Kisco Ramapuram

What happens in the laboratory

The laboratory handles the everyday tests a doctor orders while working out what is going on: blood counts, blood sugar, liver and kidney profiles, thyroid tests, lipid profiles, urine and stool examinations, and cultures. Samples are collected at the centre or at your home, labelled at the point of collection, and processed in-house. A few specialised tests are sent on to our Pala laboratory.

• Bring the prescription or request form from your doctor.
• Ask us in advance whether your test needs fasting. Many, though not all, do.
• The blood collection itself usually takes a few minutes.
• Reports can be collected at the branch counter.

If you are unsure which test you need, that decision belongs with your doctor. Our staff can tell you how a test is done, what preparation it needs and what it costs, but not whether it is the right test for you.

Chemistry you can count on

Routine and special biochemistry runs on two Beckman Coulter platforms. The DxC 500i is an integrated clinical chemistry and immunoassay analyser - dual technology on one machine, with continuous sample and reagent loading, intelligent quality control and STAT processing for urgent samples. Alongside it, the AU480 delivers up to 400 photometric tests an hour, with an ISE module for electrolytes and barcode-based sample identification.

• Blood sugar, urea, creatinine, uric acid and electrolytes
• Liver and renal function panels
• Lipid profiles for heart risk assessment
• Calibration and quality control run automatically, every day

Continuous loading and minimal manual handling keep the workflow fast, so most routine reports are ready the same day.

Blood counts, done properly

Haematology runs on a Sysmex 6 part differential analyser - the same family of machines used by leading reference laboratories. It counts and sizes every cell line in your blood, runs automatic quality control and calibration before every batch, and flags abnormal cells for a technologist to review under the microscope.

• Complete haemogram with 6 part differential
• ESR, peripheral smear and blood grouping
• Advanced abnormal cell flagging
• Reliable, reproducible results for every patient

The sensitive tests

Hormones, vitamins, cardiac markers, tumour markers and infectious disease serology need highly sensitive detection. These assays run on advanced chemiluminescent immunoassay systems from Beckman Coulter and Roche at our Pala head office.

• Thyroid, fertility and other hormone panels
• Vitamin B12 and Vitamin D3
• Tumour markers such as PSA and CEA
• Cardiac markers, with rapid STAT processing when time matters
• Fully automated processing with exceptional accuracy and precision

Samples are collected at every KISCO centre and processed at Pala, so the same standard applies wherever you visit.

The five minute heart check

Every KISCO centre records digital ECGs on GE MAC series machines - the MAC 600 at Pala and Erattupetta, and the MAC 400 at Ramapuram. One touch operation, high quality waveforms and automatic measurements mean an accurate trace with no waiting around.

• Resting 12 lead ECG, recorded in minutes
• Automatic ECG measurements, checked by our team
• Accurate and reliable performance
• Reports handed over the same visit

We come to you

For elderly patients, anyone recovering at home, or simply a busy morning - our technicians collect samples at your doorstep, and reports follow the usual same day schedule. We also run a sample collection centre near the private bus stand at Kottaramattom, Pala.

• Pala - 90721 45954
• Erattupetta - 86062 72793
• Vaikom - 80780 04598
• Ramapuram - 95629 55900

Call the number for your area and we will fix a convenient time before anyone travels.