Relevance of laboratory research in modern medicine

Abstract

In modern medicine, laboratory diagnostics is an integral part of the diagnostic process. Thanks to modern laboratory research methods, it is possible to timely determine the initial changes in the functioning of certain systems of the human body. The results of laboratory tests are informative and significant, both in the diagnostic aspect and in the choice of treatment tactics, taking into account the individual nature of the changes for each patient. In clinical laboratory diagnostics, a comprehensive approach to diagnosing changes is used with the appointment of various types of laboratory tests: general clinical, biochemical, immunological, serological, hematological, coagulological, microbiological, parasitological, toxicological, and forensic examination. An important basis for laboratory diagnostics is information about the patient's condition at the cellular and molecular levels. This allows doctors to better understand the etiology and pathogenesis of the disease.