Examines organs, tissues and cells to find the causes and effects of disease, through cytology and the examination of biopsy and resection specimens.
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Examines organs, tissues and cells to find the causes and effects of disease, through cytology and the examination of biopsy and resection specimens.
Diagnoses and helps manage disease by measuring chemicals in blood, other body fluids and tissues, including hormones, cancer markers, drugs and poisons.
Investigates sudden or unexpected death for coroners and the courts, examining the body to establish the cause of death and reconstruct its circumstances.
Diagnoses and manages disease using every component of laboratory medicine and every diagnostic technique, across all aspects of pathology.
Analyses, interprets and integrates genomic data in a clinical context to diagnose disorders with a genetic basis, and oversees the quality of genetic testing.
Studies and diagnoses inherited and acquired disorders of the blood, its cells and clotting, such as leukaemia and lymphoma, and includes transfusion medicine.
Diagnoses and monitors diseases of the immune system, including immunodeficiency, autoimmunity, allergy and lymphoid malignancy, and designs and supervises immune tests.
Uses laboratory techniques to diagnose infectious diseases, recommend antibiotic treatment, and advise clinicians on the prevention and management of infection.