Clinical pathology

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Clinical pathology is one of the two major divisions of pathology. A clinical pathologist is a specialized medical doctor responsible for the diagnosis of diseases based on the analysis of body fluids like blood, urine, etc. He/she works in close collaboration with medical technologists.

The American Board of Pathology certifies clinical pathologists, and recognizes the following secondary specialties of clinical pathology:

• Chemical pathology, also called clinical chemistry
• Haematology
• Blood banking - Transfusion medicine
• Medical microbiology
• Cytogenetics
• Molecular genetics pathology

[edit] See also

• Pathology
• Anatomic pathology

[edit] External links

• American Society of Clinical Pathology
• American Board of Pathology
• College of American Pathologists