Diagnostic Techniques Flashcards
What is the post in laboratory investigations?
Pathology is involved in over 70% of diagnoses. This includes biochemistry tests, haematology tests, etc.
List see individual laboratory medicine specialities.
Toxicology, paediatric pathology, clinical biochemistry, immunology, genetics. etc.
What is clinical biochemistry?
Studying changes in chemical composition in body fluids due to disease.
Name four uses of laboratory tests in a patient pathway.
Screening, diagnosis, monitoring, prognosis.
What is meant by a multidisciplinary approach?
Different specialities working together - eg. flabotamist and nurse specialist and dietician etc.
What is POCT?
point of care testing / bedside testing.
doesn’t involve a laboratory health care professional.
What kind of things can POCT test for?
blood gas, blood glucose, urine dipstix, urine analysis
Why is POCT useful?
improved turn around time, better for monitoring certain conditions, smaller sample volumes etc.
why is it important to adhere to the laboratory sample acceptance policy?
To stop samples getting mixed up. All the patient info and the type of sample, date and time collected etc. is recorded, so the laboratory will produce the best possible results.
