Tishk International University Faculty of Science Medical Analysis Department
Lab Instrumentation & Lab safety
1st Grade- Fall Semester 2020-2021
Basic Concepts Lect. 2
Dr. Kazhan I. Mahmood [email protected]
Learning Outcomes
By the end of this session, you will be able to:
n Explain the basic laboratory concepts
Introduction
n What is laboratory or lab?
- A room or building equipped for scientific experiments, research, or teaching
Clinical laboratory?
- Is a place where examination of materials derived from the human body for the purpose of providing information on diagnosis, prognosis, prevention, or treatment of disease.
Example: Body fluids, tissues, or cells
Laboratory instrumentation n Is the use or application
of instruments for observation, measurement, or control.
n It involves the use of or operation with instruments; especially: the use of one or more instruments in carrying out laboratory tests.
Laboratory techniques n Are the sum of procedures
used on pure and applied sciences in order to conduct an experiment, all of them follow scientific method.
Laboratory equipment
n Refers to the various tools and equipment used by scientists working in a laboratory.
n Laboratory equipment is generally used to either perform an experiment or to take measurements and gather data.
n Larger or more sophisticated equipment is generally called a scientific instrument.
Laboratory apparatus
• Is a set of equipment or tools or a machine that is used for a particular purpose.
• The most common utensils and appliances that you need while performing hands on activities in a laboratory.
Example of lab equipment
Microscope
Laboratory refrigerator
Incubator
Autoclave
Biological Safety Cabinets
Weighing balance
Hot plate / stir plate
Water bath
Bunsen burner
Laboratory Oven
Learning Objectives
Now, you will be able to:
n Explain the basic laboratory concepts
Thank you