Basic laboratory service is not available
at PHC for which disease ?
a) TB
b) Malaria
c) Syphilis
d) Leprosy
Correct Answer - D
Ans. is ‘d’ i.e., Leprosy
Basic laboratory services at PHC
i. Routine urine, stool and blood tests.
ii. Bleeding time, clotting time.
iii. Diagnosis of RT1/STDs with wet mounting, Grama stain, etc.
iv. Sputum testing for tuberculosis (if designated as a microscopy
center under RNTCP).
v. Blood smear examination for malarial parasite.
vi. Rapid tests for pregnancy.
vii. RPR test for Syphilis/YAWS surveillance.
viii. Rapid diagnostic tests for typhoid (Typhi Dot) and malaria.
ix. Raid test kit for faecal contamination of water.
x. Estimation of chlorine level of water using orthotoludine reagent.