• Quantitative analysis of biomedical magnitudes in serum
• Study of substrates, enzymes and lipids in serum
• Study of the hepatic and pancreatic function
• Study of the renal and electrolyte function, and study of inorganic ions
• Study of the acid-base balance and of blood gases

• Quantitative analysis of biochemical magnitudes in urine
• Qualitative analysis
• Analysis of microscopic components of urinary sediment and study of erythrocyte dysmorphia
• Study of renal lithiasis (presence of stones in the kidney or urinary tract): analysis of urinary stones by infrared spectrometry and morphological analysis
• Macroscopic study of kidney stones by stereomicroscopy

• Macroscopic and microscopic examination of biological fluids
• Cellular quantification and differentiation of cerebrospinal fluid, serous fluids (pleural and ascitic), articular, pericardiac, peritoneal, drainage fluids and other biological fluids
• Study of biochemical magnitudes in different biological fluids

• Determination in serum and other biological fluids of antigens (substances recognized as foreign to the organism) associated to tumours: epithelial tumours (carcinoembryogenic antigen); prostate tumours (specific antigen of total prostate and not connected to protein); trophoblastic tumours (in the layer adhering the ovule to the uterine wall), and testicular germinal tumours (choriogonadotropin and alfa-fetoprotein); ovarian tumours (antigen CA-125); breast carcinoma (antigen CA-15-3); pancreatic tumours and of the digestive tract (antigen CA-19.9)
• Determination of S-100 protein through staging (determination of the period of a disease), prognosis and follow-up of response to malignant malanoma treatment

• Study of the hypothalamic, pituitary, thyroid axis
• Study of the hypothalamic, pituitary, adrenal axis
• Disorders of sexual development
• Hormonal disorders of the female reproductive system
• Male sexual hormone disorders
• Disorders of carbohydrate metabolism
• Calciotropic hormones and osseous metabolism
• Study of the GH-IGF-1 axis (growth hormone-insulin growth factor)
• Study of endocrine causes of hypertension
• Study of gastrointestinal hormones

• Testing and confirmation of gestational diabetes mellitus
• Study of insulin secretion after oral glucose overload test
• Oral glucose tolerance tests
• Growth hormone stimulation tests: stress test, propranolol stress, stimulation with glucagon or insulin-induced hypoglycemia
• Growth hormone inhibition test by acromegaly diagnosis (disease caused by excessive secretion of this hormone)
• Adrenal cortex (located near the kidney) stimulation test by diagnosis of its insufficiency
• Stimulation tests with ACTH 1-24 (hormone produced by the hypophysis) by diagnosis of adrenal enzyme deficiencies
• Evaluation test of the pancreatic reserve
• Diagnosis of early puberty through stimulation tests of the hypothalamic-pituitary-gonadal axis with GnRH analogues
• Multiple test of pituitary stimulation (megatest)
• Stimulation tests of the renin-angiotensin-aldosteroneaxis by diagnosis of the primary hyperaldosteronism (metabolic disorder caused by a disorder of the suprarenal gland)

• Separation of proteins in serum and urine
• Study of lipoproteins in serum and inflammation markers
• Study of hydrosoluble, liposoluble vitamins and trace elements

• Screening of anti-epileptic drugs, antineoplastics, aminoglycoside antibiotics, bronchodilators, immunosupressive drugs and cardiac glucosides
• Qualitative analysis for screening abused drugs in urine

• Screening of serial markers of coronary ischemia through diagnosis and prognosis of acute myocardial infarction
• Follow-up of acute myocardial infarction subject to thrombolytic therapy (to break up a blood clot).
• Prognosis study of cardiac insufficiency: natriuretic peptides and the latest protein markers
• Adaptation of new biochemical strategies to detect early cardiovascular events
• Screening of neonatal ductus arteriosus (conduit located in the lower part the aorta artery)

• Study of Mitochondrial diseases: cytoplasmic oxido-reduction, mitochondrial oxido-reduction and biochemical study of the skeletal muscle
• Study of lysosomal diseases and intermediary metabolism disease, in collaboration with the Platform of Proteomics and Metabolomics of Institut Germans Trias

Cytomorphologic study of the seminogram (analysis of semen)

Recovery of mobile sperm for infertility studies

Biochemical tests on seminal fluid: fructose and citrate

Intrauterine insemination tests: preparation of seminal fluid by swim up techniques or percoll gradients for intrraterine insemination

Control of vasectomies: seminogram after vasectomy

• Implementation, follow-up and coordination of new teams in order to provide this type of assistance
• Training of professionals in handling point of care testing equipment
• Evaluation of teams
• Assessment on point of care testing technologies available on the market, and on the implementation of new equipment

Basic molecular biology tests