of clinical diagnostics. With the development of electronic devices such as smartphones, technological advances have flooded the digital pathology market. Over traditional forms of tele-pathology, productive gains and cost savings can be realized by digital image transmission and other advancements.
Into the standard laboratory workflow, digital pathology can now be seamlessly integrated thanks to mobile device applications being coordinated with digital pathology.
With the coronavirus outbreak, mobile pathology – as in pathology labs built into vehicles – found an entirely new purpose in life.
But who are these people working in pathology labs?
What Is a Pathologist?
A medical provider who examines body tissues and bodies is referred to as a pathologist. Lab tests are also performed by pathologists. Other healthcare providers are assisted by pathologists in order to procure a diagnosis. Whether you suffer from a condition, disease, illness, etc., an extraordinarily essential member of your treatment team is the pathologist.
Is a pathologist a doctor? Answer: Yes, but with additional, special training. They frequently work with scientists and labs but can be found in other locations as well.
Requirements for a pathologist:
College – four years
Medical school – four years
Pathology residency program – 3 to 4 years
Pathology subspecialty fellowship (optional) – 1 to 2 years
The Purpose of a Mobile Pathology Van
Mobile pathology labs serve many purposes including the following:
Provide safe sample handling and transport, but also provide analytic reliability, speed, and flexibility, as well.
They are extremely useful during disease outbreaks that can result in high consequences.
Vital to operations to help maintain quarantine zones to prevent further transmission of diseases.
Properly equipped mobile units can be rapidly deployed.
A wide variety of applications can be executed in mobile laboratories and performed by public health officials.
Pathology Lab Key Features
Unless you’re actually a pathologist, one can only imagine the wide collection of tools and equipment necessary for a pathology lab to operate. Where pathology labs are concerned, here are just a handful of their key features:
For destruction of syringes, syringe incinerators get rid of syringes used for blood collection.
For advanced diagnosis, spot kits and tests are used as confirmatory testing equipment.
To maintain environmental requirements, a laminar flow or safety cabinet is necessary.
To cover more patients, and run single parameter tests, a colorimeter is used.
To enhance accuracy, a pipette, oven, incubator, and centrifuge machines are needed.
For viewing and observing slides, high-quality microscopes are imperative.
To run numerous diagnostic tests for sampling, semi-automated analyzers, and more.
Do You Need a Customized Pathologist Van?
To conduct on-site testing and serve patients, pathologists are well served by customized medical vehicles. A myriad of storage space and specialized laboratory equipment are necessary for this type of customization.
In addition to customized pathologist vans, but closely associated with them, mobile x-ray labs and more are used to serve the medical community in numerous ways.
Do You Need A Vehicle Customized for Pathology?
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Our build lines include the following:
Medical vehicles
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