Divisions Of healthcare Flashcards
Acute health care hospitals
This is where a patient recieves short term treatment for severe injury.
Community care
It is a home support system and other organizations providing care that helps patient out of acute or long term cares.
Private agencies
Provide care mostly in community, but can be hired to care for clients in acute or LTC facilities.
Advantages of practitioner
Task based, practitioner can take charge. Time is controlled.
Disadvantages of practitioner
Patient is not in control, patient level of cooperation may be lowered, patient may feel not heard or respected.
Advantages of patient centered.
Focuses more on the patient and illness or disease, patient may be more cooperative, patient may feel heard and respected.
What is accessioning?
This are recieves and sorts specimens delieverd to lab, distributes the specimens to the right departments.
What is Hematology?
The study of formed elements of the blood. (Rbc, wbc, and platelets). Most common test ran in hematology, CBC.
What is coagulation?
This is where most clotting disorders are found, (hemophilia), monitors anticoagulant therapy.
What is chemistry?
The largest laboratory department, most lab test are ran here, (glucose, cholesterol, triglycerides, electrolytes, proteins, cardiac enzymes.)
What is urinalysis?
A subsection of chemistry or hematology dept. involves testing urine.
What is microbiology?
The study of microorganisms, usually collected by swabs from wound, vagina, eye, nose, urine.
What is Serology (immunology)?
Antigens and antibodies are used to determine infectious diseases.
What is blood banking (immunohematology) ?
This dept. is responsible for providing blood for patients requiring transfusions. Stores blood until it is needed for compatibility testing.
What is histology?
The study tissue structure, looks at tissues that have been removed during surgical biopsies.
